SOCIETY, ECONOMY
Slow tourism growth in first half of 2025 raises concerns over annual target
Slow tourism growth in first half of 2025 raises concerns ov...
According to NTB officials, several factors have hindered this year's progress: reduced international promotion, difficult travel access to Nepal, expensive airfare, and ongoing conflicts in various countries. These challenges have made it harder to meet projected numbers.
Jul 05, 2025
SOCIETY
Bussin’ buses of 'Balen city'
Bussin’ buses of 'Balen city'
If you're riding a microbus in Kathmandu for the first time, take a deep breath and steel your nerves. You’ll need courage—not just to board the vehicle, but to survive the chaos that comes with it. You might ask, “What sort of courage?”
Jul 05, 2025
SPORTS, WORLD
Family and football unite to bid Diogo Jota farewell
Family and football unite to bid Diogo Jota farewell
Jota, 28, and Andre Silva, 25, were killed on Thursday after their vehicle veered off a motorway in northwestern Spain and became engulfed in flames, a week after the Portugal forward had got married.
Jul 05, 2025
ECONOMY
Nepal exports edible oils worth Rs 63 billion, imports equivalent amount of raw materials
Nepal exports edible oils worth Rs 63 billion, imports equiv...
While Nepal was elated with a significant rise in export earnings from edible oil recorded in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, the country was found to have imported similar worth of the raw materials needed for the processing of the products.
Jul 05, 2025
SOCIETY
Mahara’s son-in-law accused of grabbing elderly woman’s land in Dang
Mahara’s son-in-law accused of grabbing elderly woman’s land...
When her daughter’s Master’s-level tuition fee of Rs 100,000 became too much to manage, Muljita hoped for help. Her only asset was a plot of 10 kattha and 8 dhur of land back in her village—her family's sole source of income. That’s when Tika Budha, son-in-law of prominent Ma...
Jul 05, 2025
SPORTS
PM Oli cheers on Nepali women’s football team ahead of Uzbekistan face-off
PM Oli cheers on Nepali women’s football team ahead of Uzbek...
Returning from an official visit to Spain, Prime Minister Oli addressed the national team virtually from his official residence in Baluwatar on Saturday. The team, currently in Uzbekistan, reached the final after defeating Sri Lanka.
Jul 05, 2025
SOCIETY
Man drowns in Bhimphedi stream during picnic outing
Man drowns in Bhimphedi stream during picnic outing
The victim, identified as approximately 45–50-year-old Purushottam Sharma of Birgunj Metropolitan City–5, had traveled to Bhimphedi-1’s Tauwas area with a group of friends for a picnic, according to the District Police Office, Makwanpur.
Jul 05, 2025
ECONOMY
FWEAN expands to Syangja as its 76th branch
FWEAN expands to Syangja as its 76th branch
FWEAN President Gyawali emphasises need for gift houses to boost local entrepreneurship
Jul 05, 2025
WORLD
California's biggest wildfire of the year spreads to 70,000 acres
California's biggest wildfire of the year spreads to 70,000...
The "Madre Fire" broke out on Wednesday in San Luis Obispo, a rural county in the heart of the US state.
Jul 05, 2025
ECONOMY
Share investors secure gains of Rs 181 billion as NEPSE escalates 108.22 points in a week
Share investors secure gains of Rs 181 billion as NEPSE esca...
Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) last week escalated 108.22 points as investors were driven by an expectation that Nepal Rastra Bank could adopt flexible monetary policy for the upcoming Fiscal Year (2025/26).
Jul 05, 2025