SOCIETY
Prithvi Malla found guilty in Budhanilkantha car accident
Prithvi Malla found guilty in Budhanilkantha car accident
KATHMANDU, May 3: The Patan High Court has convicted Prithvi Bahadur Malla, who was accused in the car accident case in Budhanilkantha three and a half years ago.
May 03, 2023
SOCIETY
Corruption charges of Rs 11.5 million filed against Under Secretary of Transport Managemen...
Corruption charges of Rs 11.5 million filed against Under Se...
KATHMANDU, May 3: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against Sundar Bhattarai, the under-secretary of the Transport Management Office at Sukedhara.
May 03, 2023
ECONOMY
Nepal’s economic growth to be limited to 2.16 percent in current FY
Nepal’s economic growth to be limited to 2.16 percent in cur...
KATHMANDU, May 2: The economic growth rate of the country is expected to be almost four times lower than the government’s target in the current fiscal year, says the National Statistics Office (NSO).
May 03, 2023
SOCIETY
Stakeholders call for constant vigilance against tendency to muzzle free press
Stakeholders call for constant vigilance against tendency to...
KATHMANDU, May 3: Various stakeholders have called for constant vigilance against the efforts to muzzle free press and freedom of expression, including among others by framing anti-constitutional laws or flaring up attacks, harassments and intimidation.
May 03, 2023
SOCIETY
Govt to introduce ordinance to address issues of loan sharking victims
Govt to introduce ordinance to address issues of loan sharki...
KATHMANDU, May 3: The government is all set to ensure legal provisions through an ordinance to address the issues faced by the loan sharking victims.
May 03, 2023
OPINION
Parliament's Inadequate Response to the AI Revolution
Parliament's Inadequate Response to the AI Revolution
Last year, Blake Lemoine, a Google employee, made headlines by claiming that LaMDA, a chatbot created by Google, had achieved sentience and was able to mimic reality. The news generated both excitement, but also panic among the tech community because sci-fi movies have traditionally depicted dystop...
May 03, 2023
SOCIETY
Taplejung experiences snowfall, farmers happy over timely shower
Taplejung experiences snowfall, farmers happy over timely sh...
PHUNGLING, May 3: Highlands in Taplejung received a snowfall coupled with rains on Monday and Tuesday. Ghunsa, Phale, Olangchung Gola and Yanga of Phaktanglung rural municipality witnessed the snowfall. According to Tasi Chhiring Sherpa of Ghunsa, the snowfall occurred in the area last night, too.
May 03, 2023
SOCIETY
World Press Freedom Day being observed today
World Press Freedom Day being observed today
KATHMANDU, May 3: World Press Freedom Day is being observed today across the globe including in Nepal.
May 03, 2023
ECONOMY
Nepal receives more than 300,000 foreign visitors in last four months
Nepal receives more than 300,000 foreign visitors in last fo...
KATHMANDU, May 3: In the last four months, there has been a sharp improvement in the arrival of tourists in Nepal with 326,528 foreign visitors. In the month of April alone, around 35,443 tourists from SAARC countries have entered Nepal. According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) there has been a hu...
May 03, 2023
SPORTS
Nepal crushes UAE to secure a place in Asia Cup for the second time
Nepal crushes UAE to secure a place in Asia Cup for the seco...
KATHMANDU, May 2: Nepal has been selected for the Asia Cup after its 7-wicket victory over the UAE in the final match of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup held at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Tuesday. Nepal’s crushing victory in the reserve-day match due to rainfall on Monday not o...
May 03, 2023