ECONOMY
IME Group's Middle Kaligandaki Hydropower Project secures funding from six banks led by Na...
IME Group's Middle Kaligandaki Hydropower Project secures fu...
KATHMANDU, June 22: IME Group's subsidiary, Hydro Support Pvt Ltd, has successfully raised investment for the Middle Kaligandaki Hydropower Project, slated for development in Annapurna Rural Municipality of Myagdi District. To oversee the financial management of this 66.3-megawatt capacity project o...
Jun 22, 2024
SOCIETY
Indian national who escaped from Kapilvastu prison by digging tunnel arrested after 14 yea...
Indian national who escaped from Kapilvastu prison by diggin...
KAPILVASTU, June 22: An Indian citizen who escaped from Kapilvastu prison by digging a tunnel has been arrested after 14 years. On January 16, 2010, eight people, including him, escaped from the prison by digging a tunnel.
Jun 22, 2024
SOCIETY
Banke police seize illegally imported goods worth over Rs 13 million
Banke police seize illegally imported goods worth over Rs 13...
BANKE, June 22: The District Police Office, Banke, seized goods worth over 13.1 million in mid-May.
Jun 22, 2024
ECONOMY
Airfare in Surkhet-Kathmandu sector increases
Airfare in Surkhet-Kathmandu sector increases
BIRENDRANAGAR, June 22: The airfare for flights operating on the Surkhet-Kathmandu route has increased. Airline companies have raised the fare by a minimum of Rs 500.
Jun 22, 2024
ECONOMY
Shree Airlines adds 80-seater to its fleet
Shree Airlines adds 80-seater to its fleet
KATHMANDU, June 22: Shree Airlines has added a new 80-seater aircraft to its fleet, assigning it the call sign 9N AOM. The aircraft, a De Havilland Canada Q400 Dash 8, was previously operated by Horizon Air and Alaska Air in the United States.
Jun 22, 2024
SOCIETY
High Court upholds Kali Bahadur Kham's detention in murder case
High Court upholds Kali Bahadur Kham's detention in murder c...
KATHMANDU: The Patan High Court’s Hetauda bench has ordered the continued detention of Kali Bahadur Kham for trial in a murder case.
Jun 22, 2024
ECONOMY
'Ride Sharing' services through apps temporarily halted in Pokhara
'Ride Sharing' services through apps temporarily halted in P...
GANDAKI, June 22: The operation of 'ride sharing' services through apps has been temporarily halted in Pokhara, Kaski. The Transport Management Office, Kaski issued a public notice on Friday to immediately stop transporting passengers via ride-sharing apps.
Jun 22, 2024
SPORTS
Three members of Nepal national cricket team to play in Global T20 League
Three members of Nepal national cricket team to play in Glob...
KATHMANDU, June 22: Three members of the Nepal national cricket team, including captain Rohit Paudel, are set to play in the Global T20 League in Canada.
Jun 22, 2024
SOCIETY
Nepal Social Work Symposium 2024 wraps up at Thames Int’l College
Nepal Social Work Symposium 2024 wraps up at Thames Int’l Co...
KATHMANDU, June 22: The two-day Nepal Social Work Symposium 2024, organized by Thames International College in Old Baneshwar, Kathmandu, concluded successfully.
Jun 22, 2024
SOCIETY
Low female birth rate poses gender imbalance challenges in Nepal
Low female birth rate poses gender imbalance challenges in N...
KATHMANDU, June 22: The population of daughters has been decreasing in Nepal, leading to a significant gender imbalance in recent years. This trend, if it continues, is likely to cause difficulties in various sectors including marriages in the coming decades.
Jun 22, 2024