Editorial
Price bombs
Price bombs
There was a time not too long ago when the faces we see sitting in government today would cry themselves hoarse over a single rupee’s increase in the per-unit price of electricity. They would beat their chests and take to the streets, threatening to send the government packing over its inability to...
Jun 19, 2024
ECONOMY
Three roads in Baglung to be blacktopped with WB support
Three roads in Baglung to be blacktopped with WB support
KATHMANDU, June 18: Three roads in Baglung Municipality are set to be paved, with the support of the World Bank. A one-year contract agreement was signed with the construction company on June 5, and the foundation stone has been laid.
Jun 18, 2024
ECONOMY
Govt will introduce strategies to overcome challenges of graduating from LDC status: PM Da...
Govt will introduce strategies to overcome challenges of gra...
KATHMANDU, June 18: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the government is looking forward to implementing a number of strategies citing the change in the financing landscape after Nepal will graduate from least development countries (LDC) status in 2026.
Jun 18, 2024
SOCIETY
Siddhababa tunnel project achieves 13% physical progress
Siddhababa tunnel project achieves 13% physical progress
KATHMANDU, June 18: The contractor of the Siddhababa Tunnel Project has completed excavation of over 166 meters of the tunnel along the Siddhartha Highway.
Jun 18, 2024
POLITICS
UML lawmaker Pant calls for reducing number of Nepali diplomatic missions abroad, question...
UML lawmaker Pant calls for reducing number of Nepali diplom...
KATHMANDU, June 18: CPN-UML lawmaker Raghuji Pant has called for a reduction in the number of Nepali diplomatic missions abroad, questioning their effectiveness and financial burden on the country.
Jun 18, 2024
SOCIETY
Australian Embassy and Tilganga Institute launch new book to promote eye health among chil...
Australian Embassy and Tilganga Institute launch new book to...
KATHMANDU, June 18: Australia’s Ambassador to Nepal, Felicity Volk and Dr Reeta Gurung, Chief Executive Officer of Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology (TIO) launched a new book to promote eye health among children.
Jun 18, 2024
DIASPORA
Bhutanese refugee issue raised at the recently concluded CRCP in Geneva
Bhutanese refugee issue raised at the recently concluded CRC...
KATHMANDU, June 18: The issue of Bhutanese refugees was prominently raised at the Consultations on Resettlement and Complementary Pathways (CRCP) that took place in Geneva earlier this month.
Jun 18, 2024
ECONOMY
Motorable bridges along Diktel-Chakhewa Bhanjyang road section constructed before deadline
Motorable bridges along Diktel-Chakhewa Bhanjyang road secti...
KHOTANG, June 18: Two motorable bridges along the Diktel-Chakhewa Bhanjyang road section have been constructed before their deadlines.
Jun 18, 2024
ECONOMY
NEPSE plunges 18.76 points; daily turnover slips down to Rs 4.05 billion
NEPSE plunges 18.76 points; daily turnover slips down to Rs...
KATHMANDU, June 18: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Tuesday lost 18.76 points to close at 2,076.49 points.
Jun 18, 2024
SOCIETY
Nagarik journo Thakuri bereaved of his father
Nagarik journo Thakuri bereaved of his father
KATHMANDU, June 18: Anil Malla Thakuri, a journalist with Nagarik Daily, has been bereaved of his father, Dal Bahadur Malla Thakuri, who passed away at 12:20 AM on Monday.
Jun 18, 2024