ECONOMY
Nepal exports handicrafts worth Rs 3.27 billion in current FY
Nepal exports handicrafts worth Rs 3.27 billion in current F...
KATHMANDU, June 13: Nepal has exported handicrafts worth Rs 3.27 billion. According to information provided by the Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal (FHAN), Nepal exported handicrafts worth more than Rs 3 billion by May 28 of the current Fiscal Year (FY).
Jun 13, 2024
SOCIETY
Special Court sentences LDT engineer to six years in prison for corruption
Special Court sentences LDT engineer to six years in prison...
KATHMANDU, June 13: Saroj Bhattarai, an engineer employed by the Lumbini Development Trust, has been sentenced to six years in prison following his conviction in a corruption case.
Jun 13, 2024
SOCIETY
CIB arrests one more person in connection with HyperFund scam
CIB arrests one more person in connection with HyperFund sca...
KATHMANDU, June 13: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has arrested one more person over his alleged connection with the HyperFund scam to which Nepalis at home and abroad have allegedly lost millions of rupees.
Jun 13, 2024
SOCIETY
KMC rescues child laborer from house of provincial lawmaker Sharma, files complaint agains...
KMC rescues child laborer from house of provincial lawmaker...
KATHMANDU, June 13: On May 27, a team from the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) visited the house of Lumbini Province Assembly Member Rekha Kumari Sharma in Dhumbarahi following a special information about child laborers at her residence. Upon arrival, the team discovered a 14-year-old girl working...
Jun 13, 2024
ECONOMY
NEPSE sheds 9.32 points; daily turnover posts five-month high of Rs 6.44 billion
NEPSE sheds 9.32 points; daily turnover posts five-month hig...
KATHMANDU, June 13: The daily turnover at the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Thursday stood at Rs 6.44 billion, the highest in the past five months.
Jun 13, 2024
SOCIETY
New non-native fish species found in river in Morang
New non-native fish species found in river in Morang
KATHMANDU, June 13: A non-native species of fish, scientifically named ‘Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus’, which is also known as ‘vermiculated sailfin catfish’ has been found in Belbari and Dhanpalthan of Morang, Nepal. This species, originally found in the Amazon River in South America, appeared for...
Jun 13, 2024
SPORTS
Bangladesh and the Netherlands to face off in ICC T20 World Cup today
Bangladesh and the Netherlands to face off in ICC T20 World...
KATHMANDU, June 13: A match between Bangladesh and the Netherlands is taking place on Thursday under the ICC T20 World Cup.
Jun 13, 2024
SOCIETY
Mercury continues to rise in Terai, Birgunj schools closed for three days more
Mercury continues to rise in Terai, Birgunj schools closed f...
BIRGUNJ (PARSA), June 13: Birgunj Metropolitan City has decided to close schools for three more days, as the excessive heat continues to affect life in the Terai. The metropolis has made a decision to give summer holiday from today till June 16 to the community and institutional schools within its j...
Jun 13, 2024
SOCIETY
Three houses swept away by landslides in Sankhuwasabha, one injured
Three houses swept away by landslides in Sankhuwasabha, one...
KIMATHANKA (SANKHUWASABHA), June 13: Three houses were swept away by a landslide last night, leaving one injured at Kokti village, Angla of Khandbari Municipality-11 in Sankhuwasabha district.
Jun 13, 2024
POLITICS
JSP halts election process, prepares for unanimous election of party office-bearers
JSP halts election process, prepares for unanimous election...
KATHMANDU, June 13: The election process during the convention of the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Nepal has been halted on Thursday.
Jun 13, 2024