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Kathmandu Valley Air Pollution Turning Heaven into Hell

Nepal, Feb. 11 -- A disaster in the making due to poor urban infrastructure planning and weak city governance As an old resident, I argue that one can safely say:'God had made Kathmandu a heaven; we ... Read More


Department of Mines and Geology grants permission to 156 mining companies to extract minerals

KATHMANDU, Feb. 11 -- The Department of Mines and Geology (DMG) has granted permission to 156 mining companies to extract minerals in Nepal. According to information provided by the DMG, these mining... Read More


Nine Nobel Peace Prize laureates to visit Lumbini for the 4th International Summit of Laureates and Leaders

BUTWAL, Feb. 11 -- The Lumbini Provincial Government has intensified preparations for organizing the 4th International Summit of Laureates and Leaders for Children, Development, and Peace, in Lumbini,... Read More


Birgunj Mayor Singh admits during interrogation of having two wives

BIRGUNJ, Feb. 11 -- Rajesh Man Singh, the mayor of Birgunj Metropolitan Municipality, has admitted that Rubina Shrestha is his own biological daughter. Singh admitted to the investigation team that he... Read More


Making Nepal Investment-Ready

Nepal, Feb. 11 -- The government is considering revising over a dozen laws to facilitate an enabling environment for potential investment ahead of the upcoming Nepal Investment Summit 2024. A meeting ... Read More


BFIs invest Rs 32.74 billion in home loans during mid-July and mid-January

KATHMANDU, Feb. 11 -- Banks and financial institutions (BFIs) invested Rs 32.74 billion in personal home loans in the first half of the current fiscal year, along with an increase in demand for housin... Read More


NEPSE loses 10.50 points, while daily turnover escalates to Rs 4.08 billion

KATHMANDU, Feb. 11 -- Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Sunday declined 10.50 points to close at 2,085.82 points. The market opened at 2,096.32 points and escalated to day's high at 2,109.32 points in ... Read More


Street vendors stage protests against KMC

KATHMANDU, Feb. 11 -- The street vendors operating within the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) have staged demonstrations against the metropolis. On Sunday, the National Self-Employed Traders Associ... Read More


BPKHIS employees return to work following six-point agreement with management

DHARAN, Feb. 11 -- The month-long standoff between the management of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKHIS), Dharan, and the protesting teachers and staff has come to an end. The impasse wa... Read More


Passenger bus knocks a motorcyclist to death in Bhaktapur

KATHMANDU, Feb. 11 -- One person died in Bhaktapur after a bus collided with a motorcycle. The victim was 54-year-old Mukunda Prasad Timilsina from Dhulikhel Municipality-7, Basghari, in Kavre. The a... Read More