POLITICS, SOCIETY
PM’s India visit called off
PM’s India visit called off
KATHMANDU, Jan 7: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s scheduled visit to India has been canceled. Deuba was invited to India by his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to participate in the program ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ set to be held in the Indian State of Gujarat.
Jan 07, 2022
POLITICS
UML’s Humla district convention postponed
UML’s Humla district convention postponed
SIMKOT, Jan 7: The ninth district convention of CPN (UML) Humla District Committee scheduled for today has been postponed.
Jan 07, 2022
ECONOMY
Dandakhet-Rahughat transmission line project moves forward
Dandakhet-Rahughat transmission line project moves forward
BENI, Jan 7: A contract agreement has been signed for the construction of the Dandakhet-Rahughat Transmission Line Project of 132 KV capacity. The transmission line is being developed by Nepal Electricity Authority.
Jan 07, 2022
POLITICS
Foreign Minister Khadka and Indian External Affairs Minister discuss ways to further enhan...
Foreign Minister Khadka and Indian External Affairs Minister...
KATHMANDU, Jan 7: Foreign Minister Dr. Narayan Khadka and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar have discussed ways to further enhance mutual cooperation between the two countries.
Jan 07, 2022
SPORTS
Djokovic in limbo as he fights deportation from Australia
Djokovic in limbo as he fights deportation from Australia
AUSTRALIA, Jan 7: Locked in a dispute over his COVID-19 vaccination status, Novak Djokovic was confined to an immigration detention hotel in Australia on Thursday as the No. 1 men’s tennis player in the world awaited a court ruling on whether he can compete in the Australian Open later this month.
Jan 07, 2022
POLITICS
Chief Minister Bhatta bats for technical education
Chief Minister Bhatta bats for technical education
DOTI, Jan 7: Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim Province Trilochan Bhatta has stressed the need for mandatory provision of technical education in all schools.
Jan 07, 2022
Coronavirus
Omicron may be less severe in young and old, but not 'mild' - WHO
Omicron may be less severe in young and old, but not 'mild'...
Jan 7: The more infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to produce less severe disease than the globally dominant Delta strain, but should not be categorised as "mild", World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Thursday.
Jan 07, 2022
ECONOMY
Farmers not happy with the sugarcane price fixed by the govt
Farmers not happy with the sugarcane price fixed by the govt
KATHMANDU, Jan 7: Sugarcane producing farmers are unhappy with the new floor price of sugar determined by the government. They have maintained that the new price is unable to give them respite as they have been facing soaring costs of production.
Jan 07, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepse ends higher recouping prior day losses
Nepse ends higher recouping prior day losses
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index turned red in the morning but continued to see gain in the latter trading hours in the last session of the week. After reverting from 2,700 mark in the day earlier, the index made another recovery to close near the psychological level. Nepse e...
Jan 06, 2022
ECONOMY
Nagdhunga-Naubise tunnel construction sees 27 percent work progress
Nagdhunga-Naubise tunnel construction sees 27 percent work p...
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: Around 27 percent construction work of Nagdhunga-Naubise tunnel road has been completed.
Jan 06, 2022