SOCIETY
Residents of Kathmandu to receive Melamchi water before Dashain
Residents of Kathmandu to receive Melamchi water before Dash...
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Residents of Kathmandu will receive water from Melamchi ahead of the Dashain festival, with preparations for the transfer reaching their final stages.
Sep 20, 2024
ECONOMY
Gold price increases by Rs 1,500 per tola
Gold price increases by Rs 1,500 per tola
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: The price of gold has increased by Rs 1,500 per tola in the domestic market on the last day of the week (Friday).
Sep 20, 2024
SOCIETY
Fugitive involved in murder arrested for ‘shouting slogans in support of Mayor Balen’
Fugitive involved in murder arrested for ‘shouting slogans i...
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: A fugitive suspect allegedly involved in a murder was arrested on Friday for chanting slogans in support of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) during a concert held in Durbar Marg on the occasion of Constitution Day.
Sep 20, 2024
ECONOMY
Nepal’s public debt to GDP ratio reaches alarming level at 43.79 percent
Nepal’s public debt to GDP ratio reaches alarming level at 4...
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Nepal’s public debt has reached Rs 2.498 trillion with an additional government borrowing of Rs 104 billion in the past two months.
Sep 20, 2024
POLITICS
Civil service law remains stalled after nine years
Civil service law remains stalled after nine years
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Nepal's civil service sector, responsible for implementing federalism, remains in limbo due to the lack of an administrative law. Despite being the duty of political parties and the government to introduce a civil service law, there has been little urgency. As a result, the civil...
Sep 20, 2024
ECONOMY
36th ACSIC Conference of 16 Asian countries to start from today
36th ACSIC Conference of 16 Asian countries to start from to...
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: The Asian Credit Supplementation Institution Confederation (ACSIC) conference is starting in the federal capital here on Friday.
Sep 20, 2024
POLITICS
PM Oli leaving for New York today
PM Oli leaving for New York today
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is leaving for the UN Headquarters in New York, leading a Nepali delegation to the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Sep 20, 2024
OPINION
Nepal’s TJ process: Paradox or a reality
Nepal’s TJ process: Paradox or a reality
The reduced sentencing claim contradicts the principles that criminal sanctions must be proportionate to the gravity of the crimes.
Sep 20, 2024
SOCIETY
South Asian countries to develop digital tool to streamline and strengthen biodiversity re...
South Asian countries to develop digital tool to streamline...
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Biodiversity experts and officials from Bhutan, China, Nepal, Pakistan, the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Cambodia have gathered in Kathmandu to explore new ways to monitor and report on the state of nature in their countries.
Sep 20, 2024
Editorial
Pager explosions
Pager explosions
Lebanon was rocked by a shocking and sophisticated attack on Tuesday in which hundreds of pagers exploded, causing at least nine fatalities and over 2,700 injuries. The main target of the attack appears to be Hezbollah; both the pro-Iran armed group and the Lebanese state have pointed the finger at...
Sep 20, 2024