ECONOMY
ADB unveils new road map to tackle key challenges in Asia and the Pacific
ADB unveils new road map to tackle key challenges in Asia an...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, Sept 8: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an ambitious new strategy to guide its evolution and enhance support for key challenges in Asia and the Pacific. This includes intensified efforts to combat climate change and expand private sector development.
Sep 08, 2024
SOCIETY
Couple buried in landslide, daughter rescued
Couple buried in landslide, daughter rescued
KANKRE VIHAR (SURKHET), Sept 8: Prem Kumari, a ward member of Barekot Rural Municipality-6 and her husband Man Bahadur Chalune, were buried in a landslide that took place in Dhuma of the rural municipality.
Sep 08, 2024
SOCIETY
Govt to issue receipt with photo and QR code to individuals passing driving license trial
Govt to issue receipt with photo and QR code to individuals...
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: The government will now issue a receipt with a photo and QR code to those who pass the driving license trial. Since it is currently unable to provide a smart card immediately, the government has decided to include the photo on the receipt.
Sep 08, 2024
BLOG
Mad Honey Hunters gain long-awaited recognition
Mad Honey Hunters gain long-awaited recognition
Honey hunting dwells in Nepal as a lesser-known practice that is only known to a few. This age-old technique is passed from one generation to another harvesting a rare and potent honey also known as ‘mad honey’ from the towering cliffs of Nepal. The Gurung community has practiced the anc...
Sep 08, 2024
SOCIETY
Two brothers arrested on charge of running betting business on '1xBet'
Two brothers arrested on charge of running betting business...
MORANG, Sept 8: Police have taken two brothers from the same family into custody from Biratnagar on charges of being involved in betting.
Sep 08, 2024
SOCIETY
One dies of diarrhea in Banke
One dies of diarrhea in Banke
NEPALGUNJ (BANKE) Sept 8: A person has died due to diarrhea in Janaki Rural Municipality. Holi Teli, 34 of Belhari in ward-5 of the Municipality has died, according to Health Office Information Officer, Naresh Shrestha.
Sep 08, 2024
SOCIETY
Karnali highway blocked by landslide
Karnali highway blocked by landslide
JUMLA, Sept 8: The Karnali highway has been blocked by landslides triggered by last night's incessant rainfall.
Sep 08, 2024
OPINION
Responsible Business Practices Key to Transforming Foreign Investment in Nepal
Responsible Business Practices Key to Transforming Foreign I...
The discouraging foreign investment statistics over the past decade can largely be attributed to the government's inadequate focus on implementing robust ESG frameworks. According to a PwC report from 2022, ESG investments in the Asia & Pacific region are expected to reach USD 3.3 trillion by 2026,...
Sep 08, 2024
POLITICS
Corruption of more than Rs 400 million not possible without political concensus: Bhusal
Corruption of more than Rs 400 million not possible without...
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: Ghanshyam Bhusal, general secretary of the Nepal Communist Party (Unified Socialist), claimed on Saturday that all major political parties remain tight-lipped on corruption cases involving more than Rs 400 million due to an informal understanding among themselves.
Sep 08, 2024
Editorial
Undoing the undoing: On the Competency-Based Medical Education Curriculum guidelines
Undoing the undoing: On the Competency-Based Medical Educati...
Education lays the path for progress, but not everything that passes for education is a universal good. Immediate corrective measures are needed when it strays from its path, and the government’s decision to withdraw the Competency-Based Medical Education Curriculum guidelines published by the Natio...
Sep 08, 2024