SOCIETY
SC issues a show cause order against government for delay in settlement of the COVID-19 in...
SC issues a show cause order against government for delay in...
KATHMANDU, Sept 10: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a show cause order against the government for the delay in the settlement of the COVID-19 insurance claims.
Sep 10, 2024
POLITICS
Govt to provide free of cost treatment to injured children in Panchthar explosion, compens...
Govt to provide free of cost treatment to injured children i...
KATHMANDU, Sept 10: The government has announced free medical treatment for two children injured in an explosion at Dandagau of Phalelung Rural Municipality-5, Panchthar.
Sep 10, 2024
POLITICS
Forest Minister Shahi off to Brazil to participate in One Planet Network Forum
Forest Minister Shahi off to Brazil to participate in One Pl...
KATHMANDU, Sept 10: Minister for Forest and Environment, Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri, has left for Brazil, leading a Nepali delegation.
Sep 10, 2024
OPINION
Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding in Nepal Rings Alarm Bells
Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding in Nepal Rings Alarm Bells
On August 18, 2024, an unusual flooding event swept through Thame village in the Everest region of Nepal. This incident was later identified by the Government of Nepal as a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).
Sep 10, 2024
POLITICS
79th session of the United Nations General Assembly begins today
79th session of the United Nations General Assembly begins t...
NEW YORK, Sept 9: The 79th United Nations General Assembly begins here today. The UNGA is taking place this year from September 10 to September 30 under the theme 'Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future g...
Sep 10, 2024
Editorial
More ‘austerity’
More ‘austerity’
Ever since returning to power, the Shehbaz Sharif government has been pushing an austerity narrative like all previous dispensations. This narrative is mostly built around the announcement of superficial measures and is not backed by concrete policy.
Sep 10, 2024
POLITICS
Emergency time in HoR reduced to 2 minutes
Emergency time in HoR reduced to 2 minutes
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: The emergency time in the House of Representatives (HoR) has been reduced. Speaker Devraj Ghimire announced that two minutes will be allocated for lawmakers speaking during emergency time, starting from Monday.
Sep 09, 2024
POLITICS
BP Koirala was a great man from a small country: NC Prez Deuba
BP Koirala was a great man from a small country: NC Prez Deu...
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has described BP Koirala as a multidimensional personality.
Sep 09, 2024
POLITICS
SC’s decision to leave an additional 20 meters along riverbanks cannot be implemented: PM...
SC’s decision to leave an additional 20 meters along riverba...
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has stated that the Supreme Court (SC)'s decision to leave an additional 20 meters along the riverbanks in the Kathmandu Valley cannot be implemented.
Sep 09, 2024
ECONOMY
CAAN approves Shree Airlines’s schedule to operate five daily flights to Bharatpur
CAAN approves Shree Airlines’s schedule to operate five dail...
KATHMANDU, Sept 9: The schedule for daily five flights by Shree Airlines in Bharatpur has been approved. Anil Manandhar, spokesperson for Shree Airlines, said that the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has granted approval for Shree Airlines to operate five daily flights to Bharatpur.
Sep 09, 2024