SOCIETY
Nagdhunga-Naubise rescue tunnel construction to mark a ‘breakthrough’ today
Nagdhunga-Naubise rescue tunnel construction to mark a ‘brea...
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The Nagdhunga-Naubise tunnel evacuation process is said to complete on Monday. The foundation of the project was laid on October 21, 2019, and the evacuation process will mark a breakthrough today.
Aug 07, 2023
SOCIETY
Madan Bhandari University should emphasize world class education: Education Minister Rai
Madan Bhandari University should emphasize world class educa...
PATAN, Aug 7: Minister for Education, Science and Technology Ashok Rai has expressed the hope that the newly established Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology will focus on studies and research while standing out successful in providing world class education.
Aug 07, 2023
ECONOMY
Foreign companies engaged in e-business begin paying taxes in Nepal
Foreign companies engaged in e-business begin paying taxes i...
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The implementation of the Digital Service Tax (DST) in Nepal has yielded positive results, with six foreign companies engaged in electronic business stepping up to pay taxes. The Large Taxpayers Office reported that approximately Rs 100 million in revenue has been collected from th...
Aug 07, 2023
POLITICS
Meeting of three major political parties to be held again at 3:30PM
Meeting of three major political parties to be held again at...
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: A meeting of the top leaders of the three major parties on the issue of removing the obstruction in parliament has ended without conclusion. The meeting will be held again at 3:30PM.
Aug 07, 2023
SOCIETY
Public Procurement Monitoring Office to operate 'Procurement Clinic'
Public Procurement Monitoring Office to operate 'Procurement...
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) is to operate a 'Procurement Clinic'.
Aug 07, 2023
SOCIETY
Uttarakhand landslide update: Sniffer dogs mobilized to search for the missing
Uttarakhand landslide update: Sniffer dogs mobilized to sear...
MAHENDRANAGAR, Aug 7: A search operation has been reportedly intensified for those people who went missing in a landslide at Gaurikunda of Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand State of India four days ago. The landslide swept away three hotels owned by Nepalis in the area.
Aug 07, 2023
POLITICS
National Assembly adjourned till Wednesday due to UML’s obstruction
National Assembly adjourned till Wednesday due to UML’s obst...
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The meeting of the National Assembly scheduled for today has been adjourned after the CPN-UML obstructed the meeting by demanding the formation of a parliamentary probe committee to investigate the gold smuggling case.
Aug 07, 2023
ECONOMY
PPMO blacklists 23 construction companies for delays in public works
PPMO blacklists 23 construction companies for delays in publ...
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) took decisive action on Monday by blacklisting 23 construction companies for failing to complete projects on time. The move comes as a consequence of their inability to meet project deadlines, as highlighted in a PPMO notice.
Aug 07, 2023
ECONOMY
Himalaya Airlines implements 'Fit to Fly' medical report requirement amidst conjunctivitis...
Himalaya Airlines implements 'Fit to Fly' medical report req...
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: In response to the escalating conjunctivitis outbreak nationwide, Himalaya Airlines has taken decisive action to prioritize passenger health and safety. The airline has now made a 'fit to fly' medical report mandatory for all passengers boarding its regular flights.
Aug 07, 2023
WORLD
Rahul Gandhi, Indian opposition leader, reinstated as lawmaker days after top court’s orde...
Rahul Gandhi, Indian opposition leader, reinstated as lawmak...
NEW DELHI, Aug 7: India’s Parliament on Monday reinstated top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi as a lawmaker three days after the country’s top court halted his criminal defamation conviction for mocking the prime minister’s surname.
Aug 07, 2023