SOCIETY
Christmas being observed today
Christmas being observed today
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: The Christian community is celebrating Christmas Day to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity. Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in Bethlehem, Israel some 2022 years ago today, on December 25.
Dec 25, 2022
OPINION
Tamor Storage Hydro Project: A game changer for Eastern Nepal
Tamor Storage Hydro Project: A game changer for Eastern Nepa...
For the eastern province, Tamor High-dam project can be a game changer project for reducing dependency of electricity from other provinces and also serve as a means to achieve prosperity for the people through employment opportunities. A preliminary report prepared by NEA indicates that the geograph...
Dec 25, 2022
ECONOMY
Smuggling of goods taking place in collusion with customs officials
Smuggling of goods taking place in collusion with customs of...
RAUTAHAT, Dec 25: It has been found that the customs offices are involved in smuggling of goods across the Nepal-India border.
Dec 25, 2022
ECONOMY
Over 2,000 individuals and firms blacklisted last month, banks’ provisioning amount also h...
Over 2,000 individuals and firms blacklisted last month, ban...
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: Cases of defaulting bank loans have increased by a notable number in recent days after the borrowers failed to pay back their dues on time. This has led to a significant rise in provisioning of banks.
Dec 25, 2022
SOCIETY
Health Ministry urges public to take booster dose
Health Ministry urges public to take booster dose
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: In the wake of increasing cases of the new variant of Covid-19 in neighbouring countries, the government has urged the general public to administer booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine for those who are yet to get the extra dose.
Dec 25, 2022
SOCIETY
Cold storage in Palpa sees minimal progress even 10 years after its construction
Cold storage in Palpa sees minimal progress even 10 years af...
PALPA, Dec 25: Construction of a cold storage at Tansen Municipality-7 in Palpa district has been left in limbo, thanks to sheer negligence of the contractor.
Dec 25, 2022
POLITICS
Ruling parties inch ‘closer’ to power-sharing deal
Ruling parties inch ‘closer’ to power-sharing deal
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: Top leaders of the ruling coalition —Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist)—have claimed that they have reached closer to a power-sharing agreement.
Dec 25, 2022
Editorial
On Election of New President
On Election of New President
It has already been several weeks since the ruling parties got engaged in negotiations to form a new government. Even as the deadline given by President Bidya Devi Bhandari is expiring on Sunday, the ruling Nepali Congress and the CPN (Maoist Center) do not seem anywhere close to sealing a power-sha...
Dec 25, 2022
SOCIETY
TIA making face mask mandatory for air travelers of international flights from Sunday
TIA making face mask mandatory for air travelers of internat...
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: The government has made it mandatory to use face masks at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) area, citing a growing threat of coronavirus.
Dec 24, 2022
ECONOMY
Dordi Corridor helps add around 73 MW of electricity to the national grid
Dordi Corridor helps add around 73 MW of electricity to the...
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: The Dordi Corridor has helped add a total of 72.84 MW of electricity to the national grid after a 132 kV double circuit transmission line came into operation.
Dec 24, 2022