SOCIETY
Vehicular movement disrupted along Dumre-Besisahar road
Vehicular movement disrupted along Dumre-Besisahar road
TANAHUN, June 19: The Dumre-Besisahar road section has been blocked after a hume pipe culvert placed near Kudulephant in Bhanu Municipality-8 was washed away.
Jun 19, 2022
POLITICS
Govt should scrap SPP deal: Madhav Nepal
Govt should scrap SPP deal: Madhav Nepal
KATHMANDU, June 19: CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal has said the State Partnership Program (SPP) agreement would be scrapped.
Jun 19, 2022
ECONOMY
Farmers seize chemical fertilizer in Dhading
Farmers seize chemical fertilizer in Dhading
DHADING, June 19: As the country is grappling with the crisis of chemical fertilizer across the country, farmers on Saturday seized two trucks of urea fertilizer at Dharke of Dhunibensi Municipality-6 in the district. The fertilizer is said to have been imported from the Indian market by evading cus...
Jun 19, 2022
WORLD
Zelenskiy vows Ukraine will prevail, Boris Johnson promises lasting support
Zelenskiy vows Ukraine will prevail, Boris Johnson promises...
KYIV, June 19: With a blessing for its European Union ambitions and a pledge of unwavering support from Britain, Ukraine vowed on Saturday to prevail against Moscow as its troops battled the Russian assault near a pivotal eastern city and communities were pounded by more heavy shelling.
Jun 19, 2022
ECONOMY
NBL taking Pokhara-based Fulbari Resort into auction
NBL taking Pokhara-based Fulbari Resort into auction
KATHMANDU, June 18: Nepal Bank Limited (NBL) is taking Fulbari Resort & Spa, one of the popular hotels in Pokhara, into auction after the resort owner Piyush Bahadur Amatya failed to pay back dues worth Rs 3 billion to the bank.
Jun 18, 2022
ECONOMY
Only 600 km of roads blacktopped against annual target of 1,800 km in 11 months of current...
Only 600 km of roads blacktopped against annual target of 1,...
KATHMANDU, June 18: The government has met only one-third of the annual target of blacktopping roads by the end of the current fiscal year, thanks to the slow capital expenditure by the government and the ‘construction holiday’ launched by the contractors.
Jun 18, 2022
SOCIETY
State should accord highest priority to development of ICT: VP Pun
State should accord highest priority to development of ICT:...
KATHMANDU, June 18: Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun has said that the state should highly prioritize the development and promotion of the Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) sector.
Jun 18, 2022
POLITICS
Home Minister Khand directs authorities to prioritize landless squatters
Home Minister Khand directs authorities to prioritize landle...
RUPANDEHI, June 18: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has directed the bodies concerned to accord high priorities to landless squatters in the process of distributing land.
Jun 18, 2022
ECONOMY
Construction of 82 km long 220 KV double-circuit transmission line of Tanahu-Kathmandu com...
Construction of 82 km long 220 KV double-circuit transmissio...
KATHMANDU, June 18: An 82 km long transmission line connecting Tanahu to Kathmandu has come online from Friday.
Jun 18, 2022
ECONOMY
Communications sector aims to double its contribution to GDP in 2 years: Minister Karki
Communications sector aims to double its contribution to GDP...
KATHMANDU, June 18: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has said the communications sector aims to double its contribution to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) within two years.
Jun 18, 2022