SOCIETY
Kathmandu drizzles; snowfall in Chandragiri
Kathmandu drizzles; snowfall in Chandragiri
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Chandragiri hill, one of the prime tourist destinations of Kathmandu Valley, has witnessed snowfall this morning. Snowfall took place in Chandragiri hill this morning along with light drizzle since last night. This is the first time snowfall capped the Chandragiri hill in the wint...
Dec 29, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
India boosts arsenal against COVID-19 with Merck pill, two more vaccines
India boosts arsenal against COVID-19 with Merck pill, two m...
BENGALURU, Dec 29: India has approved Merck's (MRK.N) COVID-19 pill and two more vaccines for emergency use as the world's second most populous country braces for a possible spike in coronavirus cases due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant.
Dec 29, 2021
ECONOMY
Farmers dismayed by govt delay in fixing this year’s floor price of sugarcane
Farmers dismayed by govt delay in fixing this year’s floor p...
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: The government has failed to fix the minimum support price of sugarcane despite the harvesting season of the farm product reaching its end for this year.
Dec 29, 2021
OPINION
The Bleak Legal Regime Addressing Plastic Pollution
The Bleak Legal Regime Addressing Plastic Pollution
Plastic pollution has touched every aspect of life on earth and has become a problem of the century along with climate change and biodiversity loss. Despite a large number of researches showing the impacts of plastic on marine life and also the amount of plastic humans consume due to contamination o...
Dec 29, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse closes almost flat after a choppy session
Nepse closes almost flat after a choppy session
KATHMANDU, Dec 28: The benchmark Nepal stock Exchange started the trading in the negative territory and decline almost 33 points. The market mostly hovered between positive and negative note in the Monday’s trading session. At the end, the Nepse index close with a loss of 2.66 points at 2518.99. ...
Dec 28, 2021
ECONOMY
DoC to auction 500 alcohol bottles seized from air travelers during mid-July and mid-Decem...
DoC to auction 500 alcohol bottles seized from air travelers...
KATHMANDU, Dec 28: The Department of Customs (DoC) has seized around 500 bottles of alcohol from travellers at the Tribhuvan International Airport in the first five months of the current fiscal year and is preparing to put them up for auction.
Dec 28, 2021
ECONOMY
DoTM starts printing smart driving license cards aiming to clear backlogs by mid-February
DoTM starts printing smart driving license cards aiming to c...
KATHMANDU, Dec 28: The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) since Tuesday has started printing vehicle licenses on 1.4 million units of smart driving license cards imported last month.
Dec 28, 2021
ECONOMY
NMB Bank secures first SIFEM investment of USD 12 million in Nepal
NMB Bank secures first SIFEM investment of USD 12 million in...
KATHMANDU, Dec 28: NMB Bank Limited has secured a USD 12 million debt investment deal with the Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM).
Dec 28, 2021
POLITICS
Desire to become a billionaire overnight is growing in some people: Madhav Nepal
Desire to become a billionaire overnight is growing in some...
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KATHMANDU, Dec 28: CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairperson Madhav Kumar Nepal said that the government should encourage the youth who are looking forward to becoming entrepreneurs.
Dec 28, 2021
POLITICS
Leader Pun meets Chinese Deputy Minister Chen
Leader Pun meets Chinese Deputy Minister Chen
KATHMANDU, Dec 28: CPN (Maoist Centre) Standing Committee member Barshaman Pun and Chinese Deputy Minister Chen Zhao had a bilateral meeting on Monday.
Dec 28, 2021