POLITICS
Govt steps up preparations to rescue Nepali nationals living in Afghanistan
Govt steps up preparations to rescue Nepali nationals living...
KATHMANDU, August 16: The government has asked all Nepali nationals currently living in Afghanistan to come to the contact of the government.
Aug 16, 2021
WORLD
Taliban enter Afghan capital, official says President Ghani has left for Tajikistan
Taliban enter Afghan capital, official says President Ghani...
KABUL, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday and an official said President Ashraf Ghani had left the city for Tajikistan, capping the militants' lightning push for power.
Aug 15, 2021
ECONOMY
Paddy plantation done on 98 pc of rice fields, Nepal hopes to produce 6 million tons of pa...
Paddy plantation done on 98 pc of rice fields, Nepal hopes t...
KATHMANDU, August 15: Paddy plantation is completed on 97.89 percent of the paddy acreage of 1.37 million hectares this rainy season, which is close to the last year’s plantation area.
Aug 15, 2021
WORLD
Taliban enter Kabul, await ‘peaceful transfer’ of power
Taliban enter Kabul, await ‘peaceful transfer’ of power
KABUL, Afghanistan, August 15: Taliban fighters entered Kabul on Sunday and sought the unconditional surrender of the central government, officials said, as Afghans and foreigners alike raced for the exit, signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan.
Aug 15, 2021
SOCIETY
Computerized system installed at Gongabu bus park to ease services
Computerized system installed at Gongabu bus park to ease se...
KATHMANDU, August 15: The Gongabu Bus Park has installed a new computerized system for ticket booking for people traveling to various parts of Nepal. A joint agreement was reached between Kathmandu Metropolitan City and Lhotse Multipurpose Pvt Ltd to provide the services by the buspark using comput...
Aug 15, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
70,770 people receive vaccines as 2,212 get infected on Sunday
70,770 people receive vaccines as 2,212 get infected on Sund...
There are currently 11,786 active cases of COVID-19 in the Kathmandu Valley alone
Aug 15, 2021
OPINION
Govt’s Common Minimum Program: Effective implementation expected
Govt’s Common Minimum Program: Effective implementation expe...
At a glance, the Common Minimum Program was the demand of the Maoist Center, which has been calling for an all-party mechanism to make governance easier. Experts in bureaucracy, administration, and law say that the formulation of such a program seems to have become a fashion in Nepal instead of a ne...
Aug 15, 2021
SOCIETY
150 families abandon village in Dolakha due to landslides
150 families abandon village in Dolakha due to landslides
DOLAKHA, August 15: Landslides in the Lapilang village of Kalinchowk Rural Municipality-5 have put the Sunkhani-Sangba roadway, nearby forest, Ghatte stream, and 150 houses in Mijar tole and Newar settlements at risk of being affected.
Aug 15, 2021
POLITICS
RPP demands safe return of Nepalis from Afghanistan
RPP demands safe return of Nepalis from Afghanistan
KATHMANDU, August 15: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has demanded that the government safely returns Nepalis living in Afghanistan to Nepal. RPP has demanded the repatriation of Nepalis living in Afghanistan, saying that the threat of a civil war in Afghanistan has increased due to the increas...
Aug 15, 2021
SOCIETY
Protesters demand justice for Krisala Chaudhary
Protesters demand justice for Krisala Chaudhary
UDAYAPUR, August 15: Various organizations and local governments of Udayapur are staging protests to pressurize the local authorities to find the culprits behind the murder of 17-year-old Krisala Chaudhary, who was found dead 11 days ago.
Aug 15, 2021