Laxman Kafle / Kathmandu, Jan 17 : The chronic problem of slow pace of capital expenditure of the government has persisted in the current fiscal year as well. The capital expenditure stands at only 14.05 per cent by the end of six months of the current fiscal year (by January 14, 2023), according to the […]
Pokhara / Jan 16: A team of forensic experts who arrived here from Kathmandu for establishing the identification of those killed in the air crash has started the task of postmortem. Tek Bahadur KC, Chief District Officer (CDO) of Kaski, informed that the team has begun postmortem work following a discussion with the medical doctors […]
Gandaki / Jan 15: A total of 68 bodies have been retrieved from the site where the ATR-72 plane belonging to Yeti Airlines crashed in Pokhara of Kaski late this morning. According to Kaski’s Assistant Chief District Officer Anil Shahi, crane is used to undertake rescue efforts as the plane fell deep down into the […]
Kathmandu / Jan 15: A Japanese delegation which includes Member of Parliament (MP) and former state minister Taira Masaaki of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party met with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and other high-ranking leaders and officials of Nepal. The three-member team that arrived in Nepal on Wednesday with the aim of further expanding […]
Kathmandu / Jan 15: Nanda Gurung of the ruling CPN-UML has been elected as the Speaker of Karnali Province Assembly. In the third meeting of the first session of the second term of the Karnali Provincial Assembly, Gurung was elected as the Speaker by a majority. Hikmat Bahadur Bista, a senior member of the Provincial […]
Kavrepalanchwok / Jan 14: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said all should be able to identify and use national capacity in the campaign of building a ‘Prosperous Nepal and Happy Nepali’. President Bhandari said it while inaugurating a religious function at Banepa Municipality-4 in Kavrepalanchowk today. She opined, “We have to ensure speedy development, creating […]
Kathmandu / Jan.14: The Lumbini cable car being constructed from Butwal in Rupandehi district to Basantpur in Palpa district will come into operation from February. Presenting the report of the management committee at the company’s 19th annual general meeting held in Kathmandu on Friday, chairman of Lumbini Cable Car Private Limited Chandra Prasad Dhakal said […]
Dipayal / Jan 14: Farmers of Doti district have found their niche in orange farming. They have secured handsome income from it. Orange farming is done in Jorayal, Badikedar and Bogatan Fudsil Rural Municipalities in the district, and its market is local area, Dipayal, Attariya, Dhangadhi, Tikapur, and Mahendranagar. A kg of orange fetches Rs […]
Kathmandu / Jan 13: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, said repair of the damaged roads in the Kathmandu Valley would take place at the earliest. Talking to media today after inspecting damaged roads in the Valley, he called for laying water pipes, constructing drains and managing dangling […]
Kathmandu / Jan 13: The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) report showed that the balance of payment (BoP) has remained surplus of Rs 45.87 billion at the end of mid-December 2022/23. According to the NRB’s Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation report of mid-December 2022/23, the BoP stayed at a surplus of Rs 45.87 billion in the […]