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Saurya Airlines crash in Kathmandu claims 18 lives, Pilot sole survivor; National flag to be lowered to half-mast

Kathmandu / July 24: A Saurya Airlines plane crash at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) this morning claimed the lives of 18 people. The Bombardier CRJ 200 aircraft, with the call sign 9N-AME, crashed shortly after taking off for Pokhara at around 11:11 AM. The plane veered right off runway 02 immediately after takeoff and crashed […]


Discussion on BRI implementation model underway: Foreign Minister

Kathmandu / July 24: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba said that discussion on the modality of the operation and implementation of the BRI project was still ongoing and no decision was made towards this end. Newly appointed Minister Rana clarified so while responding to the queries posed by the parliamentarians in the […]


Three cholera patients escape from Teku Hospital

Kathmandu / July 24: Three cholera patients admitted to Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Diseases Hospital in Teku have escaped. Three patients from Thaiba, Lalitpur, were admitted to the hospital on Sunday. They ran away from the hospital on Tuesday night. The in-charge of the emergency room of the hospital, Bhaneshwor Yadav, said that the trio […]


Finance Ministry identifies 46 challenges of Nepal’s economy

Kathmandu / July 23: The officials of the Finance Ministry on Tuesday briefed Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel about the country’s economic challenges and the measures to resolve those issues. “Mainly, there are 46 challenges in Nepal’s economy in the observation of the Finance Ministry. Steps are required in 29 sectors to overcome those challenges,” […]


NEA to resume electricity supply to six industries

Kathmandu / July 23: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has decided to resume electricity supply to six industries whose supply lines have been cut off. Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Dipak Khadka and NEA Managing Director Kulman Ghising, have agreed to reconnect electricity supply on Tuesday. It is reported that the NEA is ready […]


Cash crops worth over Rs 15 billion exported to India from Kakarvitta point

Jhapa / July 23: Kakarvitta, a key transit point in Jhapa of eastern Nepal, exported cash crops including cardamom, tea leaves, ginger, and broom grass worth over Rs 15.33 billion in the fiscal year 2081-82 BS (2023-24). Likewise, agricultural products valued at more than Rs 18.95 billion were exported to India through Kakarvitta during the […]


Public debt reaches Rs. 2,433.23 billion adding Rs. 134.68 billion in FY 2023/24

Laxman Kafle / Kathmandu, July 22: The total outstanding debt of the government reached Rs. 2,433.23 billion by the end of the last fiscal year 2023/24. Out of total debt, external debt amounts to Rs. 1,252.33 billion and domestic debt comprises Rs. 1,180.90 billion, according to a report of Public Debt Management Office under the […]


Border-related issues will be resolved through diplomatic channels: PM Oli; pledges investigation into usury, cooperative fraud

Kathmandu / July 22: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said an understanding has been made in the meetings held between the Prime Ministers of Nepal and India during the high-level visits that the issues related to the border would be resolved through the established diplomatic mechanisms. Responding to the lawmakers’ queries during the ‘Direct […]


Nepal govt team arriving in Portugal to collect applications for e-passport

Lisbon / July 22: A joint squad from the Department of Passport, Kathmandu, and the Nepali Embassy in France is arriving here for the convenience of those Nepalis who are in trouble due to passport-related issues. The team is scheduled to collect e-passport applications through a mobile camp in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. According […]


PM Oli secures trust vote with two-thirds majority; says Constitution amendment based on need

Kathmandu / July 21: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has secured a vote of confidence with a two-thirds majority from the House of Representatives (HoR). A total of 188 out of 263 members of the House of Representatives (HoR) present in the meeting voted for the proposal on the vote of confidence to the government […]




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