Kathmandu / Nov. 24: Foreign Minister NP Saud has requested Qatar to make efforts for the release of Nepali student Bipin Joshi, who has been held hostage by Hamas militants. The foreign minister made such a request to Qatari State Minister for Foreign Affairs Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi during a courtesy call paid by the […]
Kathmandu / Nov 24: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a show cause order regarding the government’s remission of sentence to Resham Chaudhary, who was found guilty in the Tikapur massacre. Responding to a writ petition filed against the government’s decision to pardon Chaudhary, a single bench of Justice Prakash Kumar Dhungana on Friday ordered […]
Kathmandu / Nov 24: Nepal’s trade deficit in the first four months of the current Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 has surpassed Rs 460 billion. According to data released by the Department of Customs (DoC), the country has a trade deficit of Rs 461.94 billion till mid-November. According to the DoC, the country’s foreign trade value […]
Kathmandu / Nov 23: The government has honored the outstanding taxpayers. Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat today honored the ‘best taxpayers’ from various sectors at the closing ceremony of the Tax Week organized on the occasion of the National Tax Day, 2080. The Nepal Telecommunications Company (Nepal Telecom) has been honored for being the […]
Kathmandu / Nov 23: The government has approved the resignation of Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Dinesh Kumar Ghimire. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar today approved Secretary Ghimire’s resignation. Secretary Ghimire resigned from […]
Kathmandu / Nov. 23: The Election Commission advised the government today to set the date for holding National Assembly polls for one-third of its lawmakers on January 25. The term of one-third of the NA members is set to expire on March 3. During a meeting with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, EC office-bearers made […]
Kathmandu / Nov 22: The west face of the main building of Singha Durbar which was damaged by the 2015 earthquake has been rebuilt. With the completion of the rebuilding works, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has officially moved to his new office. The inauguration ceremony took place on Wednesday. On the occasion, the prime […]
Kathmandu / Nov 22: The Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office has requested the people to come out with their vehicles on roads only for urgent work tomorrow. The office issued a public notice today, saying, “As it seems that various groups are going to hold protest demonstrations in various parts of the Kathmandu Valley on […]
Kathmandu / Nov 22: The responsibility of operating the Chobhar Dry Port in Kathmandu has been entrusted to a private company, Trans Nepal Freight Services. The Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Board, which is managing the port, has given the permission to operate the port to Trans Nepal Freight Services through an open competition. The said […]
Kathmandu / Nov 21: Ruksana Kapali from Nepal has earned a place on the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) list of influential women. This year, Kapali is among the 100 women recognized by the BBC. Released on Tuesday, the list features inspiring and influential women from around the world. Kapali, a transgender human rights activist and […]