Kathmandu : Nepali Hindus are observing the Kojagrat Poornima (full moon day) today as part of the final day of the 15-day Bada Dashain festival by worshipping and paying homage to Mahalaxmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. The Bada Dashain festival formally ends today with the marking of the...
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Lahan : Majority of men in Balan-Bihul rural municipality-5, Ramnagar Kodarkatti-5 of Saptari have left their village following clashes between two sides. Even the grand festival Dashain was celebrated by women only when men left the village after scuffle ensued regarding the formation of Goddess...
Humla : Twenty nine out of 44 wards of seven rural municipalities in Himalayan district, Humla, have been without secretaries. Ward offices are lying vacant of secretaries when the ministry concerned has remained apathetic to official requests of rural municipalities for the arrangement of...
Betrawati : Wire expansion has begun along the under-construction Trishuli-Kathmandu 220 KV ‘Double Circuit’. The wire is being installed on the electric poles from Suryamati to Thansingh of Nuwakot since Tuesday, shared Upper Trishuli Three ‘A’ Hydropower Project Chief Fadindra Raj Joshi...
Taipei : A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, and was felt strongly in the capital Taipei.
The quake struck around 104 kilometres (66 miles) off the coast of the port city of Hualien, in the east of the island, at a depth of 34 km at 12:34 pm (0434...
Kathmandu : The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) submitted an objection letter to the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in the protest against the alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khasoggi. Journalist Khasoggi, now based in the USA, served as an adviser to top Saudi officials but later fell...
Kathmandu : The mid-term expenditure report published by the National Planning Commission envisions increasing the life expectancy of Nepalis to 73 years in two years’ time. The life expectancy is 72 years. The report states that the life expectancy of a Nepali was 69 two years back. It is...
Kathmandu : With the price of gold surging lately, the trade of gold has waned during this festival season in comparison to the last festival season. The Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association shared that the sale of the yellow metal was recorded at 50 kilogrammes in a...
Lalitpur : Sajha Yatayat has brought electric buses into operation from today. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated the electric bus service by travelling in the electric bus from Pulchowk-based Sajha Yatayat premises to Singha Durbar. On the occasion, Prime Minister Oli said that hydropower...
Kathmandu : Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Prasad Yadav held a meeting with Roberto Azevedo, Director General (DG) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 22 October at the latter’s office in Geneva, Switzerland. A number of trade related issues rangeing from challenges of...
