ECONOMY
Water, water everywhere but no water to drink!
Water, water everywhere but no water to drink!
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Due to the risk of floods in the rainy season, the Melamchi water supply project remains closed since mid-June, deepening the water supply crisis in the Kathmandu Valley. Even though there is water everywhere in the Kathmandu Valley as it has been raining for the past several days...
Aug 25, 2023
SOCIETY
49 CTEVT colleges denied diploma and certificate level seats
49 CTEVT colleges denied diploma and certificate level seats
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: A total of 49 colleges affiliated/approved by the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) have been denied seats for the 2023/24 diploma and certificate level entrance exams.
Aug 25, 2023
POLITICS
Govt to introduce Electricity Bill in parliament soon
Govt to introduce Electricity Bill in parliament soon
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: The government is preparing to table the much-awaited Electricity Bill in the federal parliament within the next few days.
Aug 25, 2023
SOCIETY
Historical 13-storey temple in Arghakhanchi awaits publicity
Historical 13-storey temple in Arghakhanchi awaits publicity
ARGHAKHANCHI, Aug 25: The 13-storey Aakashdevi Temple at Bahigaun Tarakhase in Chhatradev rural municipality in Arghakhanchi district has been overshadowed in lack of adequate publicity.
Aug 25, 2023
ECONOMY
IBN approves Rs 36.37 billion investment in four hydropower projects
IBN approves Rs 36.37 billion investment in four hydropower...
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: The Investment Board Nepal (IBN) has granted approval for a substantial investment of Rs 36.37 billion across four hydropower projects. In its 55th meeting convened on Friday, the IBN greenlit this investment for the Rolwaling River, Chujung River, Dana River, and Saniveri hydropo...
Aug 25, 2023
POLITICS
UML Secretariat meeting planned to be held in Siraha postponed
UML Secretariat meeting planned to be held in Siraha postpon...
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: CPN-UML has decided to postpone the Secretariat meeting it planned to hold in Siraha.
Aug 25, 2023
POLITICS
Finance Minister Dr Mahat elected GEF Vice Chairperson
Finance Minister Dr Mahat elected GEF Vice Chairperson
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has been elected the Vice Chair of Global Environment Facility (GEF) by a plenary session held under the ongoing Seventh GEF Assembly in Canada.
Aug 25, 2023
SOCIETY
21 Peace Corps volunteers begin two-year service in Nepal
21 Peace Corps volunteers begin two-year service in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Aug 24: US Ambassador Dean R. Thompson and Peace Corps-Nepal Country Director Troy Kofroth presided over the swearing-in ceremony of 21 Peace Corps volunteers, marking the commencement of their impactful two-year service in Nepal.
Aug 25, 2023
My City, Entertainment, Movies
‘Dune: Part Two’ release postponed to 2024 as actors strike lingers
‘Dune: Part Two’ release postponed to 2024 as actors strike...
NEW YORK, Aug 25: The release of “Dune: Part Two,” one of the fall’s most anticipated films, has been postponed from November until next year, Warner Bros. confirmed Thursday.
Aug 25, 2023
POLITICS
US raises concerns over NAC's wide-body aircraft purchase
US raises concerns over NAC's wide-body aircraft purchase
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: The scandal surrounding the acquisition of two wide-body aircraft by Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) seven years ago has attracted the attention of the American government.
Aug 25, 2023