ECONOMY
NRB eases digital financial transactions between Nepal and India
NRB eases digital financial transactions between Nepal and I...
KATHMANDU, June 28: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has turned flexible on allowing individuals to use Quick Response (QR) codes for cross-border financial transactions with India.
Jun 28, 2024
WORLD
Sri Lanka calls on Russia to discharge its citizens from army
Sri Lanka calls on Russia to discharge its citizens from arm...
COLOMBO, June 28: Sri Lanka has asked Russia to allow its former soldiers fighting in Moscow's war against Ukraine to return home voluntarily, the government said Thursday.
Jun 28, 2024
Editorial
The onus is on India to reciprocate Pakistan’s positive public outreach
The onus is on India to reciprocate Pakistan’s positive publ...
Hopes were not very high that relations between Pakistan and India would improve greatly under Modi 3.0, and up till now there is little to suggest that Narendra Modi’s third stint in power would change the bilateral equation positively.
Jun 28, 2024
POLITICS
Lawmaker Phanindra Devkota barred from entering Provincial Assembly
Lawmaker Phanindra Devkota barred from entering Provincial A...
KATHMANDU, June 27: Provincial Assembly Member Fanindra Devkota has been barred from entering the Gandaki Provincial Assembly. He was stopped by the Marshals from participating in the meeting of the Provincial Assembly.
Jun 27, 2024
ECONOMY
Nepal Telecom hides true cause of Monday’s service disruption, sends 'false' report to min...
Nepal Telecom hides true cause of Monday’s service disruptio...
KATHMANDU, June 27: On Monday, all the services of Nepal Telecommunication Company Limited (Nepal Telecom) were disrupted for 15 minutes due to problems arising in the Telecom’s network. The services were disrupted for 15 minutes from 4:30 PM in the evening.
Jun 27, 2024
WORLD
Sri Lanka calls on Russia to discharge its citizens from army
Sri Lanka calls on Russia to discharge its citizens from arm...
COLOMBO, June 27: Sri Lanka has asked Russia to allow its former soldiers fighting in Moscow's war against Ukraine to return home voluntarily, the government said Thursday.
Jun 27, 2024
SOCIETY
53- kilometer stretch of Mugling-Pokhara road blacktopped
53- kilometer stretch of Mugling-Pokhara road blacktopped
KATHMANDU, June 27: A total of 53 kilometers of road section has been blacktopped under the Mugling-Pokhara highway. The eastern 33 and 20 kilometers of the western sections of the road have been paved.
Jun 27, 2024
SOCIETY
Monsoon-induced disasters claim 28 lives across 33 districts in 16 days
Monsoon-induced disasters claim 28 lives across 33 districts...
KATHMANDU, June 27: At least 28 people were killed in monsoon-induced natural calamities in various 33 districts of the country in the past 16 days.
Jun 27, 2024
ECONOMY
NEPSE declines by 8.24 points; daily turnover falls to Rs 3.71 billion
NEPSE declines by 8.24 points; daily turnover falls to Rs 3....
KATHMANDU, June 27: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Thursday decreased by 8.24 points to close at 2,051.92 points.
Jun 27, 2024
SOCIETY
All you need to know about STSS-‘flesh eating bacteria’
All you need to know about STSS-‘flesh eating bacteria’
KATHMANDU, June 27: Ever since the beginning of new year 2024, Japan has fallen into the clutches of an incredibly rare but lethal bacterial infection, Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS), popularly known as the ‘flesh eating bacteria’.
Jun 27, 2024