ECONOMY
FAN estimates demand for 350,000 rose stems on Valentine's Day this year
FAN estimates demand for 350,000 rose stems on Valentine's D...
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Floriculture Association Nepal (FAN) has said that there is a demand for 350,000 stems of roses this year.
Feb 08, 2024
ECONOMY
IFRC, WWF call for global action to address climate crisis
IFRC, WWF call for global action to address climate crisis
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: In the wake of escalating climate change impacts and extreme weather events, particularly in the developing countries like Nepal, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have stressed nature-based solutions to address the...
Feb 08, 2024
SOCIETY
Two-year old girl killed in bus accident
Two-year old girl killed in bus accident
BARA, Feb 8: A girl died in a bus accident in Bara. The two-year-old girl in Madrasa Tol of Kalaiya sub-municipality-8 died on Wednesday in Suvarna Rural Municipality-3 Satganj.
Feb 08, 2024
SOCIETY
Weather Update: Snowfall and light rainfall likely in a few places in Koshi and Gandaki pr...
Weather Update: Snowfall and light rainfall likely in a few...
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: There is a possibility of light snowfall at one or two places in the high hills and mountainous areas of Koshi and Gandaki provinces.
Feb 08, 2024
SOCIETY
Police raid house of former DIG Joshi
Police raid house of former DIG Joshi
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Police raided the house of former DIG Chabilal Joshi on Wednesday evening.
Feb 08, 2024
WORLD
Pakistan votes for a new parliament as militant attacks surge and jailed leader’s party cr...
Pakistan votes for a new parliament as militant attacks surg...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistanis braved cold winter weather and the threat of violence to start voting for a new parliament Thursday even as the death toll from twin bombings a day before claimed at least 30 lives, in the worst election-related violence ahead of the contested elections.
Feb 08, 2024
ECONOMY
President pledges to take initiative to address industrialists' problems
President pledges to take initiative to address industrialis...
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: President Ram Chandra Paudel has pledged to take initiatives to resolve problems facing entrepreneurs and industrialists.
Feb 08, 2024
ECONOMY
Lower House endorses Anti Money Laundering and Business Promotion Bill
Lower House endorses Anti Money Laundering and Business Prom...
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: The House of Representatives (HoR) on Wednesday endorsed the Anti Money Laundering and Business Promotion Bill. The move is likely to avoid Nepal falling in the greylist of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
Feb 08, 2024
SOCIETY
Tipper hit kills one in Bara
Tipper hit kills one in Bara
BARA, Feb 8: A former security person died of a tipper hit on Monday. Former Deputy Superintendent of Police at National Investigation Department, Bishnu Thapa, was hit by a tipper while he was heading to Kalaiya from Piluwa in a motorcycle.
Feb 08, 2024
SOCIETY
Bisket poles brought to Yongikhel; dozer and crane used for pulling chariot
Bisket poles brought to Yongikhel; dozer and crane used for...
BHAKTAPUR, Feb 8: The 55-foot-tall lingo (pole) that is used for Bhaktapur's popular Bisket Jatra has been taken to Bhelukhel-based Yongsikhel in Bhaktapur from Sallaghari forest of Suryabinayak municipality-10, Chittapole by using dozer and crane.
Feb 08, 2024