ECONOMY
16th Periodic Plan: Lawmakers suggest NPC plan only feasible projects
16th Periodic Plan: Lawmakers suggest NPC plan only feasible...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The members of the House of Representatives (HoR) have suggested to the National Planning Commission (NPC) to plan only implementable projects. The development projects should be planned on the basis of need and relevance, they reminded.
Jan 08, 2024
WORLD
A row over sandy beaches reveals fault lines in the relationship between India and the Mal...
A row over sandy beaches reveals fault lines in the relation...
MALE, Maldives (AP) — The Maldives president on Sunday suspended three of his deputy ministers for posting derogatory comments against India, its closest neighbor and the source of much of the tourism that drives the islands’ economy.
Jan 08, 2024
SOCIETY
Inquiry reveals serious irregularities in driving license distribution
Inquiry reveals serious irregularities in driving license di...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: An inquiry into the distribution of smart licenses in Nepal over the past seven years has uncovered irregularities, with 73,584 out of 4 million licenses distributed under suspicion. A total of 30,000 of these licenses were granted to individuals who did not successfully pass the r...
Jan 08, 2024
ECONOMY
SC makes publication of public procurement tender notices in newspapers mandatory
SC makes publication of public procurement tender notices in...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that public procurement notices must be published in newspapers according to the Public Procurement Act. The decision overturns the provision in the 'Electronic Procurement System Directive-2080 BS' issued by the Public Procurement Monitoring Office...
Jan 08, 2024
POLITICS
Krishna Prasad Sitaula registers nomination for National Assembly elections in Koshi Provi...
Krishna Prasad Sitaula registers nomination for National Ass...
BIRATNAGAR, Jan 8: Nepali Congress leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula has officially registered his nomination for the National Assembly elections from Koshi Province.
Jan 08, 2024
ECONOMY
Bird strikes Druk Air aircraft at TIA
Bird strikes Druk Air aircraft at TIA
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: A bird struck the Druk Air-773 plane of Bhutan at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) this morning. The bird struck with the aircraft during the take-off at the TIA for New Delhi, the capital of India.
Jan 08, 2024
SOCIETY
District court Sunsari refuses to issue interim order in Reliance Spinning Mills's electri...
District court Sunsari refuses to issue interim order in Rel...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The District Court, Sunsari, has declined to issue an interim order to restore electricity to an industry whose power supply was disconnected due to non-payment of electricity tariffs.
Jan 08, 2024
SOCIETY
Structures built in public places being removed in Butwal
Structures built in public places being removed in Butwal
LUMBINI, Jan 8: Butwal Sub-metropolitan City has started bulldozing structures that were built at public places.
Jan 08, 2024
POLITICS
Candidacy filing for National Assembly member election today
Candidacy filing for National Assembly member election today
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Candidacy filing for the 19 vacant posts of National Assembly members scheduled for January 25 is taking place today.
Jan 08, 2024
SOCIETY
Weather Update: Fog covers most parts of Terai region, snowfall less likely in mountainous...
Weather Update: Fog covers most parts of Terai region, snowf...
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The weather is expected to be clear in most parts of the country today, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. Currently, there is a partial influence of western winds in Nepal.
Jan 08, 2024