ECONOMY
About 100,000 tourists visit Nepal in December
About 100,000 tourists visit Nepal in December
KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Almost 100,000 foreign tourists have entered Nepal in the month of December alone.
Jan 02, 2024
OPINION
The Cost of Cutting Costs
The Cost of Cutting Costs

This despondent reality is even more apparent in Nepal, where bridges left incomplete stand as glaring evidence of structural deficiencies resulting from cost-cutting measures. Numerous instances of structural collapse during construction and the abandonment of projects due to inadequate quality adh...
Jan 02, 2024

SOCIETY
Cold weather affects arrival of tourists in Kanchanjungha
Cold weather affects arrival of tourists in Kanchanjungha

PHUNGLING, Jan 2: The number of tourists viewing the third largest peak of the world, Kanchanjungha, has declined sharply owing to the growing chill of late.
Jan 02, 2024

SOCIETY
Wild elephant found shot dead in Morang
Wild elephant found shot dead in Morang

SUNDARHARAINCHA, Jan 2: A wild elephant has been found shot dead in the community forest located in Sundarharaincha municipality-10 of Morang. The elephant was found dead on Monday morning in Janajagaran Community Forest at Munaljhoda of the municipality.
Jan 02, 2024

ECONOMY
Pokhara In’t Airport witnesses just seven international flights in a year
Pokhara In’t Airport witnesses just seven international flig...

POKHARA, Jan 2: On June 18, a Sichuan Airlines flight from Chengdu, China, landed at Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA), which was the first international flight with passengers after the airport came into operation. The aircraft from Sichuan landed in Pokhara with 84 Chinese guests who a...
Jan 02, 2024

SPORTS
APF club wins National Women's Volleyball tournament
APF club wins National Women's Volleyball tournament

MANHARI, Jan 2: The Armed Police Force (APF) Club has won the Keshav Lal Shrestha Memorial National Women's Volleyball Tournament held in Hetauda.
Jan 02, 2024

SOCIETY
Veteran journalist Gokul Pokharel no more
Veteran journalist Gokul Pokharel no more

KATHMANDU, Jan 2: Veteran journalist and former Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) Acting General Manager and Editor Gokul Prasad Pokharel has passed away. He was 87.
Jan 02, 2024

SOCIETY
Female red panda found dead
Female red panda found dead

MANGALBARE, Jan 2: An endangered animal, red panda, has been found dead. The female red panda was found dead at Jaubari of Snadakpur rural municipality-5 in Ilam district.
Jan 02, 2024

ECONOMY
Recession is worsening despite the govt's false assertions of economic recovery: CNI
Recession is worsening despite the govt's false assertions o...

KATHMANDU, Jan 2: The private sector has criticized the government for bragging about the improvement in external sector indicators to cast a shadow to the existing problems of the domestic economy, stating that the economy is rather grappling with recession.
Jan 02, 2024

WORLD
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll hits 21,978
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll hits 2...
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Jan 1: The health ministry in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip said Monday at least 21,978 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since the war with Israel erupted on October 7.
Jan 02, 2024