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RPP seeks applications, offering opportunities for youth leadership

RPP seeks applications, offering opportunities for youth leadership
03 August, Kathmandu: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has invited applications from interested individuals across the country for its 20 central member positions. As the party said, the move aims to make its leadership more youth-friendly and inclusive. Any interested individual below the age of 40 is eligible to apply for these positions. Anyone else interested in becoming the party... Read More

Tourism business back on track in Helambu

Tourism business back on track in Helambu
26 April, Kathmandu: The tourism business in Helambu which was hard-hit by the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic after that has made a rebound in recent months. The number of both domestic and foreign tourists coming to this picturesque typical mountain settlement has gone up after the reconstruction of people’s homes, monasteries, hotels, home stay facilities and tourism... Read More

Man is dead as his motorbike hits roadside pole on Kathmandu outskirts

Man is dead as his motorbike hits roadside pole on Kathmandu outskirts
29 November, Kathmandu: One person died when his motorbike hit a roadside pole in Tokha on the northern outskirts of Kathmandu on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Sabin Kandel (26), a resident of Panchakanya rural municipality-4 of the neighbouring Nuwakot district. Seriously injured in the accident, he died during treatment at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital last night, according... Read More

PM Deuba to address election assemblies in Dadeldhura, Achham, Baitadi

PM Deuba to address election assemblies in Dadeldhura, Achham, Baitadi
16November, Dadeldhura: Prime Minister and President of Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba is arriving here today. PM Deuba is scheduled to attend and address election programs of the ruling in Dadeldhura, Baitadi, and Achham. Nepali Congress Dadeldhura District Committee Secretary Hemraj Chataut said that Prime Minister Deuba is scheduled to address an election meeting at Dewal in Ajaymeru Rural Municipality... Read More

How concerned should you be about Covid-19 XBB sub-variant?

How concerned should you be about Covid-19 XBB sub-variant?
01 Nobember, KATHMANDU : A new variant – XBB, a highly transmissible Omicron strain of coronavirus is spreading across several countries, forcing them to tighten curbs against widening outbreaks.  Nepal has also confirmed to have detected Covid-19 XBB sub-variant. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the new sub-variant was detected during genome sequencing on swab samples collected from... Read More

Prem Geet 3 racks up close to Rs80 million in a week

Prem Geet 3 racks up close to Rs80 million in a week
02 October, KATHMANDU : After clocking more than Rs110 million in global collection on its first weekend, the period action drama is now heading for Rs200 million Indo-Nepali film Prem Geet 3 is set to become the biggest Nepali blockbuster in box office collections as it continues to do well into a second week. The Rs40 million movie is doing... Read More

Health Ministry provides free Cetamol to hospitals, local level

Health Ministry provides free Cetamol to hospitals, local level
01 October, KATHMANDU : The government has provided 550,000 units of Cetamol for 14 local bodies in Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts, and 16 hospitals. The Ministry of Health and Population provided pain relieving medicine for free to the local level governments and hospitals to help support the treatment of dengue patients. The Department of Health Services stated that the Kathmandu... Read More

Three persons held with guns

Three persons held with guns
23 Sep, Gorkha: Three persons were nabbed in Gorkha for keeping illegal weapons. Police said that Sita Bahadur Ghale, 53, Maila Ghale, 60, and Krishna Prasad Ghale, 26, of Parpak Sulikot Rural Municipality are held for possessing guns without permission from the administration. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Leelaraj Lamichhane said the three were arrested and the muzzleloader rifles were... Read More

Study report on Nijgadh airport submitted to PM

Study report on Nijgadh airport submitted to PM
18 Sep, Kathmandu: The expert group formed by the government regarding the construction of Nijgadh International Airport has handed over the study report to Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. In the presence of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Minister Jeevan Ram Shrestha, expert group coordinator Birendra Bahadur Deuja handed over the study report to Prime Minister Deuba in a program... Read More

Twitter shareholders approve $44bn Musk deal

Twitter shareholders approve $44bn Musk deal
14 Sep, BBC : Twitter’s shareholders have voted to approve a deal with Elon Musk to buy the company for $44bn (£38bn). The decision was made in a short conference call with investors from the company’s San Francisco headquarters. It means Twitter will now try to force Elon Musk to buy the company in the courts. The meeting followed explosive... Read More