Business

Nepse index loses previous week's gain

​​​​​​​After surging by 4.36 per cent or 81.80 points in the previous trading week, share investors failed to maintain the momentum in the trading week following the government’s budget announcement for the upcoming fiscal year on May 29.

World

India train crash kills over 280, injures 900 in one of nation's worst rail disasters

India train crash kills over 280, injures 900 in one of nation's worst rail disasters

Nepal

SC rules on statute of limitation

The Supreme Court has ruled that in cases of medical negligence, discovery of harm rule should apply in determining the statute of limitation.

Nepal

Writ seeking to nullify new citizenship law filed

Senior advocates Surendra Bhandari and Bal Krishna Neupane today filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court demanding nullification of the Citizenship Bill that President Ramchandra Paudel signed into law on Wednesday.

Nepal

Mother's untimely death leaves six siblings including infant in desperate situation

Six siblings including a mere one-month-old baby are left in dire straits after their mother, 32-year-old Ashmita Devi Damai of Chatara in Triveni Municipality-1, Bajura, passed away just 21 days after giving birth.

Nepal

Excessive heat forces Banke community schools to shut

Nepalgunj Sub Metropolitan City and Khajura Rural Municipality have decided to shut community schools within the local levels due to unbearable heat.

Nepal

Three persons go missing as jeep plunges into Sunkoshi river

A jeep has plunged into the Sunkoshi river at Lukun on the Mid-hills highway in Golanjor Rural Municipality-7 today. Three passengers have gone missing in the mishap.

Business

Applications open for Glocal Teen Hero

The application for the ninth edition of ‘Golchha Group presents Glocal Teen Hero Nepal 2023’ is now open. Glocal Teen Hero (GTH) is an initiation of Glocal Pvt Ltd (a business enterprise working in the areas of training, education, and skilling) that honours and elevates teenagers, by allowing them to share their passion and creativity.

Business

NATTA urges government not to impose taxes on outbound tours and airfares

The Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) has expressed concerns over the government’s decision to change tax rates and impose value added tax (VAT) on airfares as well as to impose a five per cent foreign tourism charge on sale of foreign tour package, as announced through the budget speech for the upcoming fiscal year 2023-24.

Opinion

Left and right: The brain knows best

There is a fascinating dictum that exemplifies an intriguing simile — that Westerners think with their left brain, the ‘seat’ of our conscious mind, while Easterners think with their right brain, the ‘hub’ of their unconscious mind.

Business

Over 400,000 tourist visited Nepal in five months

Over 400,000 foreign tourists entered Nepal via air in the first five months of 2023, indicating an increase in tourism activities compared to past years.

Business

Raft of key projects launched, MoUs signed

​​​​​​​In a significant stride towards reinforcing bilateral ties, the official visit of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to India witnessed the launch of pivotal projects and the exchange of crucial memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between the two nations. This visit has fortified connectivity and cooperation, fostering a promising future for Nepal-India relations.