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.

Kathmandu

Vehicles of outside Kathmandu Valley be only operated from New Buspark

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has said that all vehicles operating outside of the Kathmandu Valley should be only operated from the New Buspark at Gongabu in Kathmandu.

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.

Business

Nepal Int'l Tourism Campaign begins

The USAID Trade and Competitiveness, in partnership with Steller, through a grant award has launched a two-phased international tourism campaign to be carried out in 2023 and 2024 to attract high value tourists to Nepal from around the globe, in coordination with the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB).

Kathmandu

MPs seek protection of archives, documents of national importance

Members of the Delegated Management and Government Assurance Committee of the National Assembly have called for protecting archives and documents of national importance.

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Prez draws flak

President Ramchandra Paudel on Wednesday authenticated the Citizenship Bill, which former president Bidhya Devi Bhandari had kept on hold, but not without creating a stir among legal experts, political parties and the common people at large.