Kathmandu

Nepal's first NEC-accredited CPD Training on contract management concludes in Kathmandu

The Society of Consulting Architectural and Engineering Firms Nepal (SCAEF Nepal) has successfully concluded a three-day professional training programme on contract management under the FIDIC Red Book 2017, marking the country's first Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training accredited by the Nepal Engineering Council (NEC).

Nepal

Nepal Police records 5,751 cases in Jestha; Kathmandu Valley tops the list, Karnali lowest

Nepal Police registered a total of 5,751 criminal cases nationwide in the month of Jestha of fiscal year 2082/083, according to the latest monthly provincial crime data released by police. 

World

UPDATE: At least 164 dead and 971 injured after powerful quakes rock Venezuela, acting president says

At least 164 people have died and 971 were injured after a pair of powerful quakes rocked Venezuela, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Thursday.

Kathmandu

Education minister defends grade 12 results, announces verification committee amid student protests

Education, Science and Technology Minister and Government Spokesperson Sasmit Pokharel has defended the publication process of the Grade 12 examination results, stating that the results were released on time through improved administrative efficiency rather than haste.

Opinion

Conscious realities: Of 'being there' and 'doing'

Consciousness is, in essence, something that exists with its own identity. It may, therefore, be construed that it is distinct from all other objects, processes, energies and also realities the physics of consciousness would reveal.

Business

NEPSE falls 8.5 points as daily turnover drops to Rs 2.83 billion

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) witnessed a sharp decline in trading activity on Thursday, with daily turnover plunging to Rs 2.83 billion from Rs 4.4 billion recorded a day earlier. The benchmark NEPSE index also slipped by 8.50 points, or 0.31 per cent, to close at 2,651.52 points.

Nepal

Over three-quarters of Nepal's children face violent discipline, conference told as South Asia pushes child protection action

More than a quarter of Nepal's girls are married before turning 18, nearly four in five children experience violent discipline at home, and one in eight is engaged in child labour, figures that Nepal placed on the table at a landmark regional conference in Colombo this week as South Asian nations gathered to accelerate action on ending violence against children.

Nepal

MAW Vriddhi opens new EV workshop in Lalitpur

MAW Vriddhi, the authorized importer of electric vehicle brands Deepal, Nammi and Seres in Nepal, has inaugurated a new electric vehicle (EV) workshop in Balkumari, Lalitpur.

Business

WorldLink wins Carlsberg Corporate Futsal Tournament

WorldLink Communication emerged as the champion of the Carlsberg Corporate Futsal Tournament, defeating Ncell 2-1 in the final held in Kathmandu.

Sports

Vinícius Júnior scores 2 goals as Brazil beats Scotland 3-0 to win its World Cup group

Vinícius Júnior made it look easy. So did Brazil.

Sports

A thunderous World Cup farewell as Guillermo Ochoa enters late in Mexico's 3-0 win

In the 77th minute, finally, it was Guillermo Ochoa's time.

Nepal

In Tikapur, mothers and volunteers take on a quiet crisis: 347 children found malnourished

When health workers fanned out across Tikapur this past April-May to screen children's nutrition under the national nutrition assessment programme, what they found alarmed local officials enough to act immediately: 347 children under the age of five were found to be malnourished, with 75 in the high-risk category for acute malnutrition and 272 classified as moderately malnourished.