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Rasuwa flood: Authorities move to verify missing-person data

Nepal, Sept. 21 -- Authorities have begun efforts to verify the number of people reported missing after the Bhotekoshi flood through a virtual meeting with chief district officers, district security c... Read More


Lawmaker Shahi alleges foreign pressure, financial interests in ambassador appointments

Nepal, Sept. 21 -- Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) parliamentary party leader Gyanendra Shahi has accused the government of violating its own criteria while recommending ambassadors. Speaking at the... Read More


PM Shah meets NC leaders at Singha Durbar

Nepal, Sept. 21 -- Prime Minister Balendra Shah met leaders of the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar on Monday. Prime ... Read More


UAE leaders congratulate Nepal's president, PM on Constitution Day

Nepal, Sept. 21 -- UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has congratulated Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel on the occasion of Nepal's Constitution Day. UAE Vice President and Prime Mini... Read More


IPPAN seeks special status for flood-hit hydropower projects with exclusive package

Nepal, Sept. 17 -- The Independent Power Producers' Association of Nepal (IPPAN) has urged the government to declare hydropower projects affected by the August 26 flood in the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli corr... Read More


Japanese, Nepali firms sign MoU to train Nepali drivers for Japan

Nepal, Sept. 17 -- Japanese and Nepali organisations signed a memorandum of understanding in Kathmandu on Wednesday to train and recruit Nepali drivers for Japan's automobile transportation sector und... Read More


Govt caps cooperatives' lending interest rate at 13 pc, down from 16 pc

Nepal, Sept. 17 -- The government has capped interest rates charged by cooperatives on their loan at 13 percent effective from Thursday. The Office of the Cooperatives Registrar (OCR) under the Minis... Read More


CoAS Sigdel calls on Chinese Defense Minister

Nepal, Sept. 17 -- Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Ashok Raj Sigdel paid a courtesy call on Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun on Thursday during his ongoing official visit to the People's R... Read More


CIAA submits annual report before President Paudel

Nepal, Sept. 17 -- The annual report of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) for the fiscal year 2082/83 has been presented before President Ramchandra Paudel. At a programme... Read More


Speaker Aryal asks govt to resolve land ceiling issues

Nepal, Sept. 17 -- Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal has urged the government to resolve the problems related to land ceiling at the earliest. Inaugurating the '9th Nepal Real Estate and Construction Exhibiti... Read More