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Over 1.5 million fertilizer bags entering Nepal: Salt Trading Corporation

KATHMANDU, Aug. 16 -- Salt Trading Corporation Limited (STC) has announced that 1,523,000 bags of chemical fertilizer have arrived at Kolkata Port, India, and are being rapidly transported to the corp... Read More


Shree Krishna Janmashtami being celebrated with devotion today

KATHMANDU, Aug. 16 -- Shree Krishna Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, is being celebrated by Hindus throughout the country today with devotion and veneration amidst a variety of programs. A... Read More


Google launches street view in Nepal

Nepal, Aug. 15 -- Google has rolled out its Street View feature in Nepal, allowing anyone with a phone or computer to explore Kathmandu's bustling alleys, the Terai's plains and roads, snow-capped Him... Read More


Nepali death toll from toxic alcohol in Kuwait rises to 16

Nepal, Aug. 15 -- At least 16 Nepali nationals have lost their lives in Kuwait after consuming toxic alcohol. The deceased Nepali nationals are among 23 migrant workers who lost their life as a resul... Read More


Medical Education Council approves 1,394 additional seats for health education

Nepal, Aug. 15 -- The Medical Education Commission (MEC) has added 1,394 seats for medical education in Nepal this year to produce skilled manpower within the country. The decision was made at MEC's 2... Read More


Petrol price up, diesel and kerosene prices down

Nepal, Aug. 15 -- Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has raised the price of petrol while reducing the prices of diesel and kerosene. The revision follows new petroleum rates received from the Indian Oil Cor... Read More


Dalit literacy rate at 67.2 percent, Karnali records highest illiteracy

Nepal, Aug. 15 -- The National Dalit Commission's fourth annual report, presented to the Federal Parliament on Thursday, shows that the literacy rate among Nepal's Dalit population stands at 67.2 perc... Read More


Raising the bar: Nepal's emerging cocktail culture

KATHMANDU, Aug. 15 -- On a lively weekend, a bartender in Nepal's capital Kathmandu balances carefully a slice of titaura, a local tangy and spicy hog plum treat, on top of a martini glass. The drink... Read More


Over Half of Europe and Mediterranean Basin Hit by Drought Since April

Nepal, Aug. 14 -- More than half (52 percent) of Europe and the Mediterranean basin was hit by drought in July for the fourth consecutive month, according to an AFP analysis of European Drought Observ... Read More


FWEAN Prez Gyawali urges policy reforms to boost women's entrepreneurship in Nepal

Nepal, Aug. 14 -- President of the Federation of Women Entrepreneurs' Association of Nepal (FWEAN), Shova Gyawali, has emphasized the need for policy-level reforms to accelerate the growth of the wome... Read More