Kathmandu : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been urged to include a programme in the upcoming budget for the operation of Khaptad Engineering Campus in Doti. A delegation comprising members of the intellectual community of the district, including the Nepali Congress and CPN (UML) representa...

Kathmandu : The peaceful protests of school teachers continue in the federal capital today as well. Today, they have occupied the area along the Babarmahal-Baneshwor route, demanding students and teachers-friendly School Education Act. It has been the fifth day that teachers who have arrived...

Taplejung : Flights have been resumed at local Suketar Airport from today after a hiatus of about four months. Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), the national flag-carrier, which had been operating regular flights to Suketar, suspended its flights since the second week of December 2024 after...

Kathmandu : The government has started issuing mountaineering permits to expeditions to climb Mt Everest, the world's highest peak, in the spring season this year. According to the Department of Tourism, so far 17 women and 60 men from seven groups of climbers have taken permission to cl...

TOKYO : US President Donald Trump's tariffs on Japanese goods are a "national crisis", Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday ahead of cross-party talks on mitigating the impact. Japanese firms are the biggest investors into the United States but Trump on Thursday announced a hef...

Kathmandu : The five-year office term of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari is terminating this week. Addressing a press conference at the bank's central office here today, Governor Adhikari said the Central Bank has been able to maintain economic stability by improvin...

Bangkok : The sixth BIMSTEC Summit organised in Bangkok of Thailand concluded today issuing the Bangkok Vision 2030 document. The Summit approved six-point proposal including the Bangkok Vision which emphasizes on keeping the trade expansion, communication network and human security in the r...

Birgunj : Chair of Aam Janata Party, Prabhu Shah, has pressed the idea of developing Birgunj, the industrial and trade town, into an economic capital. The town sees sufficient economic activities, suggesting potential to be developed into the economic capital of the country, according to the lead...