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Domestic tourism soars at Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve
Travel

Domestic tourism soars at Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve

KATHMANDU: Domestic tourists to the Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, which covers the districts of Rukum East, Baglung, and Myagdi, have expanded dramatically in recent years. While outsiders have...

Gold price shot up by Rs.3,000 per tola today, reaching a new record
Economy and Business

Gold price shot up by Rs.3,000 per tola today, reaching a new record

KATHMANDU: The price of gold shot up by Rs.3,000 per tola today, reaching a new record.


On Sunday, 18th August 2024 according to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Deal...

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
International

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early Sunday morning, as reported by the regional earthquake monitoring service. The tremors were felt in...

SAFF U-20 Football Championship kicks off today
Sports News

SAFF U-20 Football Championship kicks off today

KATHMANDU: The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) has scheduled the start of the SAFF U-20 Football Championship for today. Teams from Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, the Maldives,...

Dr. Govinda KC threatens hunger strike over medical education reform and justice demands
Society

Dr. Govinda KC threatens hunger strike over medical education reform and justice demands

KATHMANDU: Prominent advocate for medical education reform, Dr. Govinda KC, has declared that if his six requests are not fulfilled, he will go on a hunger strike. Dr. KC listed his demands...

Parliamentary investigation committee questions Dipesh Pun over cooperative fraud case
Crime

Parliamentary investigation committee questions Dipesh Pun over cooperative fraud case

KATHMANDU: Regarding a cooperative fraud case, Dipesh Pun, the son of former Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, was examined by the parliamentary investigation committee. Dipesh Pun, a f...

Vegetable prices surge in Kathmandu Valley amidst increased production costs
Agriculture

Vegetable prices surge in Kathmandu Valley amidst increased production costs

KATHMANDU: Due to the recent sharp rise in vegetable prices in the Kathmandu Valley, many Nepalis are consuming fewer veggies. There is always a season for vegetables, but due to damage from...

Government to award Nepali women's volleyball team cash prizes for CAVA Nations League performance
Sports News

Government to award Nepali women's volleyball team cash prizes for CAVA Nations League performance

KATHMANDU: The Nepali government has provided financial incentives in appreciation of the women's volleyball team's performance in the CAVA Women's Volleyball Nations League. The 14 players...

Man arrested in Morang on rape charges
Crime

Man arrested in Morang on rape charges

KATHMANDU: Josen Rai, 35, of Belbari Municipality-4, has been taken into custody by Morang police on suspicion of raping two adolescent girls. The 16-year-old and the 19-year-old victim file...

Nepal Oil Corporation cuts petroleum prices
National

Nepal Oil Corporation cuts petroleum prices

KATHMANDU: The cost of petroleum items would be lowered, as declared by Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC). In accordance with a resolution made by the NOC Board of Directors on Thursday, the cost...

Suspected avalanche triggers severe flooding in Khumbu Region
Society

Suspected avalanche triggers severe flooding in Khumbu Region

KATHMANDU: An avalanche is suspected to have caused severe flooding in the Khumbu region of Nepal’s Solukhumbu district. The flood struck the Thame area of Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipal...

Paetongtarn Shinawatra elected Thailand's Prime Minister
International

Paetongtarn Shinawatra elected Thailand's Prime Minister

The 37-year-old Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra, was chosen by Thai MPs on Friday to serve as prime minister. With this choice, the powerful Shinawatra family...