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Nepal expands mining exploration and monitoring seismic activity

Nepal expands mining exploration and monitoring seismic activity

KATHMANDU: The Department of Mines and Geology (DoMG) of Nepal has recently permitted the exploration of 80 mines in different parts of the country. In an interview with Narayan Baskota, the...

MFD forecasts Monsoon activity decrease in Nepal

MFD forecasts Monsoon activity decrease in Nepal

KATHMANDU: The Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) informed that the Monsoon low-pressure system near Nepal will start moving southward today. This change suggests that there will be l...

41 sluice gates at Koshi Barrage opened as water level surges in Saptakoshi River

41 gates at Koshi Barrage opened as water level surges in Saptakoshi River

KATHMANDU: The water level of the Saptakoshi River has surged dramatically, reaching 316,800 cusecs this morning as recorded at the Koshi Barrage. In response to the rising water levels, the...

Madhesh Province Assembly set to pass FY 2024/25 budget

Madhesh Province Assembly set to pass FY 2024/25 budget

KATHMANDU: The Madhesh Province Assembly will meet on Friday at 11 AM with the purpose of ratifying the budget for the fiscal year 2024–2025. After multiple disagreement-driven delays, espec...

Controversy surrounds creation of special post for suspended Chief Secretary Baikuntha Aryal

Controversy surrounds creation of special post for suspended Chief Secretary Baikuntha Aryal

KATHMANDU: The government has drawn criticism for not only appointing Chief Secretary Baikuntha Aryal, who is under suspension over graft and irregularities but also for giving him a special...

Home Secretary urges district officers to prioritize monsoon disaster response

KATHMANDU: Home Secretary Eaknarayan Aryal has issued directives to chief district officers (CDOs) nationwide, urging them to prioritize coordinated disaster response efforts. In a virtual a...

President appoints Sudheer Bhattarai as non-resident ambassador to Monaco

President appoints Sudheer Bhattarai as non-resident ambassador to Monaco

KATHMANDU: President Ramchandra Paudel has nominated Sudheer Bhattarai, Nepal's present Resident Ambassador to France, as the non-resident ambassador to Monaco. The decision was made accordi...

Committee summons Home Secretary and IGP for cooperative fraud case

Committee summons Home Secretary and IGP for cooperative fraud case

KATHMANDU: The Parliamentary Special Committee investigating the cooperative fraud case has summoned the Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) f...

Government issues directive limiting directors position to 1 cooperative at a time

Government issues directive limiting directors position to 1 cooperative at a time

KATHMANDU: The government has issued a new directive through the Department of Cooperatives, mandating that individuals can hold directorship positions in only one cooperative at a time. Thi...

NOC accelerates construction of petroleum storage facility at Rohini river bank

NOC accelerates construction of petroleum storage facility at Rohini river bank

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is speeding up the development of a petroleum storage facility on the banks of the Rohini River near Rupandehi. According to Engineer Hiramani Khan...

Government reconstitutes committee to recommend SEBON chairman

Government reconstitutes committee to recommend SEBON chairman

KATHMANDU: The government has formed a three-member committee tasked with selecting the chairman of the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON), following the cancelation of the last selection pro...

PM Dahal highlights initiatives to combat brain drain

PM Dahal highlights initiatives to combat brain drain

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', emphasized how important it is for colleges to address the problem of youth brain drain and foster environments that encourage young...