As many as 228 people have lost their lives while 25 others are still missing in the recent rain-induced floods and landslides. Another 158 people have sustained injuries. According to Home Ministry spokesperson Rishiram Tiwari, so far 13,071 people have been rescued from the flood-affected areas and search, rescue and relief assistance has been mobilized. […]
Read MoreEntire neighbourhoods in the capital Kathmandu were inundated at the weekend, along with villages in remote pockets of the Himalayan country that were still awaiting relief efforts. Survivors of the monsoon floods that ravaged Nepal at the weekend criticised the government on Tuesday for inadequate relief efforts during a disaster that killed at least 225 […]
Read MoreExport of tea from Mechi Customs Office has increased by 52 percent in the first two months of the current financial year 2081/82. A total of 4,412 metric tons of tea has been exported in the month of Saun and Bhadau of the current financial year, which is 52 percent more than the corresponding period […]
Read MoreSo far, 100 people have died while 67 are reported missing in the late monsoon-induced floods and landslides that took place across the country. In addition, another 100 people have been injured in the disaster. According to the Home Ministry, 20 people died in Lalitpur, 15 in Dhading, 12 in Kathmandu, 10 in Kavre, seven […]
Read MoreAt least 129 people have died in floods and landslides caused by two days of heavy rain in Nepal. Besides, 62 people are missing. According to Reuters, due to the floods, normal life and traffic has come to a standstill in the Kathmandu Valley. Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, is located in this region. The […]
Read MoreTwo persons died after they were buried by landslide at Tahakhel in Lalitpur district. According to chairperson of Godawari municipality-10, Shekhar Neupane, 50-year-old woman and eight-year-old girl died at Tahakhel. Similarly, a man and his daughter died after being buried by a clay mound at Taukhel of Godawari municipality-3, said chairperson of Godavari municipality-3, Sanu […]
Read MoreNepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is here attending the 79th UN General Assembly, attended a reception hosted by US President Joe Biden. Prime Minister Oli joined the Heads of State and Government of different countries participating in the UNGA at the reception held at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in New York.
Read MoreThe balance of payments (BOP) in the country remained at a surplus of Rs 40.90 billion in the first month of the current fiscal year 2081/082 BS, according to the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB). The BOP surplus was Rs 36.43 billion in the same period of the previous year. In the US Dollar terms, the […]
Read MoreThe arrival of trekkers along the Annapurna trekking route has increased with the beginning of the tourist season. The Annapurna trekking route, the most attractive trekking route after Khumbu trekking route in the country, has received more than 150 tourists daily. Chief of the Dharapani-based Tourist Information Centre at Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) in […]
Read MorePrime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that financial cooperatives will not fail if they are run according to the principles of cooperatives. Neither can such cooperatives cause any problems to their members. In yesterday’s meeting of the Parliamentary Inquiry Special Committee regarding misuse of savings of financial cooperatives, Prime Minister Oli said that problems […]
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