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Govt signals softer stance on squatters; promises food, land certificates

Nepal, July 13 -- The government on Sunday signaled a significant shift in its approach toward displaced squatters by dispatching six ministers to a holding center in Bhaktapur and announcing that it ... Read More


Heavy rains shut down Mechi Highway, isolate hills

Nepal, July 13 -- Road links between the Tarai and the eastern hill districts of Ilam, Panchthar, and Taplejung have been completely severed after continuous rainfall blocked the Mechi Highway and two... Read More


Ingnam turns dragon fruit into Rs 1.2 million business

Nepal, July 13 -- Seven years ago, Prabin Ingnam planted dragon fruit on just three katthas of land to test whether the crop would thrive. Today, his farm has grown into one of Ilam's largest dragon f... Read More


DHM forecasts flash floods in small rivers for next three days

Nepal, July 13 -- The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) has forecast flash floods in small rivers over the next three days due to heavy to very heavy rainfall.According to the department, ... Read More


Speaker Aryal lauds role of Bhanubhakta in raising literary consciousness

Nepal, July 13 -- Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal has said Bhanubhakta Acharya, the pioneer poet of the Nepali language, literature and culture, was not just a poet but a voice of Nepali soul. During his a... Read More


FNJ seeks probe, security assurance after suspicious vehicles parked outside media houses

Nepal, July 13 -- The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has raised alarm over the parking of suspicious vehicles outside the gates of several media houses, saying the incidents disrupted journali... Read More


Customers suffer as server shutdown halts transport office services

Nepal, July 13 -- A central server outage has disrupted license-related services at the Transport Management Office (TMO) in Chitwan for the past five days, causing delays in services including the is... Read More


Karnali Province reports 61 % budget implementation

Nepal, July 13 -- The Karnali province government has been able to utilise only 61.97 percent of the allocated budget in the current fiscal year. Ratna Subedi, Chief of Province Controller of Treasur... Read More


RSP President Lamichhane dissatisfied with govt's work

Nepal, July 13 -- Rastriya Swatantrata Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane has expressed dissatisfaction with the work of Prime Minister and Senior Leader Balendra Shah. The two leaders held discuss... Read More


New passport system goes into operation; DoP urges applications only when necessary

Nepal, July 13 -- The Department of Passports (DoP) has announced the successful completion of what it describes as the largest data migration in Nepal's history and has launched passport services thr... Read More