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Singer Joshi of 'Kanchhi Matyang Tyang'-fame dies

JHAPA, July 26 -- A gifted singer of folk songs, Laxmi Prasad (LP) Joshi, has passed away. He was 88. Joshi had fallen unconscious at his house in Damak-1 on Thursday evening and was rushed to the loc... Read More


PPMO starts blacklisting companies

KATHMANDU, July 25 -- The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) has prepared to blacklist 17 construction and supplier companies. After recommendations from various public bodies, the companies ... Read More


Cases filed against 38 industries for selling substandard food items

DUMRE, July 25 -- The Food Technology and Quality Control Division Office has filed cases against 38 industries in connection with the regulation of food hygiene and quality. In the fiscal year 2080/... Read More


Nepal: Time Magazine names Burhan Wilderness Camps in Bardiya as one of the world's 100 greatest places in 2024

KATHMANDU, July 25 -- Burhan Wilderness Camps in Bardiya district, Nepal, has been named one of the world's 100 greatest places in 2024 by Time Magazine. The camp was established by young entrepreneu... Read More


Govt to punish manpower agents who confiscate passports before employment selection

KATHMANDU, July 25 -- The Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) has decided to punish those manpower agents who take passports from individuals before they are selected for foreign employment. "We ... Read More


Saurya Airlines plane crash: National flag to be flown at half-mast today

KATHMANDU, July 25 -- In solemn tribute to the 18 lives lost in Wednesday's Saurya Airlines plane crash, the government has decreed that the national flag will be flown at half-mast today. In respons... Read More


Import bills on petroleum products declined by Rs 11.07 billion despite a rise in their volume in FY 2023/24

KATHMANDU, July 25 -- Nepal's import bill on petroleum products declined by Rs 11.07 billion in the last fiscal year despite an increase in import volume of fossil fuels. The records with the Departm... Read More


Viral fever, dengue surge in Sankhuwasabha; patients being treated on hospital floor

KIMATHANKA July 25, July 25 -- The number of patients with viral fever and dengue has surged at the Khandbari Hospital in Sankhuwasabha district. As the cases of viral fever and dengue have increased ... Read More


NEPSE gains 32 points; daily turnover decreases to Rs 14.13 billion

KATHMANDU, July 25 -- Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Thursday inclined up 32 points to close at 2,568.11 points. The market that opened at 2,536.11 points initially plunged to the day's low at 2,519... Read More


A call for urgent reforms to prevent future aviation tragedies

Nepal, July 25 -- In yet another tragedy involving the Nepali aviation sector, an aircraft belonging to Saurya Airlines-a private sector airline company-bound for Pokhara met with a tragic accident at... Read More