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Sunsari Tension: Biratnagar shuts down in protest

Nepal, July 28 -- Markets in Biratnagar, the capital of Koshi Province, remained closed on Tuesday in protest against the fatal incident that occurred in Kaptanganj, Dewanganj Rural Municipality-3 of ... Read More


12 injured, four critical as jeep crashes in Surkhet

Nepal, July 28 -- Twelve people were injured, four of them critically, after a passenger jeep overturned in Halkandara area on the border of Lekbeshi Municipality-5 and 6 in Surkhet on Tuesday morning... Read More


Tension escalates in Sunsari's Koshi river belt as shops looted, torched

Nepal, July 28 -- Tensions have escalated in the Koshi river belt of Sunsari after protesters allegedly looted, vandalized and set fire to shops while continuing demonstrations over Sunday's fatal pol... Read More


Quality regulation imperative for improving capital markets: Wagle

Nepal, July 28 -- Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has said the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) should ensure quality regulation for the sustainable development of the capital market. SEBON leader... Read More


Siddhababa Tunnel pushes for November trial despite slow progress

Nepal, July 28 -- The Siddhababa Tunnel along the Butwal-Palpa section of the Siddhartha Highway is targeted for trial operation by mid-November, but with only 70 percent of the project completed so f... Read More


Nagdhunga tunnel opens after 80 months but public access still uncertain

Nepal, July 28 -- Nepal's first modern road tunnel, the Nagdhunga-Sisnekhola Tunnel, came into operation on Monday, but ordinary commuters will have to wait before they can use it. The tunnel, constr... Read More


Parliament's war of words: When lawmakers go too far

Nepal, July 28 -- Parliament, the country's supreme institution of people's representatives, is meant to be a forum for thought, debate and policymaking. However, recent debates in the Federal Parliam... Read More


Opposition gears up to seek Finance Minister's resignation

Nepal, July 28 -- Opposition parties are preparing to demand the resignation of Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle after Prime Minister Balendra Shah overturned the budget decision to impose new taxes ... Read More


NC puts ministers' resignations on hold in Lumbini

Nepal, July 28 -- The Nepali Congress (NC) has put on hold the planned resignation of its ministers from the Lumbini Provincial Government as political negotiations over a new power equation continue.... Read More


Senior NC leader Gopal Man Shrestha passes away

Nepal, July 28 -- Senior Nepali Congress (NC) leader Gopal Man Shrestha has died. He was 88. Shrestha, who had been suffering from pancreatic cancer for a prolonged period, had received treatment at ... Read More