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Sarlahi records 29 road fatalities, 190 injuries in six months

Nepal, Feb. 1 -- Road accidents have claimed the lives of 29 people and left 190 others seriously injured in Sarlahi district over the past six months of the current fiscal year, police said. To addr... Read More


Budget 2026: Crypto Startups To Be Penalised For Non-Disclosures

India, Feb. 1 -- While the Union Budget 2026-27 did not bring up cryptocurrencies and virtual digital assets as a prominent area of focus, Nirmala Sitharaman proposed increasing the reporting complian... Read More


Trader held for selling raw materials for illicit liquor

BALURGHAT, Feb. 1 -- The Balurghat Police on Saturday evening arrested a trader for allegedly selling raw materials used in the manufacture of banned country liquor under the guise of a jaggery busine... Read More


SIR outreach: Officials visit transgender community in Raiganj

Raiganj/BALURGHAT, Feb. 1 -- Officials of the North Dinajpur district administration, led by the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) of Raiganj, conducted a special outreach visit to the residence of transge... Read More


Govt targets raising financial sector's GDP share to 7.5% in five years

Nepal, Feb. 1 -- The government has set a target to increase the financial sector's contribution to the national economy by 0.85 percentage points to 7.5 percent of the country's gross domestic produc... Read More


NBSTC rolls out 47 special bus services for exams

Cooch Behar, Feb. 1 -- With the Madhyamik (Secondary) examinations set to begin on Monday, the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC), in coordination with the administration, has arranged s... Read More


Doctors 'shortage' worsens at Balurghat District Hospital

BALURGHAT, Feb. 1 -- The "long-standing shortage" of doctors at Balurghat District Hospital in South Dinajpur has worsened following the transfer of four doctors and the retirement of one, raising con... Read More


Private sectors urge pro-investment policies in party election manifestos

Nepal, Feb. 1 -- Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), an umbrella organisation of the private sector, has called on political parties to clearly enshrine private-sector pr... Read More


Malda: Cong suffers major setback in Mothabari ahead of Assembly polls

Malda, Feb. 1 -- Ahead of the upcoming state Assembly elections, the Congress suffered a significant political setback in Malda district as four of its members of a gram panchayat in the Mothabari Ass... Read More


Daily turnover slumps to Rs 9.10 billion as NEPSE declines 19.85 points

Nepal, Feb. 1 -- Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Sunday plunged 19.85 points over a selling pressure, to close at 2,694.20 points. Only the trading group gained 20.92 points. Of the 12 losers, hotels... Read More