Upper Tamakoshi to run in full 456 MW capacity from Sept. 9

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project Bigyan Prasad Shrestha said that commercial production from all six units of the project would begin as soon as the main test of all the units was completed.

NEPSE rebounds by 162 points   

With a single-day huge fluctuation, the benchmark of the share market index, NEPSE, increased by 161.94 points (5.74 per cent) and closed at 2,980.79 points.

CPN (Unified Socialist) party becomes largest party in Sudur Paschim, one more lawmaker join it today

On Monday, one more lawmaker namely Maya Tamang Bohara verified for the Unified Socialist deserting the CPN (UML) while there were 13 lawmakers with the party till Sunday.

Taliban claim victory in Panjshir, but resistance forces say they still control strategic position in the valley

The Taliban have claimed victory in Afghanistan's Panjshir province, with a spokesman saying the region had been "completely conquered" following two weeks of fierce fighting with a resistance group. Panjshir was the last remaining hold-out among Afghanistan's 34 provinces to resist the Taliban. If the claim is true, it would mean the Taliban now control every Afghan province.

Israeli police launch manhunt after 6 prisoners break out

Israeli forces on Monday launched a massive manhunt in northern Israel and the occupied West Bank after six Palestinian prisoners escaped overnight from a high-security facility in an extremely rare breakout.

1,488 new cases of COVID-19, 1,743 recoveries, 20 fatalities in 24 hours

In 11,609 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,488 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) through its regular update.

Schools in Kathmandu allowed to resume physical classes from Sept 17

A joint meeting between the Kathmandu district administration and the local levels in the district on Monday decided to resume school classes in physical presence of the students starting from September 17.

NEPSE suffers landslide, index falls by 108. 26 pts.

With a huge fluctuation, the benchmark of the share market index posted a three-digit fall on Sunday, the first trading day of the week. The NEPSE declined by 108.26 (3.70 per cent) points and closed at 2,818.72 points today. The index opened at 2,926.99 saw an immediate downward spiral and reached as low as 2,779.68 before closing at 2,818.72.

Seven injured in lightning strike, a dozen of properties damaged

Bishnu Kumari Khadka, Tulasa Dhamala, and Anisha Khadka of Siddhicharan Municipality-10, Betini have been severely injured and are currently under treatment at Okhaldhunga Community Hospital in Subaru.

Nepal–EU Film Festival from September 17

The Delegation of the European Union to Nepal has informed that the 10th edition of the Nepal-European Union Film Festival- 2021 (NEUFF) will begin on September 17. Films selected for the festival will be screened through the virtual streaming platform ‘Festival Scope’. Organising a virtual press conference on Sunday, the Delegation of the European Union informed that the 10th edition of the NEUFF will be held from September17 to 25. The nine-day festival brings 15 award-winning films and...