Climbers Come To Nepal

Nepal’s tourism has yet to revive despite a launch of the vaccination against the COVID-19 pandemic and a remarkable drop in the number of infections. The mandatory weeklong quarantine, unavailability of on-arrival visa for tourists have dissuaded them to plan for a trip to the country. The US$ 5,000-coronavirus insurance has also been another hitch. However, as demanded by the tourism industry, the government is said to be r

President leaving for Dhaka today

President Bidya Devi Bhandari is leaving for Dhaka, Bangladesh for a two-day state visit from 22 to 23 March. She is paying the visit at the invitation of her Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Abdul Hamid. This is the first top-level visit from Nepal to Bangladesh in one-and-a-half decades. President Bhandari will leave Kathmandu for Dhaka in a special chartered plane of Nepal Airlines Corporation. President Hamid will welcome her in Dhaka. She will be accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs...

MoHP reports 77 new cases of COVID-19

In 3,181 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, 77 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Timsina returns home after 40 years imprisonment in India

Durga Prasad Timsina has arrived at his home, Mai Municipality-10 of Ilam this afternoon after 40 years.

Jewellery designer Elsa Peretti dead at age 80

Elsa Peretti, who went from Halston model and Studio 54 regular in the 1960s and ‘70s to one of the world’s most famous jewellery designers with timeless, fluid Tiffany & Co. collections often inspired by nature, has died. She was 80.

Parki, Shrestha clinch Bir Ganesh Man Singh Road Race title

South Asian Games gold medalists Gopi Chandra Parki and Santoshi Shrestha clinched the title of the 2nd Bir Ganesh Man Singh Road Race in the men’s and women’s category respectively in the capital on Saturday.

Artists against social injustice

Haatemalo Collective is a team of dedicated individuals belonging to the Dalit community and indigenous nationalities supporting the Dalit Bahujan Movement for the elimination of caste-based discrimination through mutual aid and public discussions.

Airlines hike fares

Citing the hiked price of aviation fuel, the Airline Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) has increased the airfare for domestic flights. The new move, which came into effect on Saturday, has upped the price of airline tickets by Rs. 5 to 90 depending on the flight duration.

Holi festival begins, Chir put up at Basantapur (Photo Feature)

With the erection of Chir at Basantapur today Holi festival has been formally started.

Jhapa farmers start storing potato seeds in cold stores

Farmers in Jhapa have started collecting potato seeds from now on as potato seeds are not available and become expensive during plantation season. Local agricultural cooperatives, agriculture groups and individuals have started storing potato seeds at Shree Shanti Cold Store in Damak.