Kathmandu: Due to the high temperature since Monday, hot air has started blowing in Terai. Due to this, educational institutions have started to shut down and people’s lives have been greatly affected. According to the Department of Water and Meteorology, the rising temperature is likely to continue throughout the week in most parts of the… Continue reading Extreme high temperature impacts Tarai daily life
Application fees hiked for US visa services
Kathmandu: Application fees for US visas have increased. The application fee has been increased with effect from June 17. According to the US Embassy in Nepal, the application fee for visit visas and other non-immigrant visas that are not petition-based will be increased from $160 to $185. Petition-based visa fees will increase from $190 to… Continue reading Application fees hiked for US visa services
288 people reported dead in rail accident in India
Kathmandu: At least 288 people were killed and more than 800 injured in Friday’s incident in Odisha state, involving two passenger trains and a goods train. Rescue efforts have concluded, with officials saying all trapped and injured passengers have been retrieved, as reported by the BBC. People found guilty over a deadly rail accident in… Continue reading 288 people reported dead in rail accident in India
Prime Minister Dahal returns from India
Kathmandu: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has returned home after completing a four-day official visit to India. Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi bid farewell to Prime Minister Prachanda at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on his way back to Nepal. This is Prime Minister Prachanda’s first bilateral… Continue reading Prime Minister Dahal returns from India
Biden falls on stage at Air Force graduation ceremony
Kathmadnu: President Biden tripped and fell at the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony Thursday immediately after delivering the commencement speech. The 80-year-old commander-in-chief was helped to his feet by two Secret Service agents and an Air Force officer. Biden appeared to point back at something on stage after he was helped up, as reported by… Continue reading Biden falls on stage at Air Force graduation ceremony
Drug traffickers smuggling crystal meth past South East Asia security: UN
Drug traffickers have found new ways of smuggling crystal methamphetamine, known as ice, out of South East Asia to high-paying customers outside the region, according to a UN report. Criminal gangs are moving more drugs by sea to evade land patrols in Thailand and China, making them harder to spot. They have learnt “to anticipate,… Continue reading Drug traffickers smuggling crystal meth past South East Asia security: UN
Gold price sets a new record as govt hikes the custom tax
Kathmandu: The price of gold has set a new record today. The price of yellow bullion has reached 113,300 rupees per tola today which was 112,500 per tola on Thursday. It has been said that the gold price skyrocketed after the government raised the custom tax on gold imports. Announcing the budget for the fiscal… Continue reading Gold price sets a new record as govt hikes the custom tax
Govt arranging Prime Minister Dahal’s China trip
Kathmandu: The government has made arrangements for China trip of Prime Minister Puspha Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’. CPN Maoist Center Vice President Agni Prasad Sapkota has said that he conveyed the message of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s visit to China. Sapkota, who returned after visiting China for almost two weeks, said that the Prime Minister… Continue reading Govt arranging Prime Minister Dahal’s China trip
Fonepay and LankaPay sign MOU for cross-border interoperable payment system
Kathmandu: Fonepay has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sri Lanka’s NationalPayment Network: LankaPay, to collaborate on the strategic partnership to revolutionize thedigital payment landscape by developing an interoperable digital payment system thatenables users to transact seamlessly across the two countries. The MOU was signed by Diwas Kumar Sapkota, the CEO of Fonepay and… Continue reading Fonepay and LankaPay sign MOU for cross-border interoperable payment system
President Paudel authenticates the Citizenship Bill
Kathmandu: President Ramchandra Paudel has authenticated the Citizenship Bill. President Paudel on Wednesday approved the bill to amend the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063. The Citizenship Bill, which was passed twice by the previous Parliament, was halted at the President’s Office after the then President Bidhya Devi Bhandari did not authenticate it. The current government requested… Continue reading President Paudel authenticates the Citizenship Bill