- Thursday, 1 May 2025
Contractors threaten to halt work over payment delays
Contractors working on the Kaligandaki Corridor, a national pride project, have threatened to halt construction if outstanding payments are not cleared. The upgrading and blacktopping works are in progress along the 45-kilometre
Indigent Majhi families caught in property auction case
The Majhi settlement in Bhimtar of Chautara Sangachokgadhi Municipality-14 is at high risk of being auctioned off. The risk stems from the community’s inability to repay loans taken out for post-earthquake reconstruction.
Halchowk Aakash Bhairav’s Bahara Barse Jatra continues
Halchowk Aakash Bhairav’s Bahara Barse Jatra is celebrated once every 12 years. A mask dance of 10 deities are showcased in this Jatra. This year, people are experiencing the exquis
Tora Lake near Muktinath awaits tourists
Tora Lake, a tranquil natural pond located in Ward No. 1 of Varagung Muktichhetra Rural Municipality, Mustang, remains an overlooked treasure, despite lying just a two-minute walk away from the road leading to the famous Muktinath Temple.
Nation
Igor Shutenkov, Mayor of Ulan-Ude City, visits Lalitpur
Igor Shutenkov, Mayor of Ulan-Ude city in Russia, has arrived in Lalitpur after the two cities established sister city relations. He was welcomed on Tuesday by Lalitpur Metropolitan City Mayor Chiribabu Maharjan and Deputy Mayor Manja
Weather to remain partly to generally cloudy today
According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the water vapour-rich air entering from the Bay of Bengal has also had a partial impact.
Collaboration among all sides a must for ensuring labour with dignity-Speaker
Speaker Devraj Ghimire has underscored the need for collaboration among all stakeholders to ensure social security, skill development of workers, technology-friendly environment, equal opportunities and dignified labour.
NC's role prime in securing trade union rights-President Deuba
Nepali Congress (NC) President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said the NC has been ever discharging crucial role in advancing the Trade Union Act, Labour Act and Social Security Fund in the country.
World
Trump offers automakers 25% tariff relief
President Donald Trump signed executive orders Tuesday to relax some of his 25% tariffs on automobiles and auto parts, a significant reversal as the import taxes threatened to hurt domestic manufacturers. Automakers and independent analy
Business
Floods, fund crunch disrupt industrial village plan in Kavre
The government’s ambitious plan of establishing “One Industrial Village in Every Local Level” has faced a snag in Kavrepalanchok district, with construction either stalled or damaged across four municipalities.
Tora Lake near Muktinath awaits tourists
Tora Lake, a tranquil natural pond located in Ward No. 1 of Varagung Muktichhetra Rural Municipality, Mustang, remains an overlooked treasure, despite lying just a two-minute walk away from the road leading to the famous Muktinath Temple.
Economic growth for current FY estimated at 4.61%
Nepal’s economy is estimated to grow by 4.61 per cent in the current fiscal year 2024/25. According to the Ann
GDP estimates 6.1 trillion in FY 2024/25
National Statistics Office unveiled that preliminary estimation of gross domestic product (GDP) is going to reach Rs 6.107 trillion in the current fiscal year (FY).
Sports
Dembele sinks Arsenal as PSG seize edge in CL semi-final
Paris Saint-Germain seized the advantage in their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal as Ousmane Dembele sealed a 1-0 win in the first leg on Tuesday. Dembele struck in t
Interview
SAU is regional collaboration and shared identity: Prof. Aggarwal
Prof. K. K. Aggarwal has been serving as President of South Asian University (SAU) since December 2023. He was the founding Vice-Chancellor of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and
Film festivals provide platform for young filmmakers
Dr. Rwita Dutta, an Indian professor, film critic, and editor, as well as a member of the International Film Critics' Association (FIPRESCI), recently visited Nepal as a jury member of the Nepal International Film Festival (NIFF). She has
Society
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May Day messages
President Ramchandra Paudel has extended heartfelt greetings of peace, prosperity, and solidarity to all Nepali workers at home and abroad on the occasion of World Labour Day. In his message, President Paudel expresse