- Saturday, 19 July 2025
2.25-km road built daily last year: PM Oli
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said a 2.25-kilometre road was constructed daily in the last fiscal year, 2024/25. Taking to a social networking site today, Prime Minister Oli argued that the country made a huge stride in physical infrastructure in the last six years.
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Inmates shifted after jail entry gate collapsed
Jailbirds have been shifted to other districts after the entry gate of Lamjung District Prison at Beshisahar collapsed. Last Wednesday, around 5:00 PM, the only gate to the west of the prison that allowed prisoners to enter was broken.
Five jets shot down during India-Pakistan conflict, claims Trump
In a fresh claim, US President Donald Trump said "five jets were shot down" during the conflict between India and Pakistan in May and repeated his assertion that the fighting ended following his intervention. The US president did not specify whether the jets were lost by either of the two countries or whether he was referring to combined losses by both sides.
Trail cameras, GPS devices being installed in KCA
UNESCO, in collaboration with the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area Management Council (KCAMC) and Samriddha Pahad, has begun installing trail cameras and GPS devices in Kanchanjunga Conservation Area (KCA).
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Nepal witnesses significant progress in financial inclusion: NRB
Nepal has made a meaningful progress in bringing more people into the formal financial system, according to the latest Financial Inclusion Index (FII) made public by the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).
Gen Z Nepalis find politics uninspiring
Gen Z Nepalis, born in the era of the internet and raised amidst constitutional upheaval, are coming of age, and into politics. “Our political structure is different fro
Govt committed to protecting democracy: PM Oli
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said government was committed to protecting democracy because the democracy was brought through struggles for human rights, peace and social justice.
Govt. working for safeguarding the Constitution: Home Minister
Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has said the government has been working for the protection of the Constitution.
PM Oli stresses fostering Nepal-China friendship across generations
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has stressed the need to foster Nepal-China friendship across generations. He clarified that the government of Nepal would not leave any stone unturned for the activities to be carried out from the side of Nepal in order to advance the relationship.
Govt's budget spending recorded at 1,523 billion, revenue at 1,219 billion in last FY
The government's revenue and expenditure both have appeared weak in the last fiscal year 2024/25. The statistics shared by the Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO) show the government's revenue has shrunk to 82 per cent and expenditure to 81 per cent compared to the annual target.
Children make up half of more than 170 killed in Pakistan floods
Relentless floods have claimed the lives of more than 170 people in eastern Pakistan, about half of them children, in the latest catastrophe that underscores the country’s vulnerability to the escalating climate crisis. At least 54 of the deaths came in the past 24 hours, according to the National Disaster Management Authority, after torrential rains swept through the most populous province of Punjab, collapsing homes and destroying roads.
Progress sans labour not possible, states PM Oli
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that progress without labour and prosperity without labourers respect was not possible.
Registration empowers women’s business
Anita Basaula, a woman entrepreneur from Birgunj, has been running beauty parlour business informally. Nobody told her about the need and benefits of registering the business. Meanwhile, after attending a two-day Formalize your Business training under the 'Empowered Women and Prosperous Nepal' programme organised at the Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry, she realised the avenues could be opened with the registration of her business.
