NatGeo expedition returns to Everest for weather station maintenance

KATHMANDU, April 18 A multidisciplinary team of climate scientists and world-renowned climbers has returned to the world's highest peak as a part of the National Geographic Scientific Expedition aiming to conduct essential maintenance on world's...

Seventh agriculture census beginning tomorrow

KATHMANDU, APRIL 18 The seventh agriculture census is taking place from tomorrow (Tuesday). For the census that takes place every 10 years, 5,200 enumerators and 1,300 supervisors have been deployed. The supervisors will visit the houses...

NRB staffers protest governor's suspension

KATHMANDU, APRIL 17 The employees of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) have staged a protest against the decision of the government to suspend the central bank's Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari. Demanding the government to withdraw its action...

Death toll in Syangja jeep plunge reaches six

Nepal By Rastriya Samachar Samiti Published: 02:26 pm Apr 18, 2022 WALLING, APRIL 18 The death toll in Syangja jeep accident has reached six. The latest victim of the accident is a 50-year-old Ganga Bahadur Dala of Waling-12 who...

Krishu international vice-chair of writers' association

Nepal By Rastriya Samachar Samiti Published: 12:08 pm Apr 18, 2022 KATHMANDU, APRIL 17 A meeting of Nepali Writers' Association has nominated writer and poet Krishu Chhetri its international vice-chair. The association's meeting decided yesterday. The Association held its...

EC preparing for elections in full swing

KATHMANDU, APRIL 17 Election fever has gripped the entire nation with the Election Commission and all the political parties focused on the local level elections slated for May 13. The political parties' latest meeting, discussions, interaction...

Night of healing, relaxing music

KATHMANDU, APRIL 17 Drum Jatra 2022 - a seven-day percussion festival featuring national and international artistes - is underway from April 11. Mangal Man Maharjan, Navin Chettri, Bijay Shrestha, Eduardo Mendonca, Ashesh Rai, and Nimesh...

Durbarmarg street fest back after 2 years

KATHMANDU, APRIL 17 The 15th Durbarmarg Street Festival, which had been halted for two year due to the COV- ID-19 pandemic, was back on the streets of Durbarmarg on April 16. The festival covered the entire...