7,394 persons reported missing in 2020-21

KATHMANDU, MARCH 19 As many as 7,394 were reported missing during the fiscal 2020-21, with the whereabouts of many of them still remaining unknown. According to the annual report 2020-21 recently published by the Ministry of...

CPN-MC must face polls independently: Dahal

Nepal By Rastriya Samachar Samiti Published: 09:44 am Mar 20, 2022 Photo Courtesy: cmprachanda.com SINDHULI, MARCH 19 Chairperson of CPN-Maoist Centre Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said his party must go to the election on its own strength for the...

'Reservoir-based hydel projects govt priority'

DOLAKHA, MARCH 19 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the government is committed to prioritising reservoir-based multi-purpose projects. Inaugurating the newly built 220/132kv sub-station of Naya Khimti in Ramechhap's Manthali Municipality-13, Phalasi today, the prime...

EC's 'unjust' election code kicks up a row

KATHMANDU, MARCH 19 Although the Election Commission has justified its election code's requirement for incumbent local representatives to resign from their posts to contest upcoming local polls, local representatives have condemned this provision calling it...

Nepal records 17 COVID-19 cases on Saturday

Nepal By THT Online Published: 07:19 pm Mar 19, 2022 Ministry of Health and Population. KATHMANDU, MARCH 19 The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal climbed to 3,595 on Saturday as eight people tested positive for the infection in...

Nepal happiest country in South Asia

Nepal By Rastriya Samachar Samiti Published: 03:28 pm Mar 19, 2022 File - A vendor sells Himalayan Dog Chew known as Chhurpi at Kalinchok Bhagwati Temple, located in Dolakha, on Saturday, 30 October 2021. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT Kathmandu,...

Batters let Nepal down in Dubai

KATHMANDU, MARCH 18 Nepal national cricket team faced a 48-run defeat at the hands of the United Arab Emirates in a low-scoring One Day International match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium today. Nepal, who struggled...

UK hands over two lost artistic heritages to Nepal

Nepal By Rastriya Samachar Samiti Published: 12:56 pm Mar 19, 2022 Photo Courtesy: Emiline Smith/Twitter Kathmandu, March 19 The United Kingdom (UK) has handed over two artistic cultural artifacts that were disappeared from Nepal. At a programme organized at London-based...