Price of yellow metal increases again after days of fall

KATHMANDU: The per tola price of gold has increased by Rs 1,600 in the domestic market today. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers Association, the price of hallmark gold has been...

Standard Chartered Bank reaffirmed with AAA rating 2nd year in a row

KATHMANDU: Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency (ICRA) Nepal has reaffirmed the issuer rating of AAA to Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited (SCBNL), second year in a row. ICRA Nepal Limited, a subsidiary of...

Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth to launch political party

NEW DELHI: Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth said Thursday he plans to launch his own political party in southern India in January, ending years of speculation by millions of his fans on his political future. He...

Gun found in forest explodes killing forest security personnel in Udayapur

GAIGHAT: A forest security personnel died after the gun he found in the forest exploded itself in Udayapur district, on Wednesday night. Information officer Jageshwar Sah at District Forest Office, Udayapur identified the deceased as...

Youth convicted of murder sent to life imprisonment in Udayapur

GAIGHAT: The District Court, Udayapur, has sentenced a youth convicted of murder to life imprisonment. The single bench of Justice Deepak Khanal on Wednesday convicted Roshan Raut (25), who had been remanded in judicial custody,...

Former French President Giscard d’Estaing dies of COVID-19 complications at 94

PARIS: Former President Valery Giscard d’Estaing, who championed European integration and helped modernise French society in the 1970s, has died at the age of 94 after contracting COVID-19. Giscard’s foundation said he passed away in...

NC President Deuba extends message on Int’l Day of Persons with Disabilities

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba today said that NC always respects the courage and crucial contributions made by people with disabilities in Nepal’s democratic movements. In a message extended on International Day...

PM Oli meets Prez Bhandari ahead of Cabinet meeting

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has met with President Bidya Devi Bhandari ahead of Thursday’s meeting of Council of Ministers. According to Baluwatar sources, the Prime Minister is in Shital Niwas for a regular...