KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 26 The Nepal Stock Exchange created a fresh record today, as the benchmark index advanced by 18.43 points to rest at an all-time high of 1,893.24 points. Prior to this, the all-time record...

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 26 The UN in Nepal has strongly condemned the rape and killing of a six-year-old girl in Bardibas which was reported in the media. “We urge the relevant authorities to urgently follow due process...

HAVANA: Argentina football legend Diego Maradona said his hero, late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro – whom he considered a “second father” and whose face he had tattooed on his leg – once urged him to...

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 26 The private sector needs to unite and work together for rehabilitation and revival of the tourism sector that has been hard-hit by COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers at an interaction organised by Nepal Tourism Board...

Fewer vehicles on the roads do not necessarily translate into fewer accidents and casualties as was shown during the lockdown With the easing of the lockdown in the third week of September, vehicles, both big...

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 26 India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who arrived here today on a two-day visit, held a bilateral meeting with his Nepali counterpart Bharat Raj Paudyal. They reviewed several aspects of Nepal-India relations covering...

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 26 The Government of Nepal has made it mandatory for all 753 local levels to distribute social security allowance to beneficiaries through banking channel. A notice recently published by the Ministry of Home Affairs...

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 26 The Council affiliated to the International Trade Union Federation has called for including workers of the informal and self-employed sectors in the social security scheme. In a joint statement, the three large trade...