Valley sees large exodus of people on eve of local polls

KATHMANDU, MAY 12 A large number of people have left the Kathmandu Valley for their hometowns in different parts of the country to take part in the local level elections taking place at all 753...

Indian PM Modi visiting Nepal for fifth time

Nepal By Rastriya Samachar Samiti Published: 04:22 pm May 12, 2022 FILE: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets the media prior to the BRICS summit in Brasilia, Brazil November 14, 2019. Photo: Reuters KATHMANDU, MAY 12 Prime Minister of...

Schools to have two-day weekend, full school hours on Friday

Kathmandu By Rastriya Samachar Samiti Published: 02:55 pm May 12, 2022 Photo: THT BHAKTAPUR, MAY 12 A two-day public holiday rule announced by the government will be coming into effect from coming May 15 and the provision is to...

Indian woman scales Kanchenjunga after Annapurna

Nepal By THT Online Published: 02:31 pm May 12, 2022 Baljeet Kaur KATHMANDU, MAY 12 An Indian woman has climbed her second 8000m mountain Kanchenjunga, the world's third highest peak this morning just within two weeks. Baljeet Kaur, from Himachal...

Norwegian completes 7 summits, Quintero becomes first Honduran to scale Mt Everest

Nepal By THT Online Published: 02:31 pm May 12, 2022 Norwegian completes 7 summits, Quintero becomes first Honduran to scale Mt Everest KATHMANDU, MAY 12 A climber from Honduras has successfully scaled the world's highest mountain this morning becoming...

Renewable energy

Nepal By EMELLY MUTAMBATSERE Published: 01:23 pm May 12, 2022 Photo: THT logo KATHMANDU, MAY 11 Achieving the United Nations SDGs will require massive investment in developing countries. Blended finance, which combines concessional public funds with commercial funds,...

Shree Airlines makes emergency landing due to engine failure

Nepal By Himalayan News Service Published: 12:31 pm May 12, 2022 KATHMANDU, MAY 11 An aircraft of Shree Airlines made a safe emergency landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) today after one of its engines failed. TIA Spokesperson...

Import ban helps to prop up forex reserves

KATHMANDU, MAY 11 As the government has curbed the import of certain non-essential goods, the foreign exchange reserves of Nepal witnessed a slight uptick, increasing by $30 million in the ninth month of the current...