May 9, 2024 · as published by Nepali news portals, newest first
By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, May 9: A breakthrough has been made in the tunnel-digging work in Sunkoshi-Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project.
By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, May 9: The current spell of rain has come as a natural remedy against forest fires as it has doused nearly all wildfires across the country.
Paris, May 9: April marked another "remarkable" month of record-breaking global air and sea surface temperature averages, according to a new report by the EU's climate monitor published on Wednesda...
By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, May 9: Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nepal Park Tae-Young has said that the roadmap of the areas of cooperation between Nepal and Korea will be prepared by t...
US lawmakers have condemned ‘from the river to the sea’ as antisemitic Facebook’s independent oversight board is considering whether to designate the phrase “from the river to the sea” as hate spe...
By Our Correspondent,Dolakha, May 9: After the onset of the dry season, fire breaks out in the forests of Dolakha every year. However, it is not possible to identify who sets the fire to the forest...
Competition has cooled—for now Two years ago companies in America were scrambling to plug vacancies from shop floors and call centres to corporate headquarters. Workers laid off during the pandemi...
By Phadindra Adhikari,Lekhnath, May 9: Honey Hunting Festival 2081 will be held at Landruk of Annapurna Rural Municipality-7, Kaski.
Image for Representation KATHMANDU: The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has fixed the exchange rate of foreign currency for May 9, 2024. According to the NRB, the buying rate of one US dollar has reached...
Paris, May 9: Eleven years after losing 2-1 to German rivals Bayern Munich in the 2013 Champions League final, Mats Hummels, Marco Reus and Borussia Dortmund have overcome the odds and are heading...
Aleksei A. Novikov
Nepal is famous for the world's highest mountain and numerous snowy peaks. These shining mountains are, of course, the glory of the Himalayan nation. It is equally rich in flora and fauna. The rare...
The province head made the announcement hours after lawmakers from the UML and the Maoist Centre requested him to initiate the process to form a new government. Koshi Province Head Parshuram Khapu...
The main opposition plans to disrupt proceedings as soon as he concludes his statement as it insists on parliamentary probe. The main opposition Nepali Congress has reiterated that its demand for ...
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba (R), Vice President Purna Bahadur Khadka (C) and General Secretary Bishwa Prakash Sharma/File Photo KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC), the main oppositio...
By Rammani Dahal,Hetauda, May 9: The budget size of Bagmati Province for the upcoming fiscal year 2024/25 will shrink.
Patients seeking treatment at state-run local health facilities in Kathmandu will be screened for non-communicable diseases. At least 50 health workers including medical officers, health assistant...
Cloudy sky/File Photo for Representation KATHMANDU: Along with westerly winds and local winds, the low-pressure system formed around Bihar in India is having an impact in Nepal. The country is cu...
Excessive power to 'karmacharis' leads to a lack of efficiency in public institutions. There are two contradictory macro-narratives in discourses about Nepali bureaucracy. The first depicts the bu...
In two recent cases of gold smuggling and cooperative funds embezzlement, the Congress and the UML have opposite positions on how to probe them. Almost a year ago, CPN-UML, the then main oppositio...
The 13.3-km tunnel that will redirect a portion of the Sunkoshi river’s flow to the Bagmati to irrigate farmlands in central Tarai made a breakthrough on Wednesday. The Rs10.05 billion diversion t...
While the term ‘mass education’ has been in global vogue for three centuries, it is a post-WWII idea. While the terms ‘mass or universal elementary education’ and ‘higher education’ have been in g...
Jerusalem, May 9: The Israeli military said Wednesday that it has reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza, a key terminal for the entry of humanitarian aid that was closed over the weekend aft...
Inauguration of Janasewa Municipal Hospital in Diktel. KHOTANG: A five-bed ‘Janasewa Municipal Hospital’ has been established in Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi municipality-12, Jalpa. With the setup...
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike east of Rafah, Gaza Strip/File Photo: AP. WASHINGTON DC: For the first time since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the Biden administration has paused ...
Nepal Police Headquarters, Naxal in Kathmandu/File Photo KATHMANDU: In a sweeping reorganization, the Nepal Police Headquarters has executed the transfer of 519 police inspectors. Under the direc...
KATHMANDU: Economic Digest offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of latest business happenings in Nepal, presented in easily digestible summaries. Department of Industry approves 10 foreign ...
Industrial development is indispensable for economic and social progress. It is a precondition for raising levels of income and employment in developing countries including Nepal. Realising this, N...
This author had an opportunity to interact with provincial assembly members and policy makers across the country in the east and the west recently where the tendencies to create parallel agencies a...
Kathmandu, May 9 : The weather has remained partly to generally cloudy throughout the country while light rain is currently taking place at one or two places of the Koshi province, the Department o...
Office of the Chief Minister, Koshi Province/File Photo BIRATNAGAR: Responding to Koshi Province Chief Parsuram Khapung’s call to form a new government, the CPN-UML and Maoist Center have jointly ...
Dr. Mahendra Lawoti (L) and Khagendra Makhim/File Photo KATHMANDU: A third faction has emerged in the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) marking a split under the leadership of Upendra Yadav and Ashok R...
Under-construction bridge/File Photo for Representation CHITWAN: Construction of bridges along the Narayangadh-Muglin road section has gained pace in a way to bring them into operation by coming m...
Analysts and opposition parties say the BJP decided to skip contesting the election because the outcome is likely to contradict Modi’s narrative of a peaceful, more integrated Kashmir since he remo...
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