A finance ministry semi-annual report showed that Egypt spent nothing on electricity subsidies in the second half of 2019, down from 7.992 billion Egyptian pounds ($510.02 million) the same period a year earlier. Scaling back energy subsidies that have been a strain on the budget for decades was a central part of a three-year, $12…
The month-long Shree Swasthani Brata Katha festival devoted to goddess Shree Swasthani, concluded today . The holy fair attracts thousands of devotees every year at the banks of Sali River in Sankhu, a traditionally rich Newar village 12 kms east of Kathmandu. Hindu women observed the last day by worshipping goddess Shree Swasthani and bathing…
Oman has given Nepal a target of 119 runs in the Cricket World Cup League 1 game. Oman, who opted to win the toss and fielding, lost 5 wickets in the stipulated 5 overs and made 199 runs. Oman has given Nepal a target of 119 runs in the Cricket World Cup League 1 game. Oman, who…
The Immigration officials of Myanmar, arrested the two Nepali women who were trying to sneak into Myanmar from India using “forged passports. Their names are identified as; S. Saraswati (31) and Ghaising Kavita (36). They handed over the women and...
India has announced financial assistance of INR eight billion (Rs 12.80 billion) to Nepal for the upcoming fiscal year 2020-21, which is a significant drop in comparison to the last fiscal year. Presenting the Union Budget for the upcoming fiscal...
A video of two elderly people, who are reportedly in their 80s, went viral amid the recent coronavirus outbreak in China. As the video of the old couple went viral, social media was abuzz with reactions. A user wrote, “So...
Supreme Court has postponed the writ petition filed against the candidate of Speaker Agni Sapkota . Advocate Dinesh Tripathi had moved the court seeking an interim order to immediately halt the process of Speaker’s election arguing that a murder-accused should...
The first case of coronavirus contraction in the country has now been confirmed. It is said, one man and the other woman have been suspected to have been infected with the virus. The patient doesn’t have any symptoms now, according...
An aircraft battling wildfires in Australia crashed in New South Wales State today. The aircraft was C-130 firefighting, which was belonged to a private company. In the plane crash, three U.S. residents, authorities are killed.
As soon as Agni Sapkota has filed his candidacy; for civil society, human rights activists and conflict victims came out in force on Wednesday to protest the Nepal Communist Party fielding someone accused of murder for such a sensitive and...
