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Tough times ahead for Pakistan as talks with IMF fails

Tough times ahead for Pakistan as talks with IMF fails

Tough times are ahead for Pakistan as Islamabad and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have failed to reach a staff-level agreement on a much-needed USD 1.1 billion bailout package aimed at preventing the country from going bankrupt. Analysts believe that the current economic crisis in Pakistan is a culmination of decades of faulty policies, reported…

Internal Terminal of Chobhar Dry Port to come into operation

Internal Terminal of Chobhar Dry Port to come into operation

The internal terminal of the Chobhar dry port in Kathmandu is going to come into operation soon.A terminal inside the dry port, under the Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Committee, came into operation since mid-March last year, but the internal terminal was yet to come into operation. Executive Director of the committee, Ashish Gajurel, shared that…

  • Bird flu infection found in the Kathmandu valley

    Bird flu infection found in the Kathmandu valley

    Bird flu infection has been confirmed in chickens reared at three different locations in Kathmandu Valley. According to the Department of Animal Services, the infection was found in chickens reared by farmers of Nepal Agricultural Research Council's firm at Khumaltar...

  • Tea worth Rs 38 million exported

    Tea worth Rs 38 million exported

    Tea worth Rs 38 million has been exported from Nepal. According to National Tea and Coffee Development Board, tea farming is done in around 27,500 hectares of land and Jhapa covers more than one third of the total tea gardens....

  • Ministry suggests local levels to classify land

    Ministry suggests local levels to classify land

    The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation has suggested the local governments for the classification of land at the earliest possible time. The Ministry made such appeal to the local governments as sales and rights ownership of land...

  • Economic growth not possible sans private sector: Minister Bhandari

    Economic growth not possible sans private sector: Minister Bhandari

    Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Damodar Bhandari, has insisted on the involvement and promotion of the private sector in the journey towards national prosperity.While inaugurating the ninth AGM of the Nepal Printers’ Association Federation here today, the Minister ruled...

  • 16 districts of Nepal yet to be leprosy free

    16 districts of Nepal yet to be leprosy free

    A total of 16 districts in the country are yet to be free of leprosy. According to information shared at a programme organised to mark the 70th World Leprosy Day here on Friday, the 16 districts are Jhapa, Morang, Siraha,...

  • Test flight at Tarigaon Airport

    Test flight at Tarigaon Airport

    Sita Air has conducted a test flight at the Tarigaon airport located in Tulsipur sub-metropolitan city-12 of Dang. Sita Air's 19-seater aircraft with call sign A-AJH landed at the airport on Friday. Landing of the plane was tested from both...

  • Search for last victim of plane crash still going on

    Search for last victim of plane crash still going on

    The search and rescue operation conducted by the Nepal Army following the crash of Yeti Airlines aircraft in Pokhara is ongoing. Although the Kaski District Security Committee meeting decided to withdraw the search and rescue team deployed at the accident...