The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) likes to pick fights and has been at odds with Sagarmatha National Park after it, the Namche local government and Lukla businesses banned commercial ...

When a dozen tiger range countries met in St. Petersburg for a summit in 2010, they committed to doubling the population of their big cats in 12 years. Nepal became the first country to not just ...

Malaysian car brand Proton is launching the E.Mas7 series in Nepal. The model combines the electric motor, inverter, transmission and regenerative braking in one unit. It also has a ‘short blade’ ...

Official Tata Motors distributor Sipradi launched its Magic BS6 10-seater 30 horsepower van. It is said to be a high mileage, low-maintenance vehicle designed for urban and school transportation.

Samsung has launched two models of a 12-kg washing machine that uses AI to learn the user’s laundry habits and minimise water and energy consumption. The dial-controlled model is priced at Rs114,990, ...

KATHMANDU, 15 JANUARY 1934: Ruins of the Ghanta Ghar tower after the Great Earthquake 91 years ago that killed 10,000 people in Kathmandu Valley. ALL PHOTOS: KEDAR MANI DIXIT ARCHIVES The new year ...

Mahalaxmi Bikas Bank has donated computers and printers to the Autism Learning Centre in Jhapa to support the education of the 24 children who study there.

As a struggling photographer in Bhaktapur 30 years ago, Kishor Kayastha could not even afford furniture. Buying a new lens was out of the question. Later, as one of Nepal’s top fashion and travel ...

Khukri Rum producer Nepal Distilleries held training programs for sugarcane farmers in Biratnagar and Sarlahi recently. The company aims to enhance the capacity of the farmers by presenting techniques ...

Ncell has received the ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for complying with best practices for information security and protection of customer privacy. Ncell has implemented measures against ...

NIC Asia Bank has helped construct and launch a library at Birendra Adarsh Secondary School in Rapti Municipality in Chitwan. The Bank has a budget of Rs20 million for constructing libraries in ...

Twenty years ago, we wrote about how a malfunction in a turbine in a power plant led to power cuts across the country. The installed power then was only 610MW and the peak demand 560MW, which caused a ...