Published On: July 19, 2022 08:44 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
SINDHUPALCHOWK, July 19: Deuralee Chamling, a woman in her 40s has been making her living through adventure. She is a trekking guide by profession and recently scaled Mt Everest. Being the first lady mountaineer to have summited the tallest mountain in the world from Rai community, she wants to explore more adventure fields. She has been in the river as an informal worker since 2012. Chamling wants to be able to earn while enjoying what she loves — nature. “Seeing that the rafting industry is welcoming to women, I decided to apply for a river guide license,” she says. “The opportunity is immense in rafting which is why I was attracted towards it.”
Published On: July 18, 2022 05:10 PM NPT By: Republica
JANAKPURDHAM, July 18: Agriculture is considered the main basis of prosperity of Madhesh Province. The provincial government has been emphasizing a commercial agriculture system to increase agriculture, irrigation and agricultural production to make the province prosperous. But during the paddy planting season, the government has become a mute spectator when the farmers of Madhesh are without fertilizers and any means to irrigate their fields.
Published On: July 18, 2022 03:34 PM NPT By: Himal Lamsal
KATHMANDU, July 18: The government has decided to give two more years to the Indian company Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (GMR) to complete the financial management of the Upper Karnali Hydropower Project.
Published On: July 18, 2022 02:58 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, July 18: The price of gold has increased in the Nepali Market. The price of the precious yellow metal increased by Rs 400 per tola on Monday. The price of fine gold has increased from Rs 93,600 per tola on Sunday to Rs 94,000 per tola on Monday.
Published On: July 18, 2022 01:35 PM NPT By: Balkrishna Gyawali
KATHMANDU, July 17: It has been a year since the problem began to appear in the country’s external sector. The problems seen since mid-July 2021, the first month of the last financial year, have not been resolved until the beginning of July this year. The problems in some areas are going deeper.
Published On: July 18, 2022 01:10 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, July 18: Additional tourism infrastructures have been developed along the trekking route of the world famous Mardi mountain.
Published On: July 18, 2022 12:39 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, July 18: A high-tech equipment is to be installed at Nagdhunga – the main entrance to the Kathmandu Valley – for scanning and keeping records of the vehicles.
Published On: July 18, 2022 11:05 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, July 18: The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security has approved 'Contributors Credit Guidelines 2079 BS based on the Social Security Fund.
Published On: July 18, 2022 09:15 AM NPT By: Himal Lamsal
KATHMANDU, July 18: The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, which has the main responsibility for advancing the developmental projects in the country, has spent only 53 percent of its allocated budget on capital expenditures in the previous fiscal year 2021/22. This is the lowest in the last 6 years. Additionally, the ministry’s expenditure is less this year than that seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published On: July 18, 2022 08:43 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, July 18: The government has decided to provide a loan of Rs 7 billion to Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) to make the supply of petroleum products smooth.