The Supreme Court of Nepal has ordered the closure of the brick kilns operating in Panchkhal municipality in the Kavre District of the country, citing their serious impacts on the environment and public health. Kavre is an adjoining district of Kathmandu Valley. Air Pollution in Kathmandu reached hazardous levels...
In another attack on the interim Government and its stance on holding elections, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed has questioned the true agenda of Chief Advisor Mohd Yunus over his “vague election timeframes” such as December 2025 or early 2026 instead of giving a concrete timeline.
“Why...
In the early hours of Wednesday, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremor occurred at 04.43 a.m. IST (local time), with the epicentre located at latitude 35.83 degrees North and longitude 70.60 degrees East, at...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday questioned whose agenda Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus is serving by repeatedly citing vague election timeframes—such as December or June—instead of providing a specific and concrete roadmap.
“Why can’t you settle down on one timeline? You are a world-famous and...
Customs authorities of India and Nepal have discussed ways to check trans-border criminal activities, smuggling of gold and narcotics, and fake currency notes (FCN), the finance ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
The 21st Director General-Level Talks on Customs Cooperation was held between India and Nepal in Kathmandu on...
On the sidelines of the 3rd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministerial level meeting on Wednesday, India’s Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Union Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development of Nepal, Ram Nath Adhikari, signed an MoU on ‘Cooperation in the Field of...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has written to U.S. President Donald Trump seeking relief from recently imposed reciprocal tariffs on Sri Lankan exports. Labour Minister Anil Jayantha Fernando confirmed in Parliament that the White House has acknowledged receipt of the letter.
In his message, President Dissanayake flagged potential risks to Sri...
Deputy Governor Dr Neelam Dhungana Timsina has been appointed as acting governor of Nepal Rastra Bank for the time being. The Rastra Bank has been without a governor since the end of outgoing Governor Mahaprasad Adhikari’s term on April 6.
Amid accusations of delay in the appointment of a governor...
Sri Lanka’s economic turnaround continues to gain momentum, with the Central Bank today presenting its Annual Economic Review 2024 to President and Finance Minister Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The review puts in perspective the nation’s recovery from its 2022 economic crisis, the worst in its post-independence history.
The publication, handed over...
Bangladesh has inked the ‘Artemis Accords’ as the 54th country with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), focused on non-military space exploration.
The Artemis Accords, established in October 2020, are a set of non-binding agreements designed to promote peaceful and cooperative civil exploration of outer space.
In the presence of...
