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Inside the Rs 3. 73 billion fraud investigation shaking Nepal's business elite
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (258+ words) Kantipur spoke with ten people with direct knowledge of the matter, including officials at the Department of Money Laundering Investigation, two of the five partners at the centre of the agreement, sources close to Bhatta, Securities Board of Nepal, Nepal…...
Nepal's "Elephants in the Fog' selected for Cannes' Un Certain Regard
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (340+ words) Nepali film "Elephants in the Fog (Tiniharu)" has been selected in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival, marking the first time a Nepali feature has entered the category, considered the second most prestigious after the main…...
Nepal to host South Asian Qualifying for ITF Asia 12 & Under Team Competition
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (439+ words) Nepal is hosting the South Asia Regional Qualifying event for the ITF Asia 12 & Under Team Competition in Satdobato, Lalitpur, from April 13 to 17. The Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) started the tournament in 2017. It is now being organised directly under the International…...
Anti-graft body files corruption charges against former Speaker Mahara, others in gold smuggling case
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (705+ words) The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority has filed a corruption case at the Special Court against former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara, joint secretary Arun Pokharel and others, accusing them of facilitating gold smuggling concealed in electronic cigarettes....
What follows after arrest warrants against the Deuba couple
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (255+ words) HED: What follows after arrest warrants against the Deuba couple DEK: The couple are placed on the fugitive list after the arrest warrents issued on Tuesday. Both are currently abroad. The warrant was issued on Tuesday by a bench of…...
Israeli strikes pummel Lebanon, killing 250 in deadliest day of war
9+ hour, 17+ min ago (1094+ words) Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, killing more than 250 people on Wednesday, as the Iran-aligned group resumed rocket attacks on northern Israel after a brief pause under the two-week…...
Rising fuel costs drive sharp fare hikes, threatening growth and household budgets
11+ hour, 38+ min ago (1034+ words) Travelling via air got costlier last week. Now, the surface route has become historically most expensive. With a steep hike in fuel prices, fares of public transport and cargo on inter-provincial routes have also risen sharply to all-time highs. All…...
Mohammad Aadil Alam made a dramatic return to cricket. But he is struggling with form
11+ hour, 33+ min ago (1036+ words) All eyes were on Mohammad Aadil Alam during the auction for the second Nepal Premier League in August last year. Although he was returning to cricket after a gap of two years, he took the spotlight. All the franchises in…...
Even a few minds changed is a revolution
11+ hour, 12+ min ago (741+ words) Through films like "Gunyo Cholo: The Dress" (Best National Feature Film of the 9th Nepal International Film Festival), Nepali filmmaker Samundra Bhatta foregrounds the voices that have long been pushed beyond the margins of social consciousness. Bhatta was also awarded the…...
Paralysis plagues Morang's Sardar settlement
11+ hour, 53+ min ago (1425+ words) Gramthan Rural Municipality, located a short distance from Biratnagar, the capital of Koshi province, is home to a settlement facing a growing public health crisis. In ward 2 of this Tharu-dominated locality, lies the Sardar settlement'locally known as Bataraitola'where paralysis linked…...