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Flights at various airports across the country have been affected due to heavy rains since Tuesday morning.According to the Tribhuvan International Airport, the flight could not take off on time due to heavy rains.According to the airport, flights have been delayed at Lukla, Pokhara, Dhangadhi, Nepalgunj, Bhairahawa, Surkhet, Tumlingtar…

A company model will be used to advance the Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project, which has been plagued by ups and downs in its development for years.The new company will have a seven-member board of directors, including three from the government consisting of the Energy Secretary and two joint-secretaries, one from the Energy Ministry and one…

Speaking before the federal parliament on Monday, Minister Pampha Bhusal claimed that Nepal has been exporting electricity worth Rs 100 to Rs 120 million per day to India.Asked about the ministry's policy, program, and budget, Minister Bhusal stated that Nepal sells up to 364 MW of power to the Indian market on a regular basis."The…

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has made it illegal to sell food on the streets. The KMC said that it took this step to stop cholera from spreading.As the number of people with cholera in the Kathmandu Valley has been going up recently, food items that use water to make them have been banned from being sold or given away.The KMC has…

Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has fixed the exchange rate of one US dollar at Rs 126.34 for Wednesday. This is a record high for the American dollar. Earlier, the exchange rate of one US dollar had reached Rs 125.72 on Thursday.In the days that followed, the dollar weakened. It had started rising again from Tuesday. Meanwhile, the US dollar set a…

The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control has urged to consume processed drinking water only by looking at the DFTQC number on the label of the bottle and jar.Stating that the infection of various harmful micro-organisms of diarrhea will increase in the rainy season and there is a possibility of infection from the use of such…

Thai Smile Airways, a subsidiary of Thai Airways from Thailand is going to start regular Kathmandu-Bangkok flight.Thai Smile is going to start regular flights in Nepal for the first time from next Friday (July 1). In addition, after two years, the airline will resume direct flight to Nepal-Thailand route.The Civil Aviation Authority has…

SriLankan Airlines plans to expand flightsThe airline has been allowed to operate all seven flights per week through Tribhuvan International Airport from July 6, according to the official Zenith Travels for Nepal.The airline has been allowed to operate seven flights a week by making Colombo transit to Gulf destinations including the…

For the upcoming Fiscal Year 2022/23, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has allotted a budget of Rs 25,41 billion. Today, Deputy Mayor of KMC Sunita Dangol presented the budget during a special event.Twenty percent of the budget, or Rs 4.68 billion, has been earmarked for office expenses. Infrastructure development has been allotted Rs…

Wizz Air will also start international flights from Gautam Buddha International Airport Bhairahawa, Nepal's second largest international airport, in September.Hungary-based Ultra Low Cost  Airlines is reportedly preparing to fly from Bhairahawa to Abu Dhabi, UAE.Various international airlines have been busy to operate regular flights…