Kathmandu. The Department of Passports, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has announced that the passport distribution system may be suspended for a day or two in the interim period. The department clarified that service could be interrupted for up to a week during the process of replacing the old system with a new one. In a notice, the department stated that passport services provided through District and Zonal Administration Offices and Nepali missions abroad might be suspended for one to three days. The notice mentioned that services provided directly by the Department of Passports could be interrupted for up...
Kathmandu. A US Air Force refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq. According to information provided by the US Central Command, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft was involved in the accident. Two aircraft were involved in the incident, but the second aircraft managed to land safely.US military officials have clarified that the crash was not caused by any attack or 'friendly fire'. Rescue operations were immediately ramped up at the crash site following the incident. However, no official details have been released regarding the number of crew members aboard the aircraft or their condition....
Baglung. For the first time, Dhorpatan, Nepal's only hunting reserve, has been connected to the central transmission line. Due to geographical remoteness, the central line had not reached the area until now. Settlements in and around the Dhorpatan valley were dependent on micro-hydropower projects.The Nepal Electricity Authority's Baglung Distribution Center extended the 11 kV electricity line 35 kilometers west from Burtibang market to Dhorpatan. Dilip Marasini, chief of the Authority's Baglung office, informed that the 11 kV line has reached Dhorpatan. He stated that after installing poles and drawing the line since last year, regular transmission began on Thursday.Chief Marasini...
Kathmandu. Chitwan recorded extremely heavy rainfall of 126 millimeters in the last 12 hours. According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Gorkha and Udayapur also experienced rainfall close to extremely heavy levels after Chitwan.According to the data recorded at the department's monitoring stations, Gorkha received 81.2 millimeters of rain, while Udayapur recorded 90 millimeters. The Department of Meteorology defines rainfall exceeding 100 millimeters as extremely heavy rainfall. Lamjung also recorded 76 millimeters of rain.Heavy rainfall was measured in several other districts as well. Ilam recorded 50 mm, Jhapa 54.4 mm, Sindhupalchowk 45.6 mm, and Nuwakot 43 mm. All these...
ग्लोबल आइएमई बैंक लिमिटेडले विदेशमा बसोबास गरिरहेका नेपालीहरूलाई लक्षित गर्दै ‘नन् रेसिडेन्ट तथा ओभरसिज बैंकिङ विभाग’ स्थापना गरेको छ। बैंकले विदेशमा रहेका नेपालीलाई एकद्वार प्रणालीमार्फत पूर्ण बैंकिङ सेवा उपलब्ध गराउने उद्देश्यले उक्त विभाग सञ्चालनमा ल्याएको जनाएको छ। बैंकमा आयोजित कार्यक्रममा बैंकका अध्यक्ष तथा नेपाल उद्योग वाणिज्य महासंघका अध्यक्ष चन्द्रप्रसाद ढकालले विभागको औपचारिक उद्घाटन गरेका हुन्। […]
हिमालयन लाइफ इन्स्योरीन्स लिमिटेडले कम्पनीमा कार्यरत एजेन्सी मेनेजरहरूलाई अनलाइन माध्यमबाट बीमा प्रस्ताव पेश गर्न सकिने सुविधा उपलब्ध गराउने भएको छ। कम्पनीले आफ्नै सफ्टवेयर प्रणालीमार्फत एजेन्सी मेनेजरलाई ‘एजेन्सी पोर्टल’मा पहुँच दिँदै बीमा प्रस्ताव पेश गर्ने प्रक्रिया सहज बनाएको जनाएको छ। कम्पनीका अनुसार अब एजेन्सी मेनेजरहरूले घर वा आफ्नै कार्यालयबाट अनलाइन माध्यममार्फत बीमा प्रस्ताव कम्पनीमा पेश गर्न […]