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Fugitive murder convict arrested in Fatikchhari

Rapid Action Battalion-12 and RAB-7 in a joint drive held a fugitive convict, who was awarded life imprisonment in a murder case filed in the district in 1993.The detainee was identified as Azahar Ali, 28, hailed from Shibganj Upazila of the district….

Former President Dr Yadav visits RSS photo exhibition

The first President of Nepal, Dr Ram Baran Yadav, visited the photo exhibition at National News Agency (RSS) on Thursday.The photo exhibition organized on the occasion of the Republic Day was begun on May 25. The event concluded on Thursday.Visiting t…

Koshi Province releases budget of Rs 36.24 billion

Chief Minister of Koshi Province, Hikmat Kumar Karki, has made public the budget for the fiscal year, 2080/81 BS. Chief Minister Karki, who is also looking after the ministry of economic affairs and planning, released the budget brought through an ord…

Energy Minister urges developers to get ready for power trade

Minister for Energy Shakti Bahadur Basnet has signaled at allowing the private sector for power trade and urged them to get ready for it.Inaugurating the 21st general assembly of Independent Power Producers’ Association of Nepal on Thursday, Minister…

Quantum holds first reunion of blood donors, recipients

Quantum Foundation today organized the first reunion of blood donors and recipients in the city with the participation of over 200 Thalassaemia patients and two hundred voluntary blood donors.On the occasion of World Blood Donors Day, Quantum Foundati…

AL never bows down to any pressure: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said their party does not bow down to any pressure and will not do it in future too.He made the remark while talking to reporters after joining the inauguration ceremony of Bangladesh Road Safet…

Bangladesh’s Average Life Expectancy Rises To 72.4 Years

The average life expectancy reached 72.4 years in Bangladesh, in 2022, statistics released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) showed.The figure is slightly up from 72.3 years in 2021, the state agency yesterday said, in its Bangladesh Sample …

Govt to procure 33.60 lakh MMBtu LNG, 90,000 MTs of fertilizer

The government today approved separate proposals for procuring some 33.60 lakh MMBtu LNG, 90,000 metric tons of fertilizer, 80 lakh litres of soybean oil and 12,500 metrics tons of sugar to meet the growing demand of the country.The approvals came fro…

Budget session of Koshi province prorogued

The budget session of Koshi Province has come to an end.Koshi Province Chief Parshuram Khapung prorogued the budget session to be effective from this midnight.Province Chief Khapung ended the session in line with Article 183 (2) of the Constitution an…