KATHMANDU: The Rastriya Swatantra Party on Thursday nominated Kabindra Burlakoti as its Chief Whip.

A Parliamentary Party meeting held today also appointed Prakash Chandra Pariyar and Krantishikha Dhital as party whips.

KATHMANDU: The Nepali Embassy in Bangkok has rescued 46 Nepalis from Cambodia.

All the rescued individuals have returned home.

After receiving information that they were being used for illegal work after reaching Cambodia through various means, they were rescued with the help of the Cambodian government and were sent back home, the Embassy said.

According to the Embassy, 101 Nepalis had travelled to Cambodia in 2021, 1, 977  in 2022, 2, 940  in 2023, 6, 404  in 2024, and 9,676 in 2025 hoping for attractive employment opportunities.

The Embassy has also requested one and all not to go to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand without obtaining labour permits.

KATHMANDU: The Government of Nepal has extended its sincere appreciation and heartfelt gratitude to the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for granting pardon to 128 Nepali inmates on the auspicious occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated through a press release on April 15 that Nepal highly values this kind gesture of pardon on the basis of humanitarian ground as a demonstration of cordiality in the bilateral relations between Nepal and the UAE.

The decision of pardon was taken following the request of the Government of Nepal made through the Embassy of Nepal in Abu Dhabi, UAE, it is stated.

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the fuel prices effective from 12 last midnight.

The NOC hiked the fuel prices of diesel, kerosene and aviation fuel, while the price of petrol remained unchanged.

As per the new price list, the price of diesel and kerosene has been increased by Rs 30 per liter and Rs 5 per liter in aviation fuel.

With this, the price of diesel and kerosene has been fixed at Rs 237 per liter and aviation fuel at Rs 256 in the domestic market, the NOC mentioned in a press statement.

Despite the latest price adjustment, the NOC stated that it still remains in deficit due to the massive price hike in the international market.