Kathmandu / Feb 13: A team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found investment-friendly environment in the energy infrastructure sector in Nepal albeit various challenges in the country’s economy. The IMF staff team, led by Mr Tidiane Kinda, conducted a staff visit to Nepal from February 5-12, 2024, to discuss recent macroeconomic developments and […]
Kathmandu / Feb 13: The Terai Arc Landscape has been recognized as one of the seven UN World Restoration Flagships. The announcement was made as part of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration on Tuesday in Nairobi, Kenya. This information was shared on Tuesday in a joint news conference organized by the Department of Forests […]
Sindhuli / Feb 13: The Korea-Nepal Model Dairy Village has been officially launched in Kamalamai municipality-5 in Sindhuli today. Republic of Korea’s ambassador to Nepal, Park Tae Yong, Dr Rewati Raman Poudel, the secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, and Upendra Kumar Pokhrel, the mayor of Kamalamai municipality were present on the […]
Kathmandu / Feb 12: Bhim Sharki and Anil Sah cracked a century each as Nepal defeated Canada by nine wickets in the final match of the one-day international bilateral series on Monday. The hosts achieved the 233-run target with 33 balls to spare to clean sweep the series 3-0. In the match held at the […]
Kathmandu / Feb 12: The National Statistics Office (NSO) has stated that 20.27 per cent people still live below the poverty line in Nepal. Releasing the Nepal Living Standard Survey (NLSS) 2079-080 here Monday, the NSO said that country’s poverty rate could not decrease as expected due to Gorkha Earthquake of 2015 and the COVID-19 […]
Kathmandu / Feb 12: The government has downsized the budget for this fiscal year by 12.62 percent to Rs 1.530 trillion. Through the mid-term review of the budget on Monday, Finance Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat reduced the allocated expenditure by Rs 221.05 billion for the fiscal year 2023/24. Earlier, on May 29, 2023, the government […]
Kathmandu / Feb 11: The Department of Mines and Geology (DMG) has granted permission to 156 mining companies to extract minerals in Nepal. According to information provided by the DMG, these mining companies have been approved for extraction following research and exploration of minerals across the country. Jayraj Ghimire, head of the Mineral Resources Division, […]
Kathmandu / Feb 11: Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Prem Kumar Rai, has asserted that all necessary support required to translate the policy of zero-tolerance against corruption and development of a system of integrity into reality will be substantiated. Addressing the programme organized on the occasion of […]
Jhapa / Feb 11: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat today visited the Mechi Customs Office, Kakarvita, Bhadrapur Customs Office and the Inland Revenue Office, Bhadrapur in Jhapa. The Minister who had been here to attend an inaugural session of the 15-day fifth Damak Festival organised by the Damak Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the […]
Kathmandu / Feb 10: Nepal defeated Canada in the second ODI match by four wickets to clinch the three-match series with an unassailable 2-0 lead at home ground on Saturday. The hosts successfully chased the target of 286 runs set by Canada at the TU Cricket Ground with 29 balls to spare, losing only 6 […]
Newbaneshwor
Kathmandu, Nepal
4479401
Editor : Mr. Divesh J.B. Rana
Chairperson : Mr. Kishore Thapa