Kathmandu / July 12: Sita Dahal, spouse of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has been cremated with the state honour at the Aryaghat on Wednesday afternoon. Prime Minister Prachanda lit the funeral pyre. Daughter Renu and Ganga Dahal were present at the moment. Nepali Army presented a state honour to the late Sita Dahal. […]
Kathmandu / July 12: The deposit mobilisation at banks and financial institutions (BFIs) has increased during the current fiscal year. Deposits at banks and financial institutions (BFIs) increased by 8.8 per cent to Rs. 445.13 billion in the review period compared to an increase of 5.7 per cent (Rs. 266 billion) in the corresponding period […]
Kathmandu / July 12: The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has agreed to include the issue of fixing the salary scale of school employees in the Federal Education Act. The agreement was reached following negotiations with teachers and staffers’ unions. The community school employees have been staging a relay hunger strike in Maitighar for […]
Solukhumbu / July 11: Six people have been killed in a Manang Air helicopter crash in Solukhumbu. Chief District Officer of the Solukhumbu Basanta Bhattarai informed that six dead bodies have been found on the spot. The pilot of the chopper was Captain Chet Bahadur Gurung. Five passengers were Mexican family members. They were identified […]
Kathmandu / July 11: The government recently made amendments to the Vehicle and Traffic Management Regulations 2054 BS. These regulations have been revised and updated, now known as the Vehicle and Traffic Management Regulations 2080 BS. The amended regulations have been officially published in the national gazette and will come into force from the date […]
Kathmandu / July 11: The Government of Nepal and the Embassy of Republic of Korea in Nepal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for building a 100-bed capacity well-equipped hospital at Madhyapur Thimi Municipality of Bhaktapur. The MoU was signed under the project, “Capacity Building of Medical Service to Achieve Universal Health Coverage for […]
Kathmandu / July 10: Prime Minister Pushkamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that his statement on June 3rd was an emotional topic. He gave an explanation on the said topic in the House of Representatives on Monday. Prachana stated that he wished he did not speak those words, but he did not say those words as […]
Kathmandu / July 10: Balance of Payment (BOP) remained at a surplus of Rs.228.98 billion in the first eleven months of the current fiscal year 2022-23 that had begun on July 17, 2022 and is ending within a week. According to the Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation report released by the Nepal Rastra Bank today, […]
Kathmandu / July 10: The Hetauda-Bharatpur 220 kV transmission line has come into service. This transmission line is considered important for the smooth supply of power to Makawanpur and Chitwan, among other districts. The Hetauda-Bharatpur section is part of the Hetauda-Bharatpur-Bardaghat Transmission Line Project. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has brought the 73 kilometres long circuit […]
Kathmandu / July 9 : Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has underlined the need of a liberal monetary policy for the acceleration of economic activities. Taking part in a discussion on “Nepal’s economic situation and upcoming monetary policy”, the Finance Minister said the economy would be vibrant if the issue of policy rate was […]