Kathmandu / Oct. 12: Nepal will be receiving 30,000 tons of chemical fertilizers being imported through a G2G agreement with India by mid-November. Like every year, farmers struggled to get the fertilizers during the main rice plantation season this year too. The imported fertilizers will be distributed to farmers for their production of wheat and […]
Kathmandu / Oct. 11: Fifty-seven political parties have filed their candidacies towards the first-past-the-post (FPTP) election for the House of Representatives election scheduled for November 20. These political parties have fielded 1,433 men and 150 women candidates for the HoR election. As per the data published by the Election Commission, a total of 943 candidates—858 […]
Kathmandu / Oct. 11: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has said the incumbent government was committed to providing citizenship to the Non Resident Nepalis (NRNs) as per the constitutional provision. At a programme organised by the Non Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA) on the occasion of its establishment here today, Home Minister Khand recalled that the […]
Kathmandu / Oct. 11: The government has prepared to give vitamin ‘A’ capsules and deworming tablets to children under five years of age. The Family Welfare Division under the Department of Health Services has announced that vitamin A capsules and de-worming tablets will be distributed on October 19 and October 20. Vitamin A capsules will […]
Kathmandu / Oct. 09: Candidates from various political parties as well as independent aspirants are filing their candidacy under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category as the Election Commission slated candidacy nominations for Sunday. Candidates are filing their nominations for the 165 seats of the House of Representatives and 330 of the provincial assemblies. Top leaders of […]
Kathmandu / Oct. 9: The value of the US dollar is gradually skyrocketing thus making the Nepali currency weaker. According to the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) foreign exchange rate for today, the purchasing rate of the US dollar is Rs 132.42 while the selling rate is Rs 132.02 per unit. The rising value of the […]
Myagdi / Oct. 9: Unprecedented rainfall has caused significant damage to a hydropower project, roads and agriculture in Myagdi district. Incessant rainfall since the past few days have led to floods and landslides have occurred in many places, affected the locals celebrating the Dasain festival. Meanwhile, power supply has been interrupted after the floods damaged […]
Kathmandu / Oct 8: The World Bank (WB) has estimated Nepal’s economic growth rate to reach 5.1 percent in the fiscal year 2022/23, which is way higher than the projection of 4.7 percent made by the Asian Development Bank. Unveiling the report entitled ‘Latest Macroeconomic Update,’ the WB has estimated the higher economic growth rate […]
Kathmandu / Oct 8: The Election Commission (EC) has asked the candidates filing their nominations for the upcoming House of Representatives and provincial assembly to clear all tax dues and arrears. Issuing a public notice on Friday, the EC has maintained that the candidates must clear all advances that they have taken from the state […]
Kathmandu / Oct. 8: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has been admitted to the TU teaching hospital in Maharajganj due to fever. ‘President Bhandari was admitted to the hospital for a health check-up due to problems with her health’ informed Dr Bhesharaj Adhikari, Chief Personal Secretary of the president. “Teaching hospital is doing blood tests and […]