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NRB directs BFIs not to open LC for importing banned products

Kathmandu / OCT 16: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has asked the banks and financial institutions (BFIs) not to open the letter of credit (LC) for the import of restricted goods. Amending a unified directive on Sunday, NRB directed the BFIs not to open an LC for the import of banned products. The government on Friday […]


CEC Thapaliya directs to adhere to election code of conduct

Gandaki / Oct 15: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya has directed a strict adherence to the election code of conduct, 2079. Complaints in writing or verbal about the violation of the code of conduct should be filed with the EC, he said at a meeting of the district election code of conduct monitoring […]


Nepal realizes only one-third of the FDI commitments: NRB

Kathmandu / Oct 15: Nepal’s realization of foreign direct investment (FDI) is only one-third of the total amount committed by the investors. According to the records with Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), foreign investors pledged to invest Rs 357 billion, out of which the country received investment of only Rs 130 billion as of 2020/21. Since […]


7 out of 10 deaths due to non-communicable diseases in Nepal

Mahima Devkota / Kathmandu, Oct.15: Seven out of ten deaths in Nepal are caused by non-communicable diseases in Nepal. In a government’s accountability to promote tobacco control in Nepal programme on Saturday, Dr Lonim Dixit, World Health Organization (WHO), said that around 71 per cent of the total disease-induced deaths are caused by non-communicable diseases(NCD) […]


Ninth National Games Kick off, VP Pun inaugurates the sporting conclave

Kathmandu / Oct 14: Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun formally inaugurated the Ninth National Games this evening at the Pokhara Stadium in Pokhara. Addressing the nation’s largest sporting event, VP Pun extended his best wishes for the successful completion of the Games. “I am very excited to be present in the inaugural ceremony of the ninth […]


Govt decides to remove difficulties on extending term of transitional justice mechanisms

Kathmandu / Oct 14: The government has decided to issue an order to unlock difficulties to extend the tenure of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Commission of Investigation on the Enforced Disappeared Persons until July 17, 2023. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Friday took this decision, according to the Government […]


Melamchi water supply to resume to Kathmandu from mid-November

Kathmandu / Oct 14: Melamchi Drinking Water Development Committee (MDWDC) is making necessary preparations to bring water from Melamchi to Kathmandu Valley from mid-November. Before the start of the rainy season, the MDWSP had stopped the water diversion work in Melamchi tunnel since mid-week of May to protect the structures and tunnels in the headwork […]


EC warns for not violating election code of conduct; appoints monitoring officers

Kathmandu / Oct 13: The Election Commission has said the violation of election code of conduct issued for candidates of House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assembly warrants punishment. During a meeting of the central monitoring committee of the EC on Thursday, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya directed the monitoring committees at the central […]


Nepal sets priority for climate adaptation, financing

Bhishma Raj Ojha, Kathmandu, Oct 13: Nepal is preparing to attend the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the UNFCCC on November 7-18. During the session, Nepal being one of the countries highly vulnerable to the impact of climate change due to its sensitive geography prepares to raise issues concerning the […]


300,000 marigold garlands to be imported from India

Kathmandu / Oct. 13: Tihar festival is just around the corner, so flower traders are planning to import 300,000 marigold garlands from India targeting the festival. Flowers and lights hold special importance during the Tihar festival. Flowers, especially marigold, makhamali and chrysanthemum are used in the festival and marigold flower is imported from India to […]




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