Kathmandu / May 4: Officer bearers of the Election Commission (EC), Nepal held a meeting with President Bidya Devi Bhandari today. At the meeting held at the Office of the President, the Head of the State had enquired the EC officials about the local level election slated for May 13. During the meeting, chief election […]
Kathmandu / May 4: The World Bank is to provide a loan of USD 150 million (approximately Rs. 18.36 billion) to strengthen the financial sector of Nepal. The loan under the title of Finance for Growth and Development Policy Credit is being provided to help diversify financial solutions and increase access to financial services in […]
Ajay Chhetri / Kathmandu, May 4: Liquidity in the bank and financial institutions (BFIs) has slightly improved in the first week of May. The availability of excess liquidity that had hit rock bottom with Rs. 3.4 billion on April 21 has now begun rising in May. According to the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the excess […]
Pokhara / May 3: The world-renowned Turkish film actor Engin Altan Düzyatan has arrived in Pokhara today. Currently, on a visit to Nepal at the invitation of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, he landed in Kathmandu on Monday. Pokhara Tourism Council and Nepal Association of Tours and Travel Agents (NATTA) officials, tourism […]
Kathmandu / May 3: Minister for Finance, Janardan Sharma has said that there is a need to audit the national assets of the country. Speaking at a program organized on the forest national assembly of accountant professionals 2022 by Institute of Chartered Accountants, Minister Sharma stressed the need for auditing the national assets of the […]
Kathmandu / May 3: Nepal has made notable progress in the Press Freedom Index. According to the World Press Freedom Index launched by the Reporters without Borders today, Nepal is placed in the 76th position among a list of 180 countries. Last year, Nepal was ranked 106th. The Index shows that neighbouring country India has […]
सिराज खान / नेपालगञ्ज, वैशाख २० गते। इद (इद उल फित्र)को अवसरमा नेपालगञ्जको बीपी चोकमा रहेको इदगाहमा यो वर्ष फरक दृष्य देखियो। लगातार दुई वर्षको कोरोना कहरपछि र स्थानीय तहको निर्वाचनको मुखमै इद पर्व परेपछि फरक दृष्य देखिएको हो। निर्वाचनमा नेपालगञ्जबाट मेयर, उपमेयर, वडा अध्यक्ष र सदस्यमा उम्मेदवार बनेका अधिकांश उम्मेदवार र दलका नेता कार्यकर्ता […]
Kathmandu / May 2: No candidacy was filed for the post of 149 Dalit women members for the local level elections slated for May 13. As the Election Commission said, there shall be candidacies of a total of 6,743 Dalit women members as per the provision in the local level elections, but the candidacies for […]
Kathmandu / May 2: Domestic tourism sector is gradually recovering from the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis. The available data suggests that touristic activities have increased lately. Tourist arrivals from outside the country are on the rise since the beginning of 2022. According to data from the Nepal Tourism Board, 58 thousand 348 foreign tourists […]
Kathmandu / May 2: The government has decided to grant a public holiday on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday. Issuing a notice on Monday Ministry of Home Affairs informed that the decision has been made to grant a public holiday on Tuesday, the day of Eid-ul-Fitr. It has been decided to grant a […]