Kathmandu / May 16: Nepal has seen a ballooning trade deficit of billions of rupees annually as it failed to adopt the export-oriented economic policy. As per the preliminary statistics released by Trade and Export Promotion Centre, the trade deficit has now reached to Rs 887 billion increasing by around 24 per cent in the […]
Kathmandu / May 16: Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada has urged the Indian industrialists and businesspersons to invest in Nepal without any hesitation. The Finance Minister made this call while inaugurating the ‘Nepal-India Franchise Investment Expo and Conclave’ here today. Stating that the present government has created an environment conducive for investment and also […]
Kathmandu / May 15: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has returned home this evening after completing a weeklong official visit to Viet Nam and Cambodia. Prime Minister Oli had left home on May 9. He visited Viet Nam from May 9 to 13 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Cambodia […]
Kathmandu / May 15: Civil society activists have urged the government to immediately take away the three bills registered in the Federal Parliament. They have expressed concerns over the Bill to amend the ‘National Human Rights Act- 2068 BS’; the ‘Media Council Bill- 2075 BS’ and the Bill relating to ‘Social Organisations Act- 2075 BS’ […]
Kathmandu / May 15: Soft-spoken and always smiling, Kami Rita Sherpa is an affable man. At 49, he is lean and wiry, with a forehead burnt brown from the sun. But his amiable manner belies his accomplishments. On Wednesday morning, Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for the 23rd time, breaking his own record. On […]
Kathmandu / May 14: Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said the budget has been made on the basis of the political and economic system that the country has adopted and the international relations. He said so while responding to the questions the lawmakers had raised in course of discussions on the principles and […]
Kathmandu / May 14: Chairman of the National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timalsina said on Tuesday that he would take initiatives to make the proposed ‘Bill to Amend and Integrate Media Council Act’ more media-friendly. Timalsina made the remark during his meeting with a group of journalists from the Nepal Press Union at his office, Singha […]
Bhaktapur / May 14: The number of visitors to Bhaktapur has increased this year, resulting in rise in revenue to the Bhaktapur municipality. The number of tourists coming to observe the historic heritages within the municipality has increased by 34,834 in 2075 BS as compared to the previous year. A total 219,029 tourists including 93,530 […]
Mustang / May 13: The inflow of tourists to Mustang is rising. Hotels are packed, and tourist destinations including religious one like Muktinath temple are flooded by visitors. February-March is the main tourist season. Mustang can be reached by both road and airways. Tourists on the expedition to Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) can reach […]
Kathmandu / May 13: Lalitpur Metropolitan City organized a cultural rally to mark the 100th birthday of veteran culture expert Satyamohan Joshi on Monday. Hundreds of local people joined the cultural rally that started from Mangal Bazar and converged into an assembly on the premises of Lalitpur Metropolitan City. The culture expert is celebrating his […]