Kathmandu / Jan 11: Gross foreign exchange reserve has increased by 14.8 per cent to Rs 1767.04 billion till mid-December 2023 from Rs 1539.36 billion recorded in mid-July 2023. According to NRB (Nepal Rastra Bank) first five months’ report of the current fiscal year (FY) published today, the foreign exchange reserve of the banking sector […]
Chitwan / Jan 11: The Gautam Buddha Cricket Stadium is to be constructed with joint investment by the three tiers of the government. Dhurmus-Suntali Foundation had initiated the construction of the stadium but abandoned it later. The construction of the stadium has been ensured with the Federal Government giving its approval to the Bharatpur Metropolitan […]
Kathmandu / Jan 11: The National Examinations Board (NEB) has urged the Education, Health and Information Technology Committee of House of Representatives (HoR) to continue the existing system of Secondary Education Examination (SEE). In his feedback to the School Education Bill 2080, the Board’s Chairman Dr Mahashram Sharma suggested that the existing SEE should be […]
Kathmandu / Jan 10: The World Bank (WB) has predicted that the expansion of the Nepali economy will be satisfactory, compared to the average growth of the world economy. The WB has shown this while announcing the first forecast for the year 2024 about the world economy. According to the ‘Global Economic Prospects’ published by […]
Kathmandu / Jan 10: Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma has launched the fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Rukum East and West. The Minister virtually initiated the service by extending the transmission link through the telecom infrastructure optical fibre network to Rukumkot of Rukum East and to Musikot of Rukum West, amidst a programme […]
Kathmandu / Jan 10: Cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane has been sentenced to prison for eight years on a rape case, along with a fine of Rs. 300,000 and a sum of Rs. 200,000 compensation for the victim. A bench of Justice Shishir Raj Dhakal in the Kathmandu District Court (KDC) made the verdict, informed Bunu Bhandari, […]
Kathmandu / Jan 9: The Council of Ministers on Tuesday appointed 25 persons in the National Development Council. The appointees come from amongst the representatives of the District Coordination Committees (DDCs), local governments and other agencies. A cabinet meeting held today took this decision, according to the PM’s secretariat. Likewise, the government has decided to […]
Kathmandu / Jan 9: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has directed the Labour Ministry to make arrangements for loans with low interest to people going abroad for employment saying that the youths who go for foreign employment are cheated by loan sharks and brokers. At a discussion with the Ministry of Labour, Employment and […]
Kathmandu / Jan 9: A breast-feeding room has been set up on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple. Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Sushila Sirpali Thakuri, inaugurated the breastfeeding room on Tuesday. The facility, established by the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT), has come into operation from Tuesday. On the occasion, State […]
Thakur Prasad Acharya / Myagdi, Jan 8: “The whim to go abroad had started in the village. My husband also went abroad. I alone continued agricultural production. A handsome income started to flow from vegetable farming. My husband returned to the country citing the income that I was making by selling the vegetables, now, we […]