Krishna Sapkota / Kathmandu: Parliament is a place where laws are drafted, people’s needs and priorities are set and country’s national interests are debated. Policy debate and review is one of the spectacular tasks of the parliament. The legislative strength is assessed based on its law-making process and oversight role. It has the power to […]
Kathmandu / July 14: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central bank of the country, today released the Monetary Policy for the Fiscal Year 2016/17, focusing on harmonizing with the goals and priorities adopted by the budget as well as the national and international economic outlook. The Monetary Policy focuses on ramping up capital flow towards […]
Kathmandu / July 14: Although a year has elapsed since the government approved the National Youth Policy-2072 and the Youth Vision-2025, both youth-oriented programmes have failed to come into effect owing to various reasons. Presenting a working paper, the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) admitted in a programme that these strategic programmes introduced to […]
Kathmandu / July 14: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed grave concern over ‘slow implementation’ of the ADB-funded development projects in Nepal. ADB high officials expressed this worry in the Tripartite Portfolio Review Meeting of the development projects implemented with the loan or grant assistance provided by it here today. Among the key portfolio […]
Bhojpur / July 14: Some eight watershed sites of Bhojpur district are reeling under risks. According to the District Soil Conservation Office, eight out of 42 watershed areas located in different parts of the district are at vulnerable condition. According to the office, among the risk-prone sites are Himkhuwa rivulet, Taxar rivulet, Chirkhuwa rivulet, Jatayotar […]
Banke / July 14: As many as 75 people lost their lives to natural calamities in 15 districts of mid-western region during the current fiscal year. Some 75 people died and physical property worth over Rs 742 million was destroyed in the incidents of natural calamities such as flood, landslide, storm, fire and lightning. According […]
Kathmandu / July 13: Speaker Onsari Gharti has expressed her belief that the subsidiary bills relating to budget would be enacted based on a consensus among the political parties. Speaker Gharti said this while talking to journalists Wednesday after adjournment of parliamentary meeting without entering into regular business as the political parties failed to expedite […]
Kathmandu / July 13: Nepal Sports Journalists Forum (NSJF) has announced the nominees for this year’s Pulsar Sports Award. The nominees for four sports have been announced at a news conference here today. Five athletes have been nominated for the award in each department. A 7-member selection committee constituted under the convenorship of Forum’s secretary […]
Kathmandu / July 13: The differently-able ones have expressed their displeasure over the delay in passing the Bill which was presented in Parliament on July 4 this year, which they claim has deprived them of their rights and state-granted privileges. At a press conference organized by the National Federation of Disabled, Nepal, the national umbrella […]
Kathmandu / July 13: The preparations for expanding the scope of the service provided by the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) through adaptation of electronic system are in the final stages of completion. The KMC is gearing up to kick off the digital service beginning July 16. KMC Spokesperson, Gyanendra Karki, said the Metropolis is set […]
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