Kathmandu / Sept 29: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has decided not to charge fines to its customers as the authority has been unable to resume the meter reading service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NEA took the decision after a direction from Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Barshaman Pun. Minister Pun had […]
Kathmandu / Sept 28: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Monday authenticated two ordinances at the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. The president, in accordance with Article 114 (1) of Nepal’s Constitution, endorsed ‘Ordinance to amend Criminal Offence and Criminal Procedures Act, 2020’ and ‘Ordinance to regulate acid and other harmful chemicals, 2020’, according to […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 26: The consumer price inflation stood at 3.49 per cent in mid-August 2020 compared to 6.95 per cent a year ago. Food and beverage inflation stood at 5.38 per cent whereas non-food and service inflation stood at 2.04 per cent in the review month, according to the macroeconomic and financial report published […]
Kathmandu / Sept 25: As per a new ordinance introduced by the government, the sale and distribution of acid has been made tougher. A Cabinet meeting held on Thursday passed the ordinance amending the Criminal Offenses and Criminal Procedure Act related to acid attack. One of the provisions of the ordinance states that shops selling […]
Kathmandu / Sept 24: Girija Prasad Koirala Foundation and Institute of Rubber and Jatropha Research-Nepal, USA, have signed an agreement for commercial rubber farming and research. Director at the Science and Technology Department of the Foundation, Dr Tara Prasad Banjade, and Executive Director of the Institute, Tilak Bhandari, on Thursday signed the agreement in presence […]
Kathmandu / Sept 23: The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) has requested people to not travel unless it is absolutely essential. The DoTM in a statement on Wednesday asked people to avoid travel only if it is absolutely essential. The government has allowed long-haul public transportation service to operate from September 17 following the health […]
Kathmandu / Sept 21: Domestic airlines in Nepal are all set to resume their flight services starting Monday. The internal air services have remained suspended since March after the government announced a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. Airline operators had been pressing the government to let them resume their services as the […]
Kathmandu / Sept 19 : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli addressed the SDG Moment 2020 this morning. The SDG Moment 2020 is a high-level event convened by UN Secretary-General on the margins of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly. In his address, PM Oli expressed concerns that the pandemic threatened the hard-earned development […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 18: The World Bank (WB) on Thursday approved a $200 million ‘Finance for Growth’ development policy credit for Nepal to strengthen Nepal’s financial sector stability, diversify financial solutions, and increase access to financial services in support of Nepal’s COVID-19 resilience and recovery efforts. “In this era of COVID-19, protecting people’s lives is […]
Laxman Poudel / Bhairahawa, Sept 17: The suspended examinations of the Lumbini Buddhist University are being conducted in the ‘door to door’ model. The Lumbini Buddhist University (LBU) has started conducting the examinations, which were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown, by managing the exam centres near the homes of the students. […]
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