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Receiving and offering of Tika, Jamara Continues

Kathmandu / Oct 27 : Offering and receiving of ‘tika’ and ‘jamara’ continues today also as part of the Bada Dashain festival. As per the custom, the elders give tika and jamara to the junior members of the family. ‘Tika’ is the mixture, in the paste form, of curd, rice grains and red vermillion powder […]


Cabinet reshuffling: Paudel appointed as Finance Minister, Gurung as Communication Minister

Kathmandu / Oct. 14: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expanded and reshuffled the Council of Ministers. Bishnu Prasad Paudel, a leader of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), has been appointed as Minister for Finance while Parbat Gurung has been appointed as Minister for Communication and Information Technology. Lilanath Shrestha has been appointed as […]


State 5 named as Lumbini, capital to be located in Bhalubang

Butwal / Oct. 6: State 5 has been named as Lumbini while decision has been made to keep its permanent capital at Bhalubang in Deukhuri valley of Dang district. State Assembly of the State 5 held today endorsed the state government proposal to name the state as Lumbini and keep the capital in Bhalubang The […]


I feel our current score is 50 but we are trying to reach 70: Mayor Kharel

It has been more than three years since the election of the local government after the country entered a federal setup. There is high expectation from the local government as the Constitution of Nepal 2015 entrusted more executive powers to it. However, being in the transitional process, the local governments have faced many challenges like […]


Bahrain’s Prince Nasser in Nepal, to visit tourist spots, scale Mountains

Kathmandu / Sept. 16: Prince of Baharain Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa has arrived here this morning. The team of the prince that includes other royal family members landed at the TIA at about 11:00 am. Prince Nasser and his team will be visiting different tourist places in Nepal and they are also scheduled […]


The National Economy is in a difficult situation, but this is also an opportunity for bringing structural changes in the economy: Former Finance Secretary Subedi

Former Finance Secretary Dr. Shant Raj Subedi spent almost 25 years in the civil service in different capacities like Finance Secretary, Joint Secretary, Deputy Director General, Department of Inland Revenues, Chief Tax Administrator, Chief District Officer and Director General of Department of Information; among others. He is among a very few passionate civil service professionals […]


Govt gives green signal to private schools to collect fees for online classes

Kathmandu / Sep 10: The government has given a green signal to private schools to collect fees for online classes run at the time of global pandemic. Issuing a directive, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, has allowed private schools to collect fees as per the amount set by the local governments. According to […]


The Government needs to provide masks and sanitizers to all people and take independent action to control the spread of pandemic: Pyakurel

Dr. Sushil Nath Pyakurel is the former Director General of the Health Directorate under the Ministry of Health and Population. He served as a public health expert in health offices of different districts and departments before retiring after 40 years long government service. An expert in the subject matter and a clear speaker, Mr. Pyakurel […]


Journalist Baniya found dead

Kathmandu / Aug. 12: The dead body of Assistant Editor of Kantipur, a national vernacular daily, Balaram Baniya, has been found in Makawanpur. He was out of contact since two days. The body was found stuck in the wire mesh of the filter of the Mandu hydroelectricity project at Sisneri, Bhimphedi rural municipality in Makawanpur […]


Nepal Rastra Bank unveils monetary policy; Concessional loan to for tourism sector

Kathmandu / July 17: Nepal Rastra Bank has unveiled the Monetary Policy (MP) for Fiscal Year 2020/21. Governor of NRB Maha Prasad Adhikari unveiled the policy. The policy is focused on economic stability and achieving economic growth of 7pc in 2020-21. As per new provision, the banks will now require to invest 15 per cent […]




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