Market
Gold price drops as silver remains stable
Gold price drops as silver remains stable
Gold prices fell in the Nepali market today, marking a decline on the first trading day of the week.
May 18, 2025
WORLD
India imposes port curbs on import of certain Bangladeshi goods, exempts Nepal
India imposes port curbs on import of certain Bangladeshi go...
The government on Saturday imposed port restrictions on the import of certain goods, such as readymade garments and processed food items, from Bangladesh, in response to similar curbs placed by Dhaka on certain Indian products last month, according to report by NDTV.
May 18, 2025
ECONOMY
Bagmati govt spends only 38 percent of budget in 10 months
Bagmati govt spends only 38 percent of budget in 10 months
The Bagmati Province Government has spent only 38.91 percent of its budget in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year 2081/82 (2024/25).
May 18, 2025
ECONOMY
KDVA halts plot division on over 1,200 land parcels to curb illegal subdivision
KDVA halts plot division on over 1,200 land parcels to curb...
The Kathmandu Valley Development Authority (KVDA), in coordination with the Kathmandu District Administration Office, has blocked the subdivision of around 2,500 ropani of land in various areas of Kathmandu district. The authorities took this step after identifying plots that either lacked official...
May 18, 2025
POLITICS
Monarchists gearing up for protest, engaging with intellectuals
Monarchists gearing up for protest, engaging with intellectu...
The Nawaraj Suvedi-led Joint People's Movement Committee of royalists has intensified preparations for a capital-centered protest starting from May 29.
May 18, 2025
WORLD
Mexican tall ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge, snapping masts and injuring sailors
Mexican tall ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge, snapping masts an...
A Mexican navy sailing ship about to leave New York for a goodwill tour to Iceland struck the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday night, snapping its three masts, injuring crew members and leaving some dangling from harnesses high in the air waiting for help.
May 18, 2025
International
Travel YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra arrested for spying for Pakistan
Travel YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra arrested for spying for Pakis...
Jyoti Malhotra aka Jyoti Rani, who ran a travel account on YouTube called 'Travel With Jo', has been arrested from Hisar in Haryana for sharing Indian military information with Pakistan, police said on Saturday. She is among six people, including a 25-year-old student and 24-year-old security...
May 18, 2025
SOCIETY
Rain likely in Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini
Rain likely in Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini
Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur today at a few places in Koshi, Madesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini Provinces along with the hilly regions of the other two provinces and at one or two places in the country.
May 18, 2025
SOCIETY
Retirement age Increase threatens 2,500 new govt appointments
Retirement age Increase threatens 2,500 new govt appointment...
The Parliamentary State Affairs Committee has passed the draft of the Federal Civil Service Act, which proposes raising the retirement age for civil servants from 58 to 60 years in two phases—adding one year at a time. The existing Civil Service Act of 2049 BS currently sets the retirement age...
May 18, 2025
Market
US dollar sells at Rs 137.12, euro at Rs 153.59
US dollar sells at Rs 137.12, euro at Rs 153.59
Nepal Rastra Bank has announced the foreign exchange rates for Saturday. According to the central bank, the buying rate for one US dollar stands at Rs 136.52, while the selling rate is Rs 137.12.
May 18, 2025