ECONOMY
Labour wage rate increases around three percent last year
Labour wage rate increases around three percent last year
The wage rate of workers employed in different sectors of the country increased by an average of 2.85 percent last year.
May 02, 2025
SOCIETY
29% of firms in Nepal violate minimum wage rule of Rs 17,300 a month: GEFONT
29% of firms in Nepal violate minimum wage rule of Rs 17,300...
Twenty-nine percent of the Nepai business firms were found not providing the government fixed minimum wage rate to their employees in 2024.
May 02, 2025
SOCIETY
Another Nepali student found dead at KIIT in Odisha
Another Nepali student found dead at KIIT in Odisha
A Nepali student from Simraungadh, Bara, was found dead in her hostel room at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Thursday evening.
May 02, 2025
SOCIETY
Grade XII exams will be held as scheduled, don't fall for false rumors: NEB
Grade XII exams will be held as scheduled, don't fall for fa...
The National Examination Board (NEB) has confirmed it will conduct the Grade XII examination from May 4 to May 16 as scheduled earlier.
May 02, 2025
WORLD
US calls on India and Pakistan to 'de-escalate'
US calls on India and Pakistan to 'de-escalate'
The United States has appealed to India and Pakistan to de-escalate after a deadly attack in Kashmir, as New Delhi on Thursday said that both sides again traded border gunfire overnight.
May 01, 2025
ECONOMY
NRB imposes Rs 140 million fine on Standard Chartered Bank, takes action against four othe...
NRB imposes Rs 140 million fine on Standard Chartered Bank,...
According to NRB, the bank did not meet the mandated loan disbursement percentage for the designated sectors during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024/25 (up to mid-January 2025). As a result, the central bank has imposed a fine of Rs 148.5 million.
May 01, 2025
SOCIETY
Cooperative fraud soars: Rs 10.82 billion embezzled in nine months
Cooperative fraud soars: Rs 10.82 billion embezzled in nine...
The police have filed 65 cases of cooperative fraud across the country and arrested 60 individuals so far.
May 01, 2025
POLITICS
UML aims to increase party membership to 750,000 by Statute Convention
UML aims to increase party membership to 750,000 by Statute...
Madhav Dhungel, the secretary of the central organisation department of the UML, stated that the party has declared this year as the ‘Year of Internal Party Life’ and aims to raise its membership to 6 percent of the total number of voters by the time of the Statute Convention.
May 01, 2025
SOCIETY
SC issues warning over delay in Senior SI salary increase
SC issues warning over delay in Senior SI salary increase
The letter from the SC’s decision implementation office, addressed to the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Finance, also had its deadline expired. However, the process to execute the order has not yet moved forward.
May 01, 2025
ECONOMY
Uma Shakya elected as President of WEAN Baglung
Uma Shakya elected as President of WEAN Baglung
The inaugural session was attended by Shova Gyawali, the President of the Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Association of Nepal, and Basant Kumar Shrestha, the Mayor of Baglung Municipality.
May 01, 2025