WORLD
France sixth country with more than 10 mln COVID infections
France sixth country with more than 10 mln COVID infections
PARIS, Jan 2: France became the sixth country in the world to report more than 10 million COVID-19 infections since the outbreak of the pandemic, according to official data published on Saturday.
Jan 02, 2022
ECONOMY
NCBL mulls to raise capital base to Rs 8 billion, like commercial banks
NCBL mulls to raise capital base to Rs 8 billion, like comme...
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: The National Cooperative Bank Limited (NCBL) is mulling to increase its share capital more than two and a half folds to Rs 8 billion, in order to increase its lending capacity to the cooperatives.
Jan 02, 2022
ECONOMY
Secondary market investors affected by high volatility in 2021
Secondary market investors affected by high volatility in 20...
KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) observed high volatility during 2021, with the market observing a large range of fluctuations in its various indices throughout the year.
Jan 01, 2022
POLITICS
NC President Deuba nominates 10 CWC members including Paudel and Gachchhadar
NC President Deuba nominates 10 CWC members including Paudel...
KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has nominated 10 members including Ram Chandra Paudel and Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar in the party's Central Working Committee (CWC).
Jan 01, 2022
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Democracy was saved but hope is all we have
Democracy was saved but hope is all we have
Hope is all we have. Let’s hope 2022 will be a productive year in Nepal’s journey to peace and prosperity. Let’s hope we all will let our hopes, not our hurts, shape 2022.
Jan 01, 2022
NEPAL, ECONOMY, SOCIETY, Republica Watch
A silver lining around dark clouds
A silver lining around dark clouds
They say ‘every cloud has a silver lining’. The saying turned out to be true about the COVID-19 pandemic as well. Due to global travel restrictions, not many international visitors came to Nepal in 2021 but the domestic tourists kept the tourism industry alive, showing a new glimmer of hope.
Jan 01, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepal’s paddy production down by around 500,000 tons this year due to torrential rain
Nepal’s paddy production down by around 500,000 tons this ye...
KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Nepal’s paddy production this year has declined by around 500,000 tons, mainly due to massive floods triggered by the torrential rainfall in October, last year.
Jan 01, 2022
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nepal records 382 new cases, 252 recoveries on Saturday
Nepal records 382 new cases, 252 recoveries on Saturday
KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Nepal recorded 382 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday along with 252 recoveries and zero fatalities, according to the latest information provided by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Jan 01, 2022
SOCIETY
Hostility to media continues even as instances of press freedom violation see a decline in...
Hostility to media continues even as instances of press free...
KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Even as the incidents of press freedom violations declined in the year 2021 as compared to previous years, the hostility to media and journalists did not subside in Nepal. According to a report released by Freedom Forum, a total of 59 incidents of press freedom violation were recor...
Jan 01, 2022
POLITICS
Maoist Centre's draft statute endorsed
Maoist Centre's draft statute endorsed
KATHMANDU, Jan 1: The closed-door session of the 8th national general convention of the CPN (Maoist Centre) has endorsed the party’s draft statute.
Jan 01, 2022