ECONOMY
Contractor to pay Rs 88,000 daily penalty starting today due to delay in Gwarko flyover co...
Contractor to pay Rs 88,000 daily penalty starting today due...
If the company can finish the work within three months, it will need to pay a fine of Rs 8 million to the government. Otherwise, the amount will increase.
Dec 24, 2024
ECONOMY
Public debt reaches 2,500 billion, interest payment exceeds development budget
Public debt reaches 2,500 billion, interest payment exceeds...
Nepal's total public debt stands at approximately Rs 2,500 billion.
Dec 24, 2024
SOCIETY
US firm fined over $ 55 million for bribing Nepali officials to secure NAC wide-body aircr...
US firm fined over $ 55 million for bribing Nepali officials...
The Illinois-based company was implicated in bribery schemes involving government officials in Nepal and South Africa, aiming to secure business with state-owned airlines. The AAR admitted to conspiring to pay bribes between 2015 and 2020, resulting in nearly $24 million in illicit profits from the...
Dec 24, 2024
POLITICS
PAC Chair Pokharel sends letter to school to extend his wife’s leave
PAC Chair Pokharel sends letter to school to extend his wife...
The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Rishikesh Pokharel has sent a letter to the school where his wife Anjala Koirala teaches for an extension of work leave. Koirala is absconding in the fraud case of Umagouri Agricultural Cooperative Society in Morang.
Dec 24, 2024
ECONOMY
Nepal exports cardamom worth Rs 3.5 billion
Nepal exports cardamom worth Rs 3.5 billion
The largest share of these exports went to India, with 2,074,500 kg of cardamom worth Rs 3.4563 billion sent across the border.
Dec 24, 2024
POLITICS
Caretakers run RSP as Chairman Lamichhane faces MP suspension on cooperative fraud
Caretakers run RSP as Chairman Lamichhane faces MP suspensio...
Lamichhane, who had not appointed an acting chairman during his two-month police custody, designated Aryal as acting chairman after the charge sheet was filed.
Dec 24, 2024
SOCIETY
Dharahara collects Rs 5.5 million from ticket sales within a month
Dharahara collects Rs 5.5 million from ticket sales within a...
Dharahara will be closed every Wednesday, and around 1,200 people climb the Dharahara daily on other days.
Dec 24, 2024
Market
NEPSE soars 14.11 points as 168 companies increase their market values
NEPSE soars 14.11 points as 168 companies increase their mar...
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Tuesday inclined 14.11 points to close at 2,626.31 points.
Dec 24, 2024
SPORTS
West Indies to play Test series in Pakistan after 19 years
West Indies to play Test series in Pakistan after 19 years
The West Indies men’s cricket team will visit Pakistan for a two-match Test series in January 2025, marking their first Test tour to the country in 19 years, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Tuesday.
Dec 24, 2024
SPORTS
Three vie for presidency as NOC leadership defies court order to push forward controversia...
Three vie for presidency as NOC leadership defies court orde...
Three candidates have filed their nominations for the post of president of the Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC). Incumbent President Jeevan Ram Shrestha, along with current General Secretary Nilendra Raj Shrestha and Tej Bahadur Gurung, have filed their nominations for the post of President.
Dec 24, 2024