WORLD
Ukraine, Russia set to sign deal to reopen grain export ports
Ukraine, Russia set to sign deal to reopen grain export port...
ISTANBUL/KYIV, July 22: Russia and Ukraine will sign a deal on Friday to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain exports, Turkey and the United Nations said, raising hopes that an international food crisis aggravated by the Russian invasion can be eased.
Jul 22, 2022
ECONOMY
Tightening of credit supply won’t affect govt’s economic growth rate target: NRB
Tightening of credit supply won’t affect govt’s economic gro...
KATHMANDU, July 22: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) on Friday said that the tightened monetary policy will not affect the government in achieving its targeted economic growth, but will only control the loans being floated to the unproductive sectors that includes the excessive imports.
Jul 22, 2022
ECONOMY
Task force formed to rescue Nepali migrant workers in serious condition
Task force formed to rescue Nepali migrant workers in seriou...
KATHMANDU, July 22: A task force has been formed to enquire about the condition of Nepalis undergoing treatment at hospitals on being seriously injured or ill in the course of overseas employment.
Jul 22, 2022
POLITICS
There has been positive impact on Nepal's economy after MCC was passed: Minister Karki
There has been positive impact on Nepal's economy after MCC...
KATHMANDU, July 22: Minister for Communications and Information Technology and Nepali Congress leader Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has claimed that Nepal will soon become a country with a strong economy in South Asia.
Jul 22, 2022
SOCIETY
Ichchha Raj Tamang's wife jailed
Ichchha Raj Tamang's wife jailed
KATHMANDU, July 22: Srijana Shakya Tamang, the wife of former chairman of Civil Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited and Member of Parliament Ichchha Raj Tamang, has been sent to jail.
Jul 22, 2022
POLITICS
British Gurkha soldiers in Britain should be given Nepali citizenship: MP Dahal
British Gurkha soldiers in Britain should be given Nepali ci...
KATHMANDU, July 22: CPN-UML lawmaker Krishna Prasad Dahal has said that the Nepali British Gurkha soldiers in Britain should be granted Nepali citizenship.
Jul 22, 2022
SOCIETY
Nepalgunj's hot air being studied
Nepalgunj's hot air being studied
KATHMANDU, July 22: A study on the temperature and hot air of Nepalgunj has been started. Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City office has started taking necessary steps to reduce the rising temperature and studying its effects.
Jul 22, 2022
Coronavirus
Nepal logs 456 new cases, 80 recoveries and zero death on Friday
Nepal logs 456 new cases, 80 recoveries and zero death on Fr...
KATHMANDU, July 22: Nepal recorded 456 new cases of COVID-19 along with 80 recoveries and zero death from the virus on Friday, according to the information released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Jul 22, 2022
ECONOMY
NRB to tighten loans to private sector, says it will be maintained at maximum of 12.6 perc...
NRB to tighten loans to private sector, says it will be main...
KATHMANDU, July 22: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), in a bid to tighten the loans to private businesses, has targeted to reduce the threshold of private sector loans to 12.6 percent at maximum.
Jul 22, 2022
ECONOMY
NRB removes lower slab of margin loan to be taken from single bank
NRB removes lower slab of margin loan to be taken from singl...
KATHMANDU, July 22: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has removed the lower limit on loans against shares. However, the central bank has kept the upper threshold on margin loan unchanged.
Jul 22, 2022