ECONOMY
NEPSE revamps closing price as last 15-minute average rule from Thursday
NEPSE revamps closing price as last 15-minute average rule f...
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) is implementing a new rule of fixing the average pricing of shares for the purpose of opening price with the aim of preventing the possible manipulation in stock prices by big investors.
Mar 20, 2025
Editorial
Ensure Deeper Investigation into the Smuggling Racket
Ensure Deeper Investigation into the Smuggling Racket
The recent seizure of foreign currency worth Rs 250 million and the arrest of Kushang Lama, a truck driver from Sindhupalchowk, on the charge of transporting the foreign currency, has revealed that gold smuggling remains rampant in Nepal.
Mar 20, 2025
OPINION
Journey with Dolls
Journey with Dolls
Dolls,while being merely playthings, were also vessels of culture, history, and imagination.
Dolls can also serve as a reflection of societal values and aspirations. Children’s doll play often mirrors the prevailing cultural norms and ideals of beauty, gender roles, and social status.
Mar 20, 2025
SOCIETY
SEE begins from today, 514,071 students participating
SEE begins from today, 514,071 students participating
This year's Secondary Education Examination (SEE) starts today, Thursday. The Office of the Controller of Examinations of the National Examination Board said that SEE will be conducted from 8 a.m. today at 2,079 nationwide examination centres.
Mar 20, 2025
SOCIETY
Seizing Rs 250 million in foreign currency: How the operation unfolded
Seizing Rs 250 million in foreign currency: How the operatio...
At around 9:30 pm on Monday, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Anil Ghimire at the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office (KVCIO) received a tip-off from a reliable informant that a large sum of foreign currency was soon being illegally transported from Nepal to China in a truck by a certai...
Mar 20, 2025
ECONOMY
Govt looks forward to expedite MCC projects on its own
Govt looks forward to expedite MCC projects on its own
The government has started the ground work to expedite projects under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) by allocating necessary funds in the annual budget for the next fiscal year.
Mar 20, 2025
SOCIETY
Japan hands over new classroom building at Prabhat Kiran Secondary School in Gorkha
Japan hands over new classroom building at Prabhat Kiran Sec...
The new classroom building at Prabhat Kiran Secondary School in Gorkha district was officially handed over on March 18, with Tamura Takahiro, Charge d'Affaires ad interim of Japan to Nepal, attending the ceremony.
Mar 19, 2025
SOCIETY
Prakriti Lamsal’s Death in KIIT: A turning point for Nepal-India educational ties?
Prakriti Lamsal’s Death in KIIT: A turning point for Nepal-I...
The tragic death of Prakriti Lamsal, a 21-year-old Nepali student at KIIT University in Odisha, India, has sparked public outrage and raised serious concerns about the safety of Nepali students studying abroad. Lamsal’s alleged mental torture by a classmate, leading to her suicide, has highlig...
Mar 19, 2025
POLITICS
Parliament directs government to re-survey and demarcate buffer zones
Parliament directs government to re-survey and demarcate buf...
The Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee under the House of Representatives (HoR) has instructed the Ministry of Forests and Environment to make arrangements for re-survey and demarcation of the buffer zone of National Parks, Wildlife Reserves and Hunting Reserves.
Mar 19, 2025
POLITICS
National Assembly pass bill on Banking Offenses and Punishment
National Assembly pass bill on Banking Offenses and Punishme...
The bill, along with the report of the Committee for Legislation Management, was passed unanimously in the National Assembly after being received from the House of Representatives.
Mar 19, 2025