ECONOMY
Banks’ base rate of interest comes down to as low as 7 percent
Banks’ base rate of interest comes down to as low as 7 perce...
KATHMANDU, May 25: Nepali commercial banks have reduced their base interest rate to as low as seven percent citing slow demand for loans amid excessive liquidity with them.
May 25, 2024
SOCIETY
KMC directs schools to appoint information officers
KMC directs schools to appoint information officers
KATHMANDU, May 25: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has directed all community and institutional schools within its jurisdiction to appoint information officers.
May 25, 2024
SOCIETY
Police seek action against 35 individuals including lawmaker over cooperative fund misuse
Police seek action against 35 individuals including lawmaker...
KATHMANDU, May 25: Police have submitted a report recommending charges against 35 individuals including a lawmaker for allegedly embezzling funds from the Chhipchipe Users Cooperative.
May 25, 2024
ECONOMY
Nepal’s outstanding public debt Rs 2.4 trillion
Nepal’s outstanding public debt Rs 2.4 trillion
KATHMANDU, May 25: The country's outstanding public debt has reached nearly Rs 2.4 trillion. The public debt witnessed a rise of Rs 98 billion in the last 10 months of the current fiscal year alone, according to the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO).
May 25, 2024
SOCIETY
New Omicron variants of COVID-19 spread rapidly but are less severe: Experts
New Omicron variants of COVID-19 spread rapidly but are less...
KATHMANDU, May 25: New sub-variants of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19, called ‘KP 1' and 'KP 2,' detected in Nepal are found to have a high rate of spread out, while their fatality rate is relatively less.
May 25, 2024
SOCIETY
Teenager drowns in Tinau river
Teenager drowns in Tinau river
TILOTTAMA, May 25: A teenager drowned in the Tinau River at Hariyali Park, Tilottama Municipality-6, Rupandehi, on Saturday.
May 25, 2024
SOCIETY
KMG Chairman Sirohiya hospitalized due to heart issues
KMG Chairman Sirohiya hospitalized due to heart issues
KATHMANDU, May 25: Chairman of Kantipur Media Group (KMG), Kailash Sirohiya, who is detained at the District Police Office in Dhanusha, has been taken to a hospital following cardiac issues.
May 25, 2024
ECONOMY
NEPSE soared 112.73 points, while share investors made capital gains of Rs 178 billion las...
NEPSE soared 112.73 points, while share investors made capit...
KATHMANDU, May 25: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) added a notable 112.73 point last week in the aftermath of Nepal Rastra Bank revising the monetary policy while banks took soft measures to provide loans against share through reducing the interest rates.
May 25, 2024
SOCIETY
Beni adopts digital house number system
Beni adopts digital house number system
MYAGDI, May 25: Beni Municipality of Myagdi has started a digital house numbering system with a QR code.
May 25, 2024
POLITICS
Foreign Secretary Lamsal in Saint John's to attend SIDS conference
Foreign Secretary Lamsal in Saint John's to attend SIDS conf...
KATHMANDU, May 25: Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal is attending the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to be convened by the United Nations in Saint John’s, capital of Antigua and Barbuda from May 27 to May 30.
May 25, 2024