ECONOMY
BFIs break record with over Rs 5.4 trillion in deposits
BFIs break record with over Rs 5.4 trillion in deposits
KATHMANDU, April 5: Deposits collected by the banks and financial institutions (BFIs) in the country have crossed the Rs 5.4 trillion mark.
Apr 05, 2023
ECONOMY
Over 100 in the fray in FNCCI election
Over 100 in the fray in FNCCI election
KATHMANDU, April 5: In the upcoming elections of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), three panels consisting of industrialists and businessmen have registered their candidacies. Over a hundred candidates have registered their candidacies for various positions in the...
Apr 05, 2023
ECONOMY
Development partners urge FinMin Mahat for effective project implementation
Development partners urge FinMin Mahat for effective project...
KATHMANDU, April 5: Representatives of Nepal's two major development partners - the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank (WB) - have called on Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat and discussed relevant affairs.
Apr 05, 2023
POLITICS
Prevent cooperative movement from becoming capitalist: PM Dahal
Prevent cooperative movement from becoming capitalist: PM Da...
KATHMANDU, April 5: Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the cooperative movement should be prevented from becoming capitalist.
Apr 05, 2023
POLITICS
Hearing underway on case against Rabi Lamichhane
Hearing underway on case against Rabi Lamichhane
KATHMANDU, April 5: The hearing on a writ petition filed against Rabi Lamichhane, the chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is currently underway at the Supreme Court (SC). The hearing, which was scheduled for Wednesday, is being conducted by the single bench of Justice Hari Prasad Phuyal. T...
Apr 05, 2023
POLITICS
How much can a candidate spend in the April 23 by-election?
How much can a candidate spend in the April 23 by-election?
KATHMANDU, April 5: The Election Commission (EC) has determined the maximum limit of expenditure that candidates can make for the by-election to members of the House of Representatives slated for Sunday April 23.
Apr 05, 2023
SOCIETY
Bilateral amputee Budhamagar leaves for base camp to climb Everest
Bilateral amputee Budhamagar leaves for base camp to climb E...
KATHMANDU, Feb 5: Former Gurkha soldier Hari Budhamagar has left for Solukhumbu to climb the world's highest peak, Mount Everest.
Apr 05, 2023
SOCIETY
Traders close market to protest against parking ban
Traders close market to protest against parking ban
BIRATNAGAR, April 5: Traders closed the market after the Biratnagar Metropolitan City office banned parking of vehicles on the main road.
Apr 05, 2023
ECONOMY
PM Employment Program: 841,000 seek employment, only 15,000 get it
PM Employment Program: 841,000 seek employment, only 15,000...
KATHMANDU, April 4: Even in the current fiscal year 2079/80 BS, a large chunk of the Prime Minister Employment Program budget will be spent during the rainy season. With just three and a half months to go before the end of the current fiscal year, a budget of six billion and 4.4 million rupees remai...
Apr 05, 2023
WORLD
UN Afghan staff told to stay home as Taliban signals UN female ban
UN Afghan staff told to stay home as Taliban signals UN fema...
UNITED NATIONS/KABUL, April 5 : The United Nations told some 3,300 Afghan staff not to come to work in Afghanistan for the next two days after the Taliban authorities signaled on Tuesday that they would enforce a ban on Afghan women working for the world body.
Apr 05, 2023