ECONOMY, Republica Watch
Banks ready to lower interest rate from mid-January: NBA
Banks ready to lower interest rate from mid-January: NBA
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Commercial banks of Nepal are likely to reduce the existing interest rates on deposits from Sunday, the beginning of the new Nepali month, after the banks were replenished with surplus liquidity.
Jan 12, 2023
OPINION
Poverty and Inequality Devastating South Asia
Poverty and Inequality Devastating South Asia
Poverty and inequality, which almost always go part-and-parcel, are severely striking almost all countries of the South Asian region.
Jan 12, 2023
POLITICS
Chief ministers appointed in all seven provinces as ruling parties finalize power-sharing...
Chief ministers appointed in all seven provinces as ruling p...
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Chief ministers have been appointed in all seven provinces as per the power-sharing deal reached among the ruling CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center), Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and Janamat Party.
Jan 12, 2023
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
WB lowers Nepal’s economic growth projection at 5.1 percent for the current FY
WB lowers Nepal’s economic growth projection at 5.1 percent...
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: The World Bank (WB) has projected the economic growth rate of Nepal to stand at 5.1 percent in this fiscal year, downsizing the value by one percentage point.
Jan 12, 2023
SOCIETY
Pakistan Academy of Letters publishes collection of Nepali representatives poems in Urdu
Pakistan Academy of Letters publishes collection of Nepali r...
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad has published a collection of representative poems of Nepali poets in Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, under the name "The Voice of Nepali Poets".
Jan 12, 2023
Editorial
Reduce number of ministries in provincial governments
Reduce number of ministries in provincial governments
Nepal embraced a federal system of governance with three tiers of governments, namely federal, provincial, and local government, in 2015. Each level of government has its own set of responsibilities and powers, as outlined in the constitution promulgated through the Constituent Assembly in 2015. Pro...
Jan 12, 2023
POLITICS
I have given instructions to arrest ‘fugitive’ MP Mahato: Home Minister Lamichhane
I have given instructions to arrest ‘fugitive’ MP Mahato: Ho...
KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane has said that he has instructed the police to arrest ‘fugitive’ lawmaker Lakshmi Mahato, who was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) from CPN-UML.
Jan 11, 2023
POLITICS
UML's Rawal stakes claim for the post of province chief
UML's Rawal stakes claim for the post of province chief
DHANGADHI, Jan 11: Rajendra Singh Rawal, a politburo member of CPN-UML and co-in-charge of the province, has staked his claim to the post of provincial chief while Debraj Joshi is seeking the post of chief minister of Sudurpaschim Province.
Jan 11, 2023
POLITICS
Nagarik Unmukti Party backs UML candidate for chief minister of Sudurpaschim Province
Nagarik Unmukti Party backs UML candidate for chief minister...
Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP) is going to support the CPN-UML candidate for the post of chief minister of Sudurpaschim Province. After discussions held on Wednesday, NUP is ready to support UML candidate as the chief minister.
Jan 11, 2023
POLITICS
CPN (Maoist Centre) candidate Sharma appointed as CM of Karnali Province
CPN (Maoist Centre) candidate Sharma appointed as CM of Karn...
KATHMANDU, Jan 11: CPN (Maoist Centre) leader Rajkumar Sharma has been appointed as the chief minister of Karnali Province.
Jan 11, 2023