ECONOMY
FinMin directs officials at security printing facility to expedite preparations to start p...
FinMin directs officials at security printing facility to ex...
KATHMANDU, Jan 14: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has directed officials at the security printing office to complete necessary preparations to start printing excise-duty stickers without any further delay.
Jan 14, 2022
POLITICS
EC calls an all-party meeting to discuss upcoming National Assembly, local level polls
EC calls an all-party meeting to discuss upcoming National A...
KATHMANDU, Jan 14: The Election Commission (EC) has called an all-party meeting to discuss the upcoming National Assembly and local level elections on Friday.
Jan 14, 2022
ECONOMY
Nabil Bank inks deal to acquire Nepal Bangladesh Bank despite court’s stay order
Nabil Bank inks deal to acquire Nepal Bangladesh Bank despit...
The agreement came a day after the Kathmandu District Court (KDC) issued a stay order barring Nepal Bangladesh Bank (NBB) from selling the promoter shares of its foreign partner, IFIC Bank Limited, Bangladesh, to Chaudhary Group of Nepal.
Jan 14, 2022
SOCIETY
Precautionary safety measures upped at TIA as risk of COVID-19 grows
Precautionary safety measures upped at TIA as risk of COVID-...
KATHMANDU, Jan 14: In the wake of increasing spread of coronavirus in the country, safety precautions have been increased at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). The visitors to the airports are scrutinized at the main entrance while the entry passes provided to those welcoming and seeing off the...
Jan 14, 2022
ECONOMY
Govt forms committee to probe into charter flight irregularities during COVID-19 lockdown
Govt forms committee to probe into charter flight irregulari...
KATHMANDU, Jan 14: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation on Thursday formed a committee to carry out an investigation into irregularities in charter flights made for rescuing Nepali migrant workers from gulf countries during the first and second wave of coronavirus pandemic.
Jan 14, 2022
SOCIETY
Govt issues ‘Procedures for Earning while Studying Program’
Govt issues ‘Procedures for Earning while Studying Program’
KATHMANDU, Jan 14: The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has issued the ‘Procedures for Earning while Studying Program, 2078’ under the President Educational Reforms Program.
Jan 14, 2022
SOCIETY
Australian Ambassador Felicity Volk awards women bird guides
Australian Ambassador Felicity Volk awards women bird guides
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Australian Ambassador to Nepal, Felicity Volk, awarded certificates to female participants of Bird Tourism Skills training amidst a special function held at the Australian Embassy on Thursday. The Australian Embassy funded Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) to provide the five-day trai...
Jan 14, 2022
WORLD, Coronavirus
Explainer: Why you should still try to avoid catching Omicron
Explainer: Why you should still try to avoid catching Omicro...
Jan 14: A fast-spreading Omicron variant that causes milder illness compared with previous versions of the coronavirus has fueled the view that COVID-19 poses less of a risk than in the past.
Jan 14, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepal’s forex reserve depletes further, NRB has reserves sufficient to finance imports for...
Nepal’s forex reserve depletes further, NRB has reserves suf...
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Nepal now has foreign currency reserves sufficient to import goods and services for 6.8 months, down from the adequacy for 7.2 month in mid-November, due to massive drain out of the foreign currencies from the country.
Jan 14, 2022
ECONOMY
Stocks recoup prior day gains extending its January rally
Stocks recoup prior day gains extending its January rally
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index opened in green and continued to trade above 2,800 mark for the entire session on Thursday. A steady rally saw the local bourse end 54.12 points higher at 2,857.75.
Jan 13, 2022