Interview
First Five Years of Federal Experience
First Five Years of Federal Experience
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Dr Biswo Nath Poudel is the Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC), an advisory body for formulating development plans and policies of the government. Dr Poudel holds a PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Apr 26, 2022
ECONOMY
IMF projects 4.1 percent economic growth rate for Nepal in current FY
IMF projects 4.1 percent economic growth rate for Nepal in c...
KATHMANDU, April 26: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Nepal’s economic growth rate will remain at 4.1 percent in the current fiscal year 2021/22.
Apr 26, 2022
ECONOMY
Insurers want to issue right shares rather than going for merger to raise capital base
Insurers want to issue right shares rather than going for me...
KATHMANDU, April 26: Most of the insurance companies have sought to issue right shares in order to raise their capital base that has been made mandatory by the Insurance Board (IB).
Apr 26, 2022
SOCIETY
Fierce wildfire in Shivapuri National Park, choppers being used to douse the fire
Fierce wildfire in Shivapuri National Park, choppers being u...
KATHMANDU, April 26: A huge wildfire has broken out in the Thanidada area of Shivapuri National Park in Kathmandu. Helicopters are being used to extinguish the fire that started on Monday.
Apr 26, 2022
My City, Entertainment
Police release videos in probe of Baldwin film-set shooting
Police release videos in probe of Baldwin film-set shooting
Law enforcement officials released a trove of video evidence Monday in the ongoing investigation of a fatal October shooting of a cinematographer by actor and producer Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western movie.
Apr 26, 2022
Coronavirus
Nepal records 10 new cases, 18 recoveries and zero death on Tuesday
Nepal records 10 new cases, 18 recoveries and zero death on...
KATHMANDU, April 26: Nepal recorded 10 new cases of COVID-19 along with 18 recoveries and zero death from the virus on Tuesday, according to the information released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Apr 26, 2022
ECONOMY
Daily turnover drops to around Rs 1 billion at Nepse while index falls 15.02 points on Tue...
Daily turnover drops to around Rs 1 billion at Nepse while i...
KATHMANDU, April 26: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) on Tuesday fell 15.02 points while the daily turnover, too, fell to as low as Rs 1.04 billion amid declining confidence of investors due to a prolonged liquidity crunch in the banks and financial institutions (BFIs).
Apr 26, 2022
POLITICS
Labor minister-led delegation visiting Malaysia on Wednesday
Labor minister-led delegation visiting Malaysia on Wednesday
KATHMANDU, April 26: A team led by Labor, Employment and Social Security Minister Krishna Kumar Shrestha is going to Malaysia on Wednesday. According to the ministry, the minister is going there on a four-day visit to Malaysia at the invitation of Malaysia's Human Resources Minister Sarvanan Murugan...
Apr 26, 2022
My City, Entertainment
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 trailer: Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani promise a spookfest this May
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 trailer: Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani pr...
Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani are all set to take you on a horror fest, packed with supernatural thrills and a spooky haunted haveli. The trailer of ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ is sure to give you the chills and the laughs with Kartik Aaryan stepping into the shoes of Akshay Kumar.
Apr 26, 2022
ECONOMY, Republica Watch
Hydro Hopes: Tapping the Untapped Potential
Hydro Hopes: Tapping the Untapped Potential
Enduring long hours of load-shedding everyday for over a decade, Nepal became free from the problem of power blackout only a couple of years ago. And today, perhaps for the first time in its history, the country produces 2150MW of electricity, against the present peak demand of around 1500 MW. This...
Apr 26, 2022