SOCIETY
Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended—a global crisis, says new UNFPA report
Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended—a global crisi...
KATHMANDU, March 30: Nearly half of all pregnancies, totaling 121 million each year throughout the world, are unintended. For the women and girls affected, the most life-altering reproductive choice—whether or not to become pregnant—is no choice at all, explains the State of World Population 2022 re...
Mar 30, 2022
ECONOMY
NRB allows banks to open LC accounts to import goods transported to Chobhar Dry Port
NRB allows banks to open LC accounts to import goods transpo...
KATHMANDU, March 30: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has permitted banks and financial institutions to open letters of credit (LC) accounts for the imported goods that are to be transported to the newly-built Chobhar Dry Port in Kathmandu.
Mar 30, 2022
Interview
Deuba’s India visit needs to add new economic dynamism in the context of COVID-19 pandemic...
Deuba’s India visit needs to add new economic dynamism in th...
Dr Nishchal N Pandey is the Director of the Center for South Asian Studies, a Kathmandu-based think-tank. Previously, he served as the Executive Director of the Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dr Pandey was also an International Research committee member of...
Mar 30, 2022
ECONOMY
DRI files case against man for amassing Rs 15 million in hard cash
DRI files case against man for amassing Rs 15 million in har...
KATHMANDU, March 30: The Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) on Wednesday filed a case against Amit Kumar Agrawal on the charge of the revenue leakage worth Rs 38.03 million.
Mar 30, 2022
SOCIETY
5th BIMSTEC Summit: Organization's charter endorsed
5th BIMSTEC Summit: Organization's charter endorsed
KATHMANDU, March 30: The 5th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has endorsed its charter.
Mar 30, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepse gains 40.68 points on Wednesday after a successive fall for three days
Nepse gains 40.68 points on Wednesday after a successive fal...
KATHMANDU, March 30: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) on Wednesday surged by 40.68 points to close at 2,568.25 points, mainly because of the investors’ attraction to purchase the shares of hydropower companies, development banks, microfinance and insurance companies.
Mar 30, 2022
ECONOMY
Budget will reach farmers’ fields and make traders’ warehouses brighter: FinMin
Budget will reach farmers’ fields and make traders’ warehous...
KATHMANDU, March 30: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has said that the budget for the coming Fiscal Year 2022/23 will be prepared in a way that everyone will feel a sense of ownership for the budget programs.
Mar 30, 2022
Coronavirus
Nepal logs 26 cases, 77 recoveries and zero death on Wednesday
Nepal logs 26 cases, 77 recoveries and zero death on Wednesd...
KATHMANDU, March 30: Nepal recorded 26 new cases of COVID-19 along with 77 recoveries and zero death from the virus on Wednesday, according to the information released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Mar 30, 2022
SPORTS
Triangular T20 Intl Cricket Series: Nepal defeats Malaysia
Triangular T20 Intl Cricket Series: Nepal defeats Malaysia
KATHMANDU, March 30: Nepal defeated Malaysia in the second match held today under the Tri-nation T20 International Cricket Series at the Kirtipur-based TU Cricket Ground. Nepal won against Malaysia by six wickets.
Mar 30, 2022
ECONOMY
East Chitwan 132 kV substation inaugurated
East Chitwan 132 kV substation inaugurated
KATHMANDU, March 30: The East Chitwan 132/33/11 kV substation constructed at Hardi in Rapti Municipality-6 of Chitwan with the joint investment of the government and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has been inaugurated.
Mar 30, 2022