ECONOMY
Dolma Impact Fund II qualifies for 2X Challenge and seeks gender-lens investments in Nepal
Dolma Impact Fund II qualifies for 2X Challenge and seeks ge...
KATHMANDU, July 27: Dolma Impact Fund II (Dolma II) has qualified for 2X Challenge with its first close of US dollars 40 million on May 6 and Dolma Impact Fund I’s performance on gender equality.
Jul 27, 2021
POLITICS
NC office-bearers’ meeting underway in Budhanilkantha to discuss 14th general convention s...
NC office-bearers’ meeting underway in Budhanilkantha to dis...
KATHMANDU, July 27: The meeting of Nepali Congress (NC) office bearers has started at the residence of party president Sher Bahadur Deuba in Budhanilkantha.
Jul 27, 2021
SPORTS
Storm buffets venues but Tokyo Games go on
Storm buffets venues but Tokyo Games go on
TOKYO, July 27: Wind and rain buffeted the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, causing delays to competition and event rescheduling, but stopping short of battering the host city as initially feared.
Jul 27, 2021
ECONOMY
Provisions of Public Procurement Act hindering pace of development: Finance Minister Sharm...
Provisions of Public Procurement Act hindering pace of devel...
KATHMANDU, July 27: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has said that the existing provisions of the Public Procurement Act are obstacles to expedite the pace of development works.
Jul 27, 2021
SOCIETY
Health Ministry directs provinces to ensure oxygen-filled cylinders as third wave is predi...
Health Ministry directs provinces to ensure oxygen-filled cy...
KATHMANDU, July 27: The Ministry of Health and Population has directed the Social Development Ministry in all seven provinces to ensure the management of at least 1,000 oxygen-filled cylinders.
Jul 27, 2021
WORLD
At least 57 migrants die in shipwreck off Libyan coast -U.N.
At least 57 migrants die in shipwreck off Libyan coast -U.N.
GENEVA, July 27: At least 57 people drowned on Monday after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast near Khums, the latest tragedy in the central Mediterranean, the U.N.'s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.
Jul 27, 2021
ECONOMY
Cooperatives and insurance businesses are now under the ambit of anti-money laundering law
Cooperatives and insurance businesses are now under the ambi...
KATHMANDU, July 27: Insurance businesses and cooperatives with larger transactions are now required to abide by the anti-money laundering (AML) system as the regulators of these sectors have asked these businesses to come within the framework from the fiscal year 2021/22.
Jul 27, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse ends lower after banking shares struggle
Nepse ends lower after banking shares struggle
KATHMANDU, July 26: After opening more than 16 points higher, a deep correction dragged the benchmark equity index towards negative territory within few minutes of trading. However, the index immediately recouped its earlier losses. The market continued to gyrate on either side of the spectrum for t...
Jul 26, 2021
ECONOMY
Recover dues of dedicated feeder and trunk lines: Energy Minister Bhusal
Recover dues of dedicated feeder and trunk lines: Energy Min...
KATHMANDU, July 26: Newly-appointed Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal on Sunday directed the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to recover the long pending dues of dedicated feeders and trunk lines from industrialists.
Jul 26, 2021
POLITICS
EC grants legitimacy to Yadav-led JSP
EC grants legitimacy to Yadav-led JSP
KATHMANDU, July 26: The Election Commission has granted legitimacy to the Upendra Yadav-led faction of Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP), ending the month-long intra-party row within the party.
Jul 26, 2021