RUDRA KHADKA

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: At a time when the government of Nepal has criminalized any form of transaction of digital currency, the neighboring Indian government has announced to introduce taxes in the introduction and transaction of digital and cryptocurrencies inside the country.

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Over a hundred thousand people are deprived of payment for COVID-19 insurance claims in the country. The dispute between the insurance companies, the Insurance Board, and the Ministry of Finance is the reason behind the delay in settling the insurance claims.

KATHMANDU, Dec 11: Workers going to Korea for employment under the Nepal-Korea government agreement have to bear the cost of hotel quarantine by themselves.

KATHMANDU, Dec 9: The government is trying to find an alternative to the ‘free visa, free ticket’ system for foreign employment, saying neither the government nor those going abroad has been able to benefit from the system.

KATHMANDU, Oct 28: Nabil Bank has announced to give 9.36 percent interest on three-month term deposits in the second week of the tightening of the interest rate by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Employment in South Korea that remains suspended for nearly two years will resume only after the biometric system is implemented. Employment in Korea will not resume for another month after the South Korean government added a condition that the biometric system be made mandatory...

KATHMANDU, Sept 13: Lack of coordination among government agencies concerned has deprived a large number of stranded Nepali migrant workers abroad to avail the fund allocated by the government to repatriate them home with the government’s financial support.

KATHMANDU, August 25: The remittance flow to Nepal increased by about Rs 100 billion in the last fiscal year 2020/21, compared to the previous year. Although the number of people going for foreign employment decreased due to the COVID pandemic, the inflow of remittance increased.

KATHMANDU, August 13: Employment in South Korea, which has been suspended for nearly a year and a half, will take some time to resume. According to the Department of Foreign Employment, it will take time for the resumption of the employment due to the failure of the government to manage direct fligh...

KATHMANDU, August 5: The bodies of 24 Nepalis who died in Malaysia during employment were brought to Nepal a week ago. The bodies had been stranded in Malaysia for some time due to the limited regular flights following the COVID-19 pandemic. The Foreign Employment Board has stated that the bodies we...