REPUBLICA

Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Tuesday lost 7.66 points to close at 2,697.04 points.

According to police, 28-year-old Akash Baramu of Bharatpur Metropolitan City-2, Kshetrapur, who was riding the scooter, died in the accident.

The meeting is scheduled to take place today at 2 pm at Deuba's residence in Budhanilkantha. Discussions will focus on the latest political developments.

The TU-affiliated and constituent campuses are holding the FSU elections to elect new leadership of various student organizations.

University Campus to hold election on March 21

The DHM forecasts mostly clear weather across the country today, with partial cloud cover expected in the afternoon. 

The Cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar on Monday evening decided to promote AIG Thapa to the post of IGP following the retirement of incumbent IGP Basanta Bahadur Kunwar on Monday. 

KATHMANDU, March 17: Professor Dr Achyut Wagle has been appointed as the vice-chancellor of Kathmandu University (KU).  

The groundbreaking ceremony at the Exhibition Centre in ward 9 was attended by KOICA Country Director Kong Mooheon, Pokhara Mayor Dhana Raj Acharya, and UNDP Deputy Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Christophe Bahuet.

By mid-March in the current fiscal year 2024/25, banks maintained a credit-to-deposit ratio (CD ratio) of 79.29 percent. Nepal Rastra Bank had directed commercial banks to keep this ratio up to 90 percent. However, internal factors have prevented banks from increasing their loan investments.