Prasanna Bajracharya wins Photo Nepal contest

Published On: March 10, 2018 08:17 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 10: Photojournalist Prasanna Bajracharya has won Photo Nepal, a photography contest with 'winter' theme, leaving behind 509 photos submitted by 230 photographers from across the country.

Financial experts call for promoting digital finance

Published On: March 10, 2018 08:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 10:  Banking experts and stakeholders have said that promoting digital finance system will help bring a large number of the country's population into the formal financial system.

KATHMANDU, March 10: White water rafting, an adventurous tourist activity with high business potentials in Nepal, is threatened by the government’s failure to separate hydroelectricity projects from rafting sites in rivers allowed for rafting.

IBN forms panel to sort out West Seti issues

Published On: March 10, 2018 08:04 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 10: Investment Board Nepal (IBN) has formed a seven-member panel to study and recommend measures to sort out the issues arising in the development of West Seti Project, a reservoir project of 750 MW.

KATHMANDU, March 10: Province 6, 7, and 2 lag behind in overall development indicators, while the indicators of province 3 are at the top in almost all categories, says a study report on Nepal’s provinces.

KATHMANDU, March 10: Nepal Bankers Association (NBA) on Friday told its member banks to suspend their interbank transactions with NIC Asia Bank Ltd for raising interests on deposits “in breach of an informal understanding to cap the interest rates.”

Male goat worth Rs 300,000 showcased at Nuwakot Mahotsav

Published On: March 9, 2018 07:45 PM NPT By: Republica

NUWAKOT, March 9: A male goat worth around Rs 300,000 has been showcased at the Fifth Nuwakot Mahotsav being organized at the district headquarters Bidur.

RJPN eyes vice prez, three ministries

Published On: March 9, 2018 04:59 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 9: The Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) has demanded the post of vice president and three ministries in the ongoing power-sharing talks with the ruling left alliance.

'Probably' the first woman scooter rider of Nepal honored

Published On: March 9, 2018 02:35 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Mar 9: On the occasion of the 108th International Women’s day, MAW, Yamaha’s authorized distributor honored Kamala Shrestha, probably the first woman scooter rider of the country.

POKHARA, March 9: The Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA) is primarily known for trekking -- a popular adventure activity for tourists.