MYAGDI, March 2: The National Planning Commission (NPC) has directed the authorities concerned to undertake a feasibility study on tunnel construction in the Myagdi section of the Beni-Jomsom road.

KATHMANDU, March 1: Vice President of Nepal-India Chamber of Commerce and Industries (NICCI) Sunil KC paid a courtesy call on Chief Minister of Gujarat, India, Bhupendra Rajanikant Patel on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, March 1: To prevent the shortage of chemical fertilizers, the government has decided to purchase chemical fertilizers from India. The government has paved the way for importing manure by signing a G to G (Government of Nepal and Government of India) deal as it would be too late to provide fertilizers to the farmers through a global tender.

ITAHARI, March 1: The BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), a famed teaching hospital in Dharan, is desperately waiting for Rs 260 million from the Ministry of Health and Population of the federal government, which was spent on health insurance schemes of the patients.

Gold price declines by Rs 600 per tola

Published On: March 1, 2022 12:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 1: The price of gold declined by Rs 600 per tola to Rs 97,600 in the domestic market on Tuesday. The yellow metal was traded at Rs 98,200 per tola on Monday.

Mauritian Ambassador visits Nepal

Published On: March 1, 2022 11:40 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, MARCH 1: A Mauritius delegation led by newly-appointed Ambassador to Nepal, Shanti Bai Hanumanji, has arrived in Kathmandu on a week-long visit. The six-member delegation is scheduled to visit Pashupati area on the occasion of the Mahashivaratri festival.

53 foreign employment companies face govt action

Published On: March 1, 2022 10:54 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 1: The Foreign Employment Tribunal has decided to imprison and fine the operators of 53 foreign employment companies for sending Nepali workers abroad based on forged documents.

KATHMANDU, March 1: Nepal’s private sector has welcomed the ratification of the US-funded Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement through parliament.

The Story of Nepal’s Unhealthy Health System

Published On: March 1, 2022 06:30 AM NPT By: RAJESH KHANAL

The government has allocated Rs 146 billion for health infrastructures development in the current fiscal year. But the budget remains largely unspent even after six months of the current fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) on Monday nosedived 43.12 points with a significant fall in the index of the hydropower group.