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Nepalis spending less abroad due to NRB’s forex controls
Published On: November 24, 2019 08:36 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: The recent controls imposed by the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) on the foreign exchange limit for outbound Nepali citizens has caused a sharp decline in the spending they make in overseas travel and tour. According to the recent data released by the NRB, the spending that outbound Nepalis make in international travel fell by 28.1% in the first three months of the current Fiscal Year 2019/20.
Over 12,000 tourists enter Langtang in 4 months
Published On: November 24, 2019 08:26 AM NPT By: HIMNATH DEVKOTA
RASUWA, Nov 24: In the first four months of the Fiscal Year 2019/20, more than 12,000 tourists have visited Langtang National Park.
Marching towards ‘Asare Bikash’ again
Published On: November 24, 2019 08:13 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi
ROLPA, Nov 24: The need to get rid of the practice of ‘Asare Bikash’ (expediting developmental works only towards the end of the fiscal year and completing them in a rush) has been stressed time and again. People in general, as well as political parties, leaders and government in the past and the present, have been quite vocal about reviewing this kind of performance.
Locals of Susta using boats to cross Narayani River since ages due to lack of bridge
Published On: November 24, 2019 08:05 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTUWAL, Nov 24: The settlement of Susta in Nawalparasi shares border with India. On the western side, there is the Narayani River that serves as the borderline between the two countries. The locals have long demanded a bridge over the river, but to no avail. And the lack of bridge has made their life miserable.
FMTC planning to purchase 35,000 quintals of paddy
Published On: November 24, 2019 08:02 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, Nov 24: The Food Management and Trade Company (FMTC) is preparing to purchase a total of 35,000 quintals of paddy directly from the farmers in Nepalgunj.
Rasuwa still awaits construction of integrated settlements
Published On: November 24, 2019 07:59 AM NPT By: HIMNATH DEVKOTA
RASUWA, Nov 24: Even after more than four years since the massive earthquake of 2015, a total of 1,095 households of Rasuwa are living in risky settlements.
Agitating students manhandled, protest continues
Published On: November 24, 2019 07:49 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, Nov 24: The students of the Birgunj-based National Medical College (NMC) staged protests on Saturday, after some senior students manhandled the agitating students protesting against the exorbitantly high fees charged by the college administration.
Raut’s party holds mass rally in capital against ‘discrimination’
Published On: November 24, 2019 07:43 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: Janamat Party led by CK Raut, who was once outlawed for his secessionist agenda, organized a mass rally in Bhrikuti Mandap area in Kathmandu against what it called “color discrimination”.
Chinese actress Xu visiting Nepal again in December to promote Visit Nepal 2020 in China
Published On: November 24, 2019 07:35 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: Chinese Actress Xu Qing, who has been appointed as goodwill ambassador for the Visit Nepal 2020 campaign, is visiting Nepal again in the first week of December to help further promote Nepal’s tourism in China.
Activists step up drive against Gadhimai mass animal sacrifice
Published On: November 24, 2019 07:27 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: Scores of buffaloes, some as young as four months, are being brought to Gadhimai temple for sacrificial offering despite a relentless campaign by various animal rights groups to stop the mass slaughter during the month-long religious festival that began November 17.
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