ECONOMY
All budget programs will be implemented: Finance Minister Poudel
All budget programs will be implemented: Finance Minister Po...
KATHMANDU, June 9: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel has reiterated that all the programs mentioned in the budget will be implemented effectively. He requested all not to be confused or have any doubts about the implementation of the budget.
Jun 09, 2021
WORLD
Women falling behind in India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive
Women falling behind in India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive
INDIA, June 9: Many more men in India have received COVID-19 vaccines than women, government data showed on Tuesday, highlighting gender disparity in the country’s immunisation drive that has also disadvantaged the rural population.
Jun 09, 2021
My City, Entertainment, Literature
Duchess of Sussex’s ‘The Bench’ celebrates fathers and sons
Duchess of Sussex’s ‘The Bench’ celebrates fathers and sons
The first children’s book by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is a multicultural tribute to fatherhood.
Jun 09, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
Biden Asia chief 'relatively confident' on billion vaccine timing despite India crisis
Biden Asia chief 'relatively confident' on billion vaccine t...
INDIA, June 9: President Joe Biden's Indo-Pacific policy chief said on Tuesday he was "relatively confident" a target for the production of a billion vaccine doses for the region by the end of 2022 would be met, despite the COVID-19 crisis in India, where they are due to be made.
Jun 09, 2021
My City, Lifestyle, Art & Culture
Everything in New York is bigger, even its Van Gogh exhibit
Everything in New York is bigger, even its Van Gogh exhibit
A massive, immersive exhibition celebrating artist Vincent van Gogh has leaned on some Broadway talent for a little razzle dazzle during its visit to New York City.
Jun 09, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse stretch gains as volumes improve
Nepse stretch gains as volumes improve
KATHMANDU, June 8: Stocks opened session in green and plateaued for the first half an hour of Tuesday’s trading session. Nonetheless, with finance and development bank stocks stretching upward movement further, the Nepse index climbed as high as 2,960 around mid-day. After a brief consolidation in l...
Jun 08, 2021
ECONOMY
Licensed FDI-based companies do not need NRB permission to bring in foreign capital
Licensed FDI-based companies do not need NRB permission to b...
KATHMANDU, June 8: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), in a bid to shorten the process for licensing of the foreign direct investment (FDI)-based companies, has scrapped the provision that required foreign investors to take permission from the central bank to bring in the foreign capital inside Nepal.
Jun 08, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Gandaki CM Gurung to seek trust vote on Thursday
Gandaki CM Gurung to seek trust vote on Thursday
POKHARA, June 8: Chief Minister (CM) of Gandaki Province, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has announced to seek a trust vote from the Gandaki Province Assembly on June 10.
Jun 08, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal records 5,153 new cases, 6,570 recoveries and 108 deaths on Tuesday
Nepal records 5,153 new cases, 6,570 recoveries and 108 deat...
KATHMANDU, June 8: Nepal recorded 5,153 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday along with 6,570 recoveries and 108 deaths.
Jun 08, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
SC refuses to issue interim-order against Cabinet reshuffle, next hearing on June 22
SC refuses to issue interim-order against Cabinet reshuffle,...
KATHMANDU, June 8: The Supreme Court (SC), following initial hearings on a writ petition filed against the ‘unconstitutional’ Cabinet reshuffle, refused to issue an interim-order as demanded by the petitioners, on Tuesday.
Jun 08, 2021