POLITICS
Power production should be given first priority: Minister Khand
Power production should be given first priority: Minister Kh...
KATHMANDU, March 31: Minister for Home Affairs, Bal Krishna Khand, has said that power production should be given first priority by utilizing river water in the country.
Mar 31, 2022
POLITICS
Electoral alliance not mandatory: General Secretary Sharma
Electoral alliance not mandatory: General Secretary Sharma
KAVREPALANCHOWK, March 31: General Secretary of Nepali Congress Bishwo Prakash Sharma has said electoral alliance is not compulsory, but it could be forged based on local needs and aspirations of party leaders and cadres. He made the remarks during a meeting of cadres organized by the NC district co...
Mar 31, 2022
WORLD
Ukraine preparing for new Russian offensive in the east, Zelenskiy says
Ukraine preparing for new Russian offensive in the east, Zel...
LVIV, March 31: Ukrainian forces are preparing for new Russian attacks in the east of the country as Moscow builds up its troops there after suffering setbacks near the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.
Mar 31, 2022
OPINION
Nepal's 2nd Int’l Airport Ready for Opening Amid Air Route Issues with India
Nepal's 2nd Int’l Airport Ready for Opening Amid Air Route I...
Due to India’s reluctance to grant air routes, aircraft flying to Gautam Buddha International Airport will have to take a longer route from Simra which might raise the operating costs for airlines and push up ticket prices.
Mar 31, 2022
SOCIETY
Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended—a global crisis, says new UNFPA report
Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended—a global crisi...
KATHMANDU, March 30: Nearly half of all pregnancies, totaling 121 million each year throughout the world, are unintended. For the women and girls affected, the most life-altering reproductive choice—whether or not to become pregnant—is no choice at all, explains the State of World Population 2022 re...
Mar 30, 2022
ECONOMY
NRB allows banks to open LC accounts to import goods transported to Chobhar Dry Port
NRB allows banks to open LC accounts to import goods transpo...
KATHMANDU, March 30: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has permitted banks and financial institutions to open letters of credit (LC) accounts for the imported goods that are to be transported to the newly-built Chobhar Dry Port in Kathmandu.
Mar 30, 2022
Interview
Deuba’s India visit needs to add new economic dynamism in the context of COVID-19 pandemic...
Deuba’s India visit needs to add new economic dynamism in th...
Dr Nishchal N Pandey is the Director of the Center for South Asian Studies, a Kathmandu-based think-tank. Previously, he served as the Executive Director of the Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dr Pandey was also an International Research committee member of...
Mar 30, 2022
ECONOMY
DRI files case against man for amassing Rs 15 million in hard cash
DRI files case against man for amassing Rs 15 million in har...
KATHMANDU, March 30: The Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) on Wednesday filed a case against Amit Kumar Agrawal on the charge of the revenue leakage worth Rs 38.03 million.
Mar 30, 2022
SOCIETY
5th BIMSTEC Summit: Organization's charter endorsed
5th BIMSTEC Summit: Organization's charter endorsed
KATHMANDU, March 30: The 5th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has endorsed its charter.
Mar 30, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepse gains 40.68 points on Wednesday after a successive fall for three days
Nepse gains 40.68 points on Wednesday after a successive fal...
KATHMANDU, March 30: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) on Wednesday surged by 40.68 points to close at 2,568.25 points, mainly because of the investors’ attraction to purchase the shares of hydropower companies, development banks, microfinance and insurance companies.
Mar 30, 2022