ECONOMY
Tourist activity dwindles in rural homestays in Baglung amid monsoon season
Tourist activity dwindles in rural homestays in Baglung amid...
DHORPATAN, August 29: The homestays nestled in the rural expanse of Baglung district are experiencing a lull in tourist activity, with no visitors gracing the area since the onset of the monsoon season.
Aug 29, 2023
SOCIETY
Banchare Danda folks announce to obstruct dumping of garbage
Banchare Danda folks announce to obstruct dumping of garbage
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Locals at Banchare Danda in Nuwakot district have announced that they will no longer allow the garbage of Kathmandu Valley to be disposed of in the landfill site there.
Aug 29, 2023
ECONOMY
NRB turns stern on categorization of risk and loan loss provision for the borrowers of ban...
NRB turns stern on categorization of risk and loan loss prov...
KATHMANDU, Aug 29: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has stepped up efforts to take stern measures against the categorization of risk and loan loss provision.
Aug 29, 2023
OPINION
Rethinking Our Agricultural Innovation Laws
Rethinking Our Agricultural Innovation Laws
Amidst the richness of local cuisines present nationwide, “daal-bhat” remains the staple food common to the overall Nepali taste. In this context, the ban on the export of non-Basmati white rice by India on July 20 has raised grave concerns over the security of the regular diet of the Nepali people.
Aug 29, 2023
SOCIETY
Heavy rain unlikely in the immediate future
Heavy rain unlikely in the immediate future
KATHMANDU, Aug 29: The Meteorological Forecast Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has stated that heavy rain in the immediate future is not likely.
Aug 29, 2023
ECONOMY
NRB relaxes the ceiling on the working capital loans for manufacturers
NRB relaxes the ceiling on the working capital loans for man...
KATHMANDU, Aug 29: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has relaxed the ceiling on the working capital loans for manufacturers.
Aug 29, 2023
POLITICS
Electricity Bill will be presented in parliament within a week: Minister Basnet
Electricity Bill will be presented in parliament within a we...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, pledged to table the Electricity Bill in the parliament within a week.
Aug 29, 2023
POLITICS
Parliamentary thematic committee chairs take oath of office and secrecy
Parliamentary thematic committee chairs take oath of office...
KATHMANDU, Aug 29: Chairpersons of all 10 thematic committees under the House of Representatives (HoR) took the oath of office and secrecy on Monday. Speaker Devraj Ghimire administered the oath to the chairpersons of the thematic committees who were elected unopposed.
Aug 29, 2023
WORLD
US, China to set up commercial issues working group
US, China to set up commercial issues working group
BEIJING, Aug 29: The United States and China will set up a new working group for discussing trade tensions, Washington said Monday, as the world's largest economy seeks to cool tensions with its strategic competitor.
Aug 29, 2023
Editorial
Fostering good governance and accountability
Fostering good governance and accountability
Nine months after the election, the parliamentary committees under the House of Representatives (HoR) received their leadership on Monday. The swearing-in of the chairpersons of the 10 thematic committees under the HoR marks a pivotal moment in Nepal's parliamentary democracy.
Aug 29, 2023