ECONOMY
17 banks reduce interest rates for Chaitra except for NIC Asia Bank
17 banks reduce interest rates for Chaitra except for NIC As...
KATHMANDU, March 13: Most of the commercial banks have reduced the deposit interest rate for the month of Chaitra (mid-March to mid-April). The latest interest rate table released by these banks indicates a decline in the average interest rate for personal term deposits by 0.51 percentage points in...
Mar 13, 2024
WORLD
An explosion in a building outside Beijing kills 1 person and injures 22
An explosion in a building outside Beijing kills 1 person an...
BEIJING, March 13: Rescuers were responding to a suspected gas leak explosion Wednesday in a building in northern China that has killed one person and injured 22, authorities said.
Mar 13, 2024
SOCIETY
Nepal govt urged to ratify ILO Convention 189
Nepal govt urged to ratify ILO Convention 189
KATHMANDU, March 13: Despite the government's ban, Nepali women continue to engage in illegal domestic work abroad, resorting to illicit processes and routes. This has exacerbated issues of sexual exploitation and human trafficking. Since 2073 BS, Nepal has prohibited sending women for domestic work...
Mar 13, 2024
POLITICS
Indian and Chinese counterparts congratulate Foreign Minister Shrestha
Indian and Chinese counterparts congratulate Foreign Ministe...
KATHMANDU, March 13: The foreign ministers of India and China have congratulated Nepal’s newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Narayankaji Shrestha.
Mar 13, 2024
SOCIETY
Experts bat for collaboration among three-tier government to mitigate climate change induc...
Experts bat for collaboration among three-tier government to...
KATHMANDU, March 13: Experts and stakeholders have stressed the need for the three tiers of governments to work with effective coordination to mitigate climate change induced risks.
Mar 13, 2024
POLITICS
PM Dahal seeking vote of confidence for third time today
PM Dahal seeking vote of confidence for third time today
KATHMANDU, March 13: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is seeking a vote of confidence from the House of Representatives today.
Mar 13, 2024
SOCIETY
Snowfall expected in high hilly and mountainous areas of country today
Snowfall expected in high hilly and mountainous areas of cou...
KATHMANDU, March 13: There is a possibility of snowfall in the high hilly and mountainous areas of the country today.
Mar 13, 2024
SOCIETY
Govt expands distribution of 'therapeutic milk' in nutritional rehabilitation in complex m...
Govt expands distribution of 'therapeutic milk' in nutrition...
KATHMANDU, March 13: When children do not eat well, they often get sick. Regular treatment is not always enough to make them better. That is why giving them good food is also important for their recovery.
Mar 13, 2024
OPINION
BRI: A ‘Pandora’s box’?
BRI: A ‘Pandora’s box’?
The Chinese Embassy in Nepal organized the Chinese Lunar New Year ceremony for the first time in Kathmandu on January 14, 2024, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. During the program, artists performed Chinese arts, acrobatics, and magic. More importantly, Vice Minister Sun H...
Mar 13, 2024
ECONOMY
Govt expedites settlement of dues of contractors, spends Rs 27 billion in capital expendit...
Govt expedites settlement of dues of contractors, spends Rs...
KATHMANDU, March 13: At a time when contractors have been complaining about delayed payments for their services, the government is found to have expedited their payments over the past two months.
Mar 13, 2024