ECONOMY
Govt aims to increase the size of GDP to Rs 8.5 trillion in five years
Govt aims to increase the size of GDP to Rs 8.5 trillion in...
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The government aims to increase the size of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) by around Rs 2.9 trillion in the next five years. As the 15th Plan is nearing completion, the National Planning Commission (NPC), which has prepared the draft of the 16th Plan, has set a target o...
Feb 07, 2024
SOCIETY
Snowfall likely in high hill and mountainous regions today
Snowfall likely in high hill and mountainous regions today
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: There is a possibility of snowfall in various parts of the country today. According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the weather is currently experiencing a partial influence of westerly winds.
Feb 07, 2024
SOCIETY
Kathmandu District Court remands four individuals involved in sending Nepali citizens abro...
Kathmandu District Court remands four individuals involved i...
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The Kathmandu District Court has ordered to send four people including an immigration officer to judicial custody on charge of sending Nepali nationals on fake visit visas to different countries.
Feb 07, 2024
My City, Entertainment, Events, Literature
Second edition of Banaras Literature Festival: Kashi Sahitya Kala Utsav to be held from Fe...
Second edition of Banaras Literature Festival: Kashi Sahitya...
BANARAS (INDIA), Feb 7: The second edition of The Banaras Lit Fest: Kashi Sahitya Kala Utsav is set to kick off on February 10 at the Rudraksha Convention Center in Sigra, Banaras.
Feb 07, 2024
ECONOMY
Nepal’s forex reserves escalate to record-high amount at $ 13.69 billion, sufficient for g...
Nepal’s forex reserves escalate to record-high amount at $ 1...
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Nepal is cushioned with a notable rise in the foreign currency reserves as of mid-January, thanks to a significant increase in the remittance inflows in the past six months.
Feb 07, 2024
SOCIETY
Almost 1.5 million squatter families apply for land ownership certificates
Almost 1.5 million squatter families apply for land ownershi...
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: A total of 14, 36,400 landless squatters and unorganized settlers have submitted applications with the Landless Commission demanding for land ownership certificates. The commission is preparing to distribute the land ownership certificates to around 150,000 families within two mont...
Feb 07, 2024
OPINION
Symphony of Techno-Pessimism
Symphony of Techno-Pessimism
Free markets are essential for technological progress, functioning as discovery machines that drive innovation through competition and discipline. Imposing bans disrupts this natural process, stifling the potential for individual prosperity and collective advancement.
Feb 07, 2024
POLITICS
New chapter of mutual cooperation and coordination has begun: Chinese Ambassador
New chapter of mutual cooperation and coordination has begun...
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: A delegation of Nepal Bar Association (NBA) paid a courtesy call on Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Nepal, Chen Song, on Tuesday.
Feb 07, 2024
ECONOMY
Loans from banks and financial institutions to private sector increases by Rs 192.64 billi...
Loans from banks and financial institutions to private secto...
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The loans extended by banks and financial institutions to the private sector increased by 4.9 percent in the first six months of the current fiscal year, according to the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).
Feb 07, 2024
Editorial
Govt’s laudable to move to integrate emergency services
Govt’s laudable to move to integrate emergency services
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has formed a task force with the aim of creating an integrated information system capable of promptly relaying emergency texts sent by individuals through mobile or landline phones to a proposed central information hub to ensure...
Feb 07, 2024