ECONOMY
Construction of Shahid Smriti Stadium completed
Construction of Shahid Smriti Stadium completed
The construction of Shahid Smriti Stadium in Bagmati Rural Municipality of Makawanpur has been completed.
Jan 15, 2025
WORLD
Ukraine fires US, British missiles into Russia, launches one of largest drone attacks so f...
Ukraine fires US, British missiles into Russia, launches one...
Russia's military on Tuesday said it would retaliate against Ukraine after Kyiv attacked Russian regions by firing six U.S.-made ATACMS ballistic missiles, six UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles and launching one of the biggest drone attacks to date.
Jan 15, 2025
WORLD
South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol arrested, investigators say, after hours-long standoff at resi...
South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol arrested, investigators say, aft...
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested and is to undergo questioning over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month, anti-corruption investigators said on Wednesday, bringing to an end an early-morning standoff outside his official residence in Seoul.
Jan 15, 2025
SOCIETY
The death of a buffalo: A tale of survival and sacrifice
The death of a buffalo: A tale of survival and sacrifice
If she hadn’t resisted the hammer blow in the slaughterhouse, she would have been a meat dish a year and a half earlier. A buffalo, destined for slaughter because of low milk yield, miraculously escaped onto the street, saving herself.
Jan 15, 2025
SOCIETY
Earthquake Day: Preparedness, rapid response necessary to tackle quake impacts
Earthquake Day: Preparedness, rapid response necessary to ta...
Very few people who lived through the terrifying 1990 BS (1933) earthquake are still alive. Although fewer survivors of that tragedy remain, the current generation faced a similar ordeal during the 2015 earthquake. A recent earthquake in Tibet, impacting Kathmandu, triggered recollections of the dev...
Jan 15, 2025
Market
NRB sets exchange rates for US dollar and other foreign currencies
NRB sets exchange rates for US dollar and other foreign curr...
According to the rates, the buying rate for 1 US dollar is Rs 138.32, and the selling rate is Rs 138.92. Similarly, the buying rate for 1 European euro is Rs 141.90, and the selling rate is Rs 142.52.
Jan 15, 2025
Editorial
Accessing Indian Markets
Accessing Indian Markets
The recent Nepal-India Joint Business Forum (JBF) meeting highlighted the need to enhance bilateral trade, remove trade barriers, and boost economic cooperation between the two closest neighbors - Nepal and India.
Jan 15, 2025
OPINION
Upholding Good Governance And Combating Corruption 'Key' To Breaking Nepal’s Poverty Cycle
Upholding Good Governance And Combating Corruption 'Key' To...
Beyond the Bottom Billion: Applying Paul Collier's lessons to Nepal’s development crisis
Jan 15, 2025
ECONOMY
NRB study reveals dire financial conditions of Pokhara Finance, Narayani Development Bank,...
NRB study reveals dire financial conditions of Pokhara Finan...
The NRB’s in-depth study about Pokhara Finance, Narayani Development Bank, and Janaki Finance has found that these financial institutions are in dire straits.
Jan 15, 2025
ECONOMY
UK Member of Parliament pledges to resume direct flight connecting London-Kathmandu
UK Member of Parliament pledges to resume direct flight conn...
Gareth Thomas, small business minister of the UK, said their government will initiate resuming direct flights between the two countries.
Jan 15, 2025