Market
NRB determines foreign exchange rates for Sunday
NRB determines foreign exchange rates for Sunday
Nepal Rastra Bank has determined the foreign exchange rates for today. According to the rates, the buying rate for one US dollar is set at Rs 137.25, while the selling rate is Rs 137.85.
Jan 12, 2025
ECONOMY
NRB directs banks to open accounts based on National Identity Cards
NRB directs banks to open accounts based on National Identit...
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has once again urged banks and financial institutions to facilitate account opening based on national identity cards through a public notice. The central bank had previously issued integrated directives instructing banks and financial institutions on this matter.
Jan 12, 2025
POLITICS
Abolishing party-based trade unions of civil servants remains a challenge
Abolishing party-based trade unions of civil servants remain...
The parliamentary committee is debating whether to remove or retain the provision for party-based trade unions in the Federal Civil Service Bill.
Jan 12, 2025
SOCIETY
Injured Italian citizen rescued by helicopter in Taplejung
Injured Italian citizen rescued by helicopter in Taplejung
An Italian citizen, 56-year-old Sergio Fetoza, who was injured in a fall in Taplejung, has been rescued by helicopter. A Prabhu Air helicopter flew him to Kathmandu for treatment of his serious injuries today.
Jan 12, 2025
International
18-year-old girl gang-raped in India, 14 arrested
18-year-old girl gang-raped in India, 14 arrested
During the Kutumbashree Snehita Pahal counselling, she narrated her ordeal to the counsellor. She informed about the people who had sexually abused her.
Jan 12, 2025
Editorial
Replicating NEA’s Success History
Replicating NEA’s Success History
While most of the state-owned enterprises are struggling to sustain themselves, there is positive news from the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).
Jan 12, 2025
OPINION
Writing Rhetorically: Do you write for a specific audience?
Writing Rhetorically: Do you write for a specific audience?
In one of my Rhetoric and Composition Course classes, an American professor talked about the major difference between school literacy, rhetorical literacy and threshold concepts which I had not thought about in my more than a decade-long teaching career back in Nepal.
Jan 12, 2025
ECONOMY
Consumer price inflation climbs to 6.05 percent in mid-December
Consumer price inflation climbs to 6.05 percent in mid-Decem...
The consumer price inflation stood at 6.05 percent in mid-December 2024, due to excessive hike in prices of food items.
Jan 12, 2025
ECONOMY
Trade and environmental policies necessary for resilient and non-disruptive global supply...
Trade and environmental policies necessary for resilient and...
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Experts have stressed the need for a delicate balance between trade policies and environmental policies for a resilient and non-disruptive global supply chain that benefits all equally. The experts made such remarks during the opening day of the WCP Nepal 3rd Annual Conference on...
Jan 12, 2025
ECONOMY
Govt introduces ordinances to promote investment amid economic slowdown
Govt introduces ordinances to promote investment amid econom...
The government has decided to issue three ordinances to incorporate a number of provisions to promote investment in the country.
Jan 12, 2025