ECONOMY
NEA aims to generate additional 950 mw of electricity this year
NEA aims to generate additional 950 mw of electricity this y...
KATHMANDU, March 31: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has projected that the country will produce 950 MW of electricity in the current fiscal year 2023/24. The NEA is expecting 51 hydropower projects of varying capacities, both small and large, to be completed in this period, leading to the pro...
Mar 31, 2024
Editorial
Make functioning of parliament effective
Make functioning of parliament effective
In a democratic country, the highest institution in which representatives are elected by the people is the Parliament. Its main task is to formulate necessary laws for the governance and administration of the country. Democratic countries are governed by laws, and these laws cannot be formulated by...
Mar 31, 2024
ECONOMY
IRD falls short of its revenue collection target by Rs 72 billion in the first eight month...
IRD falls short of its revenue collection target by Rs 72 bi...
KATHMANDU, March 30: The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) collected revenue worth Rs 310.94 billion in the first eight months of the current fiscal year, which was around Rs 72 billion less than the targeted amount for the period.
Mar 30, 2024
ECONOMY
NEPSE declined 12.93 points, while investors lost Rs 21 billion from shares transactions l...
NEPSE declined 12.93 points, while investors lost Rs 21 bill...
KATHMANDU, March 30: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) declined 12.93 points last week, despite the banks announcing reduction in their interest rates on lending.
Mar 30, 2024
SOCIETY
Conservationists protest against caging tigers for tourism promotion in Bharatpur
Conservationists protest against caging tigers for tourism p...
CHITWAN, March 30: The wildlife rescue center in Devanagar, Bharatpur Metropolitan City-6, has been transformed into a tourist attraction, sparking protests from conservationists. The controversy erupted after Chitwan National Park made arrangements for tourists to view tigers in cages as part of th...
Mar 30, 2024
ECONOMY
Finance Ministry forms a committee for drafting FY 2024/25 budget
Finance Ministry forms a committee for drafting FY 2024/25 b...
KATHMANDU, March 30: The Ministry of Finance has formed a budget drafting committee for the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25.
Mar 30, 2024
ECONOMY
FinMin Pun holds a virtual meeting with ambassadors and heads of delegations of 40 countri...
FinMin Pun holds a virtual meeting with ambassadors and head...
KATHMANDU, March 30: Finance Minister Barshaman Pun convened a virtual meeting with over 40 Nepali ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions abroad in preparation for the Nepal Investment Summit 2024 scheduled for April 28-29 in Kathmandu.
Mar 30, 2024
POLITICS
President Paudel in Chitwan to inaugurate a motorable bridge
President Paudel in Chitwan to inaugurate a motorable bridge
CHITWAN, March 30: President Ram Chandra Paudel has arrived in Chitwan to inaugurate a motorable bridge constructed to connect Devghat rural municipality-5 of Tanahu to Bharatpur Metropolis-1.
Mar 30, 2024
ECONOMY
PM Dahal inaugurates 7th International Women Entrepreneurs Business Fair 2024
PM Dahal inaugurates 7th International Women Entrepreneurs B...
KATHMANDU, March 30: The 7th International Women Entrepreneurs Business Fair 2024 has started in the capital from Friday.
Mar 30, 2024
WORLD
Syria reports Israeli airstrikes near the city of Aleppo. A war monitor says 44 people are...
Syria reports Israeli airstrikes near the city of Aleppo. A...
BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian army says Israeli airstrikes on Friday near the northern city of Aleppo killed or wounded “a number of” people and caused damage. A war monitor said the strikes killed 44, most of them Syrian troops.
Mar 30, 2024