OPINION
Nepal’s Bright Future, Dimmed by One Dumb Policy
Nepal’s Bright Future, Dimmed by One Dumb Policy
Hydropower gave us light. This budget brings the blackout.
Jun 20, 2025
SOCIETY
Visit Visa Racket: CIAA traces 48 calls between Joint Secy Bhattarai and Home Ministry off...
Visit Visa Racket: CIAA traces 48 calls between Joint Secy B...
It has been observed that Ganesh Datt Ojha, an official working in the Administration Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs and closely associated with a member of Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak’s secretariat, had such contact with Bhattarai, the then Chief of the Immigration Office at Tribhuv...
Jun 20, 2025
Editorial
Time for Nepal to Accelerate MCC Work
Time for Nepal to Accelerate MCC Work
Now that operations are permitted, the program must move forward more quickly. The infrastructure it supports can shape Nepal's economic future, and any delays would only hinder opportunities for growth, regional trade, and industrial development.
Jun 20, 2025
ECONOMY
NRB signals openness to both foreign and domestic outbound investment
NRB signals openness to both foreign and domestic outbound i...
The NRNs have set up Nepal Development Fund with paid up capital of Rs 10 billion, which includes five percent investment of the Government of Nepal. Now, they are permitted to float primary shares amounting 85 percent of the paid up capital, aimed for subscriptions by the Nepalis residing abroad.&n...
Jun 20, 2025
POLITICS
Lawmakers pledge stronger parliamentary, bilateral ties with Pakistan
Lawmakers pledge stronger parliamentary, bilateral ties with...
Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal Abrar H. Hashmi on Thursday held a meeting with members of the Pakistan-Nepal Parliamentary Friendship Group of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, reaffirming the two countries’ commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation and parliamentary diplomacy.
Jun 20, 2025
ECONOMY
Nepal’s public debt exceeds Rs 2.65 trillion, currency depreciation adds Rs 73 billion bur...
Nepal’s public debt exceeds Rs 2.65 trillion, currency depre...
One major contributor to the rising debt burden is the depreciation of the Nepali rupee. The exchange rate climbed from Rs 134 to Rs 138 per US dollar, which added an additional Rs 73 billion to the country’s debt load, since foreign loans must be repaid in the original currency.
Jun 20, 2025
ECONOMY
NPC, ministries urged to make policies in view of Nepal's graduation from LDC next year
NPC, ministries urged to make policies in view of Nepal's gr...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Bishnu Prasad Paudel, has urged the National Planning Commission (NPC) and thematic ministries to design and implement plans and programmes that identify potential opportunities arising from Nepal's graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status...
Jun 19, 2025
SOCIETY
Govt steps up preparations to prevent traffic disruptions during monsoon
Govt steps up preparations to prevent traffic disruptions du...
Keshav Sharma, Secretary at the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, stated that preparations have been made to ensure that national highways are not blocked for more than four hours during this monsoon season—except in cases of continuous heavy rainfall like the one experienced...
Jun 19, 2025
ECONOMY
Swastik Laghubitta to issue IPO worth Rs 23.1 million
Swastik Laghubitta to issue IPO worth Rs 23.1 million
The company received approval from the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) on Thursday to proceed with the IPO. Swastik Laghubitta will issue 231,000 units of shares at a face value of Rs 100, totaling Rs 23.1 million.
Jun 19, 2025
SOCIETY
202 endangered crocodiles hatched out at Gharial Breeding Center
202 endangered crocodiles hatched out at Gharial Breeding Ce...
The Gharial (Crocodile) Breeding Center at Kasara in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) has reported the hatching of the crocodile eggs that were earlier collected from the banks of Rapti River.
Jun 19, 2025