ECONOMY
Paddy production in Bagmati Province declines by 1.27 percent due to floods and landslides
Paddy production in Bagmati Province declines by 1.27 percen...
The Directorate of Agricultural Development, Bagmati Province said that the production of paddy has decreased by 1.37 percent due to the damage caused by the landslides and floods that occurred on September 27 and 28.
Dec 24, 2024
SPORTS
NOC Prez Shrestha defies court order to push forward controversial election
NOC Prez Shrestha defies court order to push forward controv...
A single bench of judge Brajesh Pyakurel of the Patan High Court had issued an order on December 2 to stall the election process until the court reaches a final decision on the appropriateness of the timing of an amendment of the NOC’s statute proposed by NOC President Jeevan Ram Shrestha to e...
Dec 24, 2024
POLITICS
FM Rana returns home after her visit to Europe and India
FM Rana returns home after her visit to Europe and India
Foreign Minister Rana, who left for Europe on December 7, had gone on a visit to India from there.
Dec 23, 2024
ECONOMY
Breakthrough achieved in 1700 meters long tunnel of Middle Mewa Hydropower Project
Breakthrough achieved in 1700 meters long tunnel of Middle M...
The electricity generated from the project is planned to be integrated into the national grid through the Dhunge Sanghu substation of Nepal Electricity Authority through a 10.7 km 132 kV double circuit transmission line.
Dec 23, 2024
ECONOMY
Nepal secures Rs 73 billion investment for power distribution system improvement
Nepal secures Rs 73 billion investment for power distributio...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a concessional loan of USD 311 million (Rs 42.24 billion) and a grant of USD 30 million (Rs 4.7 billion) for the expansion and improvement of the electricity transmission and distribution systems.
Dec 23, 2024
ECONOMY
Foreign aid commitment exceeds Rs 200 billion in current fiscal year
Foreign aid commitment exceeds Rs 200 billion in current fis...
Ministry of Finance spokesperson Mahesh Bhattarai stated that foreign aid commitments have risen by 237 percent compared to the previous fiscal year, which had a commitment of Rs 59.98 billion.
Dec 23, 2024
SOCIETY
Police suspect elder son’s involvement in father and younger brother's murder
Police suspect elder son’s involvement in father and younger...
The bodies of the father and son have been taken to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for post-mortem and the incident is being investigated, he added.
Dec 23, 2024
ECONOMY
Nepal spends Rs 101 billion on petroleum imports in first five months of current FY
Nepal spends Rs 101 billion on petroleum imports in first fi...
The amount spent on petrol import has decreased a bit this year. This year till Mangsir, Rs 26.45 billion has been spent on petrol import. Last year this amount was Rs 28.55 billion.
Dec 23, 2024
Market
New reality show ‘Shark Tank Nepal’ launched to bring investment opportunities for local s...
New reality show ‘Shark Tank Nepal’ launched to bring invest...
The first season will feature Hem Raj Dhakal, co-founder of IME Group, Cabinet Shrestha, managing director of Agni Group, Ritu Singh Vaidya, managing director of Vaidya Group, Anand Bagaria, managing director of Nimbus Holdings Pvt Ltd, and Saurabh Jyoti, director of Padma Jyoti Group.
Dec 23, 2024
Market
NEPSE gains 28.91 points as 194 companies increase their market values
NEPSE gains 28.91 points as 194 companies increase their mar...
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Monday jumped up by 28.91 points to close at 2,612.20 points.
Dec 23, 2024