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I will be accountable to the people, says Speaker Ghimire in his maiden speech to HoR

Published On: January 22, 2023 08:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: The newly-elected House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Devraj Ghimire has said that the lower house of parliament would encourage healthy and policy debates in a properly managed way.

FDI commitments declined more than 43 percent in the first six months of the current FY

Published On: January 22, 2023 08:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: The commitment for foreign direct investment (FDI) declined by 43.39 percent in the first six months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period last year.

Curbing rhino poaching

Published On: January 22, 2023 08:00 AM NPT By: Republica

On Friday, two rhinos– an adult and a four-year-old male – were found dead on the bank of the Narayani River in Madhyabindu Municipality-2 of Nawalparasi (East). The incident that occurred in Chitwan National Park (CNP) area is suspected to be yet another case of poaching, as the horn of the female rhino was found in a severed condition.

Indira Rana elected as deputy speaker of HoR

Published On: January 21, 2023 08:28 PM NPT By: Republica

Kathmandu, Jan 21: The ruling alliance’s candidate Indira Rana has been elected as the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives on Saturday as per the power-sharing agreement among the ruling parties.

Nepse increased by 29.42 points, while share investors gained Rs 42 billion last week

Published On: January 21, 2023 07:13 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) last week increased 29.42 points after the government took full shape with the expansion of the cabinet led by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

Nepathya to perform in  western Australia

Published On: January 21, 2023 04:29 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The Nepathya musical band which recently toured the country for a month with a musical campaign called 'Music for Humanity', will be on a musical tour of Australia. Nepathya is going to perform in eight cities in Australia during this tour. Previously, in December 2019, Nepathya had a musical tour of six Australian cities with a series of performances.

Four people in serious condition due to suffocation in Koteshwar

Published On: January 21, 2023 04:26 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Four people are in serious condition due to suffocation caused by the smoke from burning coal in Alliya Nagar of Koteshwar, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-32.

45 injured in Nawalparasi bus accident

Published On: January 21, 2023 03:30 PM NPT By: Republica

BUTWAL, Jan 21: A total of 45 people were injured when a bus carrying Indian pilgrims crashed in West Nawalparasi.

Communications Ministry directs box office to resolve advance ticket booking related problems

Published On: January 21, 2023 02:16 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has directed the box office to resolve problems in advance ticket booking for domestic and foreign movies.

NRNA urges govt to maintain same air fare for them as Nepali citizens

Published On: January 21, 2023 01:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has requested the government to immediately cancel the arrangement of charging Nepalis coming from abroad the same air fare as foreigners during air travel within Nepal.

Regular flights resume nationwide

Published On: January 21, 2023 01:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: With an improvement in the weather, all domestic and international flights have resumed from and to the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu. Most of the flights were affected on Friday due to poor visibility and some international flights were diverted.

All-party meeting called by Speaker Ghimire begins

Published On: January 21, 2023 12:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: An all-party meeting of the political parties represented in the House of Representatives has begun. The meeting was called by Speaker Devraj Ghimire.

Home ministry directs police to arrest murder-accused lawmaker Koiri

Published On: January 21, 2023 12:15 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The Ministry of Home Affairs has instructed the police to arrest Lakshmi Mahato Koiri of Gaushala Municipality-2 in Mahottari District and take action against him according to the law.

World Bank urged for enhanced budgetary assistance

Published On: January 21, 2023 11:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Bishnu Prasad Poudel has urged the World Bank (WB) to increase budgetary assistance.

EU's on-site evaluation team not to travel to Nepal anytime soon

Published On: January 21, 2023 10:35 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The European Union (EU)'s team that was planning to travel to Nepal for undertaking an 'on-site evaluation' of aviation safety has put off its plan.

Tourism Minister requests India for extra air route

Published On: January 21, 2023 10:05 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Sudan Kiranti, has requested India to provide an additional air route to Nepal.

NRB to prohibit BFIs from considering capitalized interest of moratorium period of loans in profits

Published On: January 21, 2023 09:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has stepped up efforts to bar banks and financial institutions (BFIs) from showing the capitalized interest during the moratorium period of outstanding loans in their profit account.

Smugglers kill two rhinos in CNP

Published On: January 21, 2023 09:39 AM NPT By: Republica

CHITWAN, Jan 21: A group of smugglers has killed two rhinos on the banks of the Narayani River that flows through the Chitwan National Park (CNP).

CIB concludes there was match fixing in Nepal T20 League

Published On: January 21, 2023 09:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CIB) of Nepal Police has concluded that there was match-fixing in the T-20 cricket league organised recently by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN).

China closes Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border in less than a month of resuming trade

Published On: January 21, 2023 08:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Nepal’s trade with China via the land routes has been disrupted once again with the Chinese side halting the trade through Rasuwagadhi-Kerung till February 3.