One of the visible positive outcomes of the fourth BIMSTEC summit, in terms of our tourism promotion, has been visit to Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, by heads of states who came to participate in the summit. President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena, along with other Sri Lankan ministers and top officials, visited Lumbini and offered prayers.

JANAKPURDHAM, May 7: Nepali Congress Vice-President Bimalendra Nidhi has said the upcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be utilized for pursuing development agendas in the country.

KATHMANDU, June 11: Naya Shakti Party Nepal (NSPN) Chairman Dr Baburam Bhattarai and Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) chairman Updendra Yadav on Sunday urged Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Chairman Mahantha Thakur to protect the achievements of the Madhes movement by capitalizing on the upcoming local level elections.

KATHMANDU, May 25:  Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) Chairman Upendra Yadav on Thursday asked the leaders of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) and Nepal Loktantrik Forum (NLF) to institutionalize the achievements of the Madhes Movement capitalizing on the local level elections.

KATHMANDU, Aug 15: The Monetary Policy recently unveiled by Nepal Rastra Bank for the fiscal year 2073-74 BS has created ripple among the microfinance bankers and practitioners mainly due to its tough stance on interest spread rate.