KATHMANDU, June 12: Civil Bank Limited has unveiled a new saving product named 'Chandra Surya Saving Account', offering interest rate of 10 percent per year. The bank has announced that it would offer 12.22 percent interest on fixed deposit of 222 days.

Bankers say the NBA decided to allow the member banks to fix their interest rates by removing the cap as many banks were already violating the cap by secretly offering higher rates.

A team in California has identified the gene that is the primary risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease. More importantly, the scientists have reportedly created a way to correct the harmful gene in human cells.

POKHARA, April 6: Pay perks for the elected representatives of the local units have been determined 11 months after the elections of the local units on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Feb 28: At a time when the party's establishment faction is in favor of continuing with the current president, a senior leader of the CPN-UML has said that the presidential candidate will be finalized after holding negotiations with the CPN (Maoist Center).

KATHMANDU, Feb 22: Budget-making process, which has been stalled due to delay in cabinet expansion, will gain pace immediately after the cabinet fixes the number of ministries and appoints ministers, say government officials.

DHULIKHEL, Feb 17: Chief Minister for Province No. 3 Dormani Poudel has said the permanent capital of the Province No. 3 would be confirmed through procedures, laws and constitution.

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Although the government has arranged temporary residences for the newly-appointed governors in their respective provincial headquarters, most of them have chosen to stay either in the capital or at their private houses.

MYAGDI, Nov 26: After hearing continuous pleas of the disabled people, the District Election Office (DEO) of Myagdi has constructed two disabled-friendly polling stations in the district.

KATHMANDU, August 30: The Election Commission has fixed 3,578 polling centers for the third-round of elections taking place at 136 local levels of eight districts in Province No. 2. Sarlahi, Saptari, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Rautahat, Siraha, Bara, and Parsa are holding the local level elections. Among these districts, Sarlahi has the maximum 20 levels and Mahottari has the least number-15 levels.

KATHMANDU, August 21: The Department of Transportation Management has started installing the high security embossed number plate in the vehicles from Monday.

KATHMANDU, April 11: The Election Commission (EC) has fixed polling stations in all 75 districts for the local level elections slated for May 14.

KHOTANG, March 11: District Election Office of Khotang district has begun an initial consultation with the concerned stakeholders to review polling stations and  centers in view of the local polls scheduled to be held on May 14.

KATHMANDU, March 11: NIC Asia Bank has added a fixed deposit product -- Swornim Muddati Khata -- under which it is offering depositors up to 12 percent in interest annually.

KATHMANDU, Feb 23: Four different routes have been fixed for devotees to offer worship to the Lord Pashupatinath on Mahashivaratri festival, which falls on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: While bank and financial institutions (BFIs) are raising their fixed deposit rates rapidly to lure deposits to overcome the shortage of loan-able funds, many bankers say such move is less likely to pump money into the banking system.

KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Public Service Commission’s (PSC) website went down on Monday just a day before the deadline to submit applications for the post of Nayab Subba (NaSu) would expire.

RUPANDEHI, Jan 23: A technical glitch at the Transport Management Office, Butwal has stalled work for a week with service recipients unable to get their job done.

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Citizens Bank International Ltd (CBIL) has started offering a 180 days fixed deposit scheme.

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Vibor Society Development Bank has introduced a 222-day fixed deposit scheme. Issuing a statement, the bank said that customers will get 9 percent interest on 222-day fixed deposit.

KATHMANDU, Dec 7: Tourism Development Bank Ltd (TDBL) has brought a new deposit scheme named ‘199-Dine Swornim Muddhati Nikchyap’ (golden fixed deposit scheme).

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: National Sports Council (NSC)'s board meeting on Monday has fixed a new date for the upcoming Seventh National Games to be held in Biratnagar.

KATHMANDU, Oct 23: Siddhartha Bank Ltd has launched a new fixed deposit product named 'Siddhartha 180 Days Fixed Deposit', targeting individual customers.

KATHMANDU, Aug 19: The UML leaders have said the new coalition was a mere lure fixed by various power centers.

BIRATNAGAR, June 11: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government is ready to address the demands of the disgruntled parties on Saturday. Inaugurating  Tarini Prasad Koirala Smriti Sanchargram in Biratnagar today, Oli said the government will address the demands of the agitating parties if they come to a dialogue with logical agendas. "Put forth your clear-cut demands mentioning the Articles of the Constitution, the government will address them," Oli said, claiming that the Constitution has not discriminated anyone in the country.