KATHMANDU, Nov 15: The government has removed the minimum threshold for the investments to be made by the Non Resident Nepalis (NRNs) by using investment companies.

KATHMANDU, August 16: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has increased the threshold of money remitted from abroad on a daily basis from Rs 1 million to Rs 1.50 million.

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: The government is mulling to raise the maximum limit on hard cash of Indian currency (IC) from existing INR 25,000 that can be exchanged by individuals traveling to India.

NEW YORK, July 28: Human Rights Watch has accused the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) of discriminating against female athletes after implementing a rule prohibiting women with a high testosterone level from competing.

KATHMANDU, May 28: The government of Nepal will start celebrating the International Menstrual Hygiene Day from this year.

KATHMANDU, March 29: A task force formed to determine ideological and organizational modality to merge the CPN-UML and the CPN (Maoist Center) has proposed scrapping a provision which prohibits party members over the age of seventy from taking on leadership position.

KATHMANDU, Mar 4: The Election Commission (EC) has set Rs 400,000 as election expenses for a candidate contesting the presidential election set for March 13.

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: At a time when bankers are hoping that the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) will provide them a relaxation on credit to core-capital-cum-deposit (C-CD) ratio, the central bank has indicated that such prudential lending limit is not going to be tweaked to address the current liquidity problem being faced by bank and financial institutions (BFIs).

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has proposed to set a limit of transactions done through mobile payment services, mobile financial services, e-wallet, mobile wallet, digital wallet, electronic fund transfer, recharge and top up from payment service providers and remittance payment from electronic medium.

His voice and presentation skills are a class apart and he has managed to wow his audience through his acting skills as well. Sanjay Gupta has given new meaning to the word ‘versatile’ as a radio and video jockey, emcee, and actor.

KATHMANDU, Oct 13: The Election Commission (EC) has fixed Rs 2.5 million as an election expenditure limit per candidate contesting the upcoming parliamentary elections under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system. A candidate contesting the provincial assembly elections, however, can spend up to Rs 1.5 million.

KATHMANDU, July 10: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has raised the ceiling for personal home loans to Rs 15 million.

KATHMANDU, June 29: Bankers have urged the central bank to raise the upper limit of personal housing loans from Rs 10 million to at least Rs 20 million.

KATHMANDU, May 23: The government is putting Rs 1 million cap on cash transactions starting July 16.

KATHMANDU, May 7: Family and supporters honored Sunday the 85-year-old climber who died attempting to regain his title as the oldest person to scale Mount Everest, while Nepali officials stressed the need to limit the age for such a daunting physical challenge.

Nepal, being a landlocked country and surrounded by mountains, natural diversity, glaciers, lakes, perennial rivers is one of the best tourist destinations in the world. Nepal’s mountainous and challenging topography and socio-economic conditions makes it prone to climate change.

KATHMANDU, April 18 : Pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables in Kalimati fruits and vegetables market, and five other cities are under acceptable limits, according to government officials.

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has said that it won’t allow banks to extend more than 50 percent of the valuation of the private vehicles while lending loans.

Sunny Leone, whose latest song Laila main Laila is being appreciated, says she prefers not to put any limitations to her work as an actor.

KATHMANDU, Nov 8: Removing the limit in the number of free dialysis to be provided to kidney paitents, the Ministry of Health has decided to provide the service for such patients for unlimited number now onward.

MOSCOW, Sept 7: Topless models have been sent onto the streets of Russia in an attempt to slow down speeding drivers.

KATHMANDU, Aug 18: At a time when a provision to cap the tenure of board directors of bank and financial institutions (BFIs) for a maximum of two terms is facing steep opposition, Beema Samiti has brought corporate governance directive for insurance companies that prohibits a board director from taking the post for more than two terms.

KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has increased the ceiling of payment that importers can make through draft or telegraphic transfer (TT) system to US$ 50,000, up from $40,000.