ECONOMY
NPC mulls revising budget calendar aiming to ensure effectiveness of govt’s annual budget...
NPC mulls revising budget calendar aiming to ensure effectiv...
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The National Planning Commission (NPC) is considering completing the preparatory works related to the annual budget at earlier dates than the current schedule, with an aim to make budget implementation more effective.
Dec 22, 2023
POLITICS
Friendship Treaty with UK a strong bilateral mechanism: FM Saud
Friendship Treaty with UK a strong bilateral mechanism: FM S...
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud has said that the friendship treaty signed between Nepal and the United Kingdom 100 years ago is a strong international bilateral mechanism between Nepal and the UK.
Dec 22, 2023
WORLD
Gunman opens fire in a Prague university, killing 14 people in Czech Republic’s worst mass...
Gunman opens fire in a Prague university, killing 14 people...
PRAGUE (AP) — A student opened fire Thursday at a university in Prague, killing at least 14 people, officials said, and injuring more than 20 in the Czech Republic’s worst mass shooting.
Dec 22, 2023
ECONOMY
Nepal succeeds to curb income inequality considerably: UNDP Report
Nepal succeeds to curb income inequality considerably: UNDP...
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Although Nepal has instantly failed to realize economic benefits largely in the aftermath of the country’s transformation into a federal republic, it has been able to mitigate some of the major factors behind community vulnerability, the UNDP said in its latest report.
Dec 22, 2023
SOCIETY
KMC provides Rs 3 million to Nepal Children's Organization
KMC provides Rs 3 million to Nepal Children's Organization
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has provided Rs 3 million in assistance to the Nepal Children's Organization.
Dec 22, 2023
POLITICS
Nepal, Sri Lanka discuss operating direct flight between Lumbini and Colombo to boost peo...
Nepal, Sri Lanka discuss operating direct flight between Lu...
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Nepal and Sri Lanka discussed operating direct flights between Lumbini and Colombo as part of strengthening connectivity between the two South Asian nations.
Dec 22, 2023
Editorial
Fast-Tracking Solutions for the Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway
Fast-Tracking Solutions for the Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway
In the heart of Nepal's strategic infrastructure development lies the Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway, a project deemed critical for enhancing connectivity between the federal capital and the southern plain districts.
Dec 22, 2023
ECONOMY
Interest on public debt stands at Rs 6.5 billion a month
Interest on public debt stands at Rs 6.5 billion a month
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: The government has started paying an average interest of Rs 6.5 billion per month under the heading of fiscal management.
Dec 21, 2023
ECONOMY
Public debt increases by Rs 72 billion in first five months of current FY
Public debt increases by Rs 72 billion in first five months...
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: In the first five months of the current fiscal year, the government's public debt liability has increased by about Rs 72 billion.
Dec 21, 2023
POLITICS
Lawmakers stress the need for further improvement in citizenship legislation
Lawmakers stress the need for further improvement in citizen...
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: MPs have emphasized that the citizenship law should be further improved. Since the latest amendment to the Citizenship Act has not solved the problem, they have drawn the attention of the concerned bodies to make a law according to the constitution.
Dec 21, 2023