ECONOMY
Projects of Rs 150 billion proposed to receive supplementary, special grants
Projects of Rs 150 billion proposed to receive supplementary...
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: The provinces and local levels have proposed as high as 4,500 projects with an estimated budget worth Rs 142.43 billion to receive supplementary and special grants for the fiscal year 2023/24.
Feb 28, 2023
POLITICS
Case filed against Major General Shahi in military court
Case filed against Major General Shahi in military court
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: The Nepalese Army has registered a case in the military court against Major General Prem Shahi, who has been detained for two months over financial irregularities.
Feb 28, 2023
SPORTS
Nepal defeats Papua New Guinea
Nepal defeats Papua New Guinea
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Nepal defeated Papua New Guinea by 4 wickets in the ICC World Cup League-2 triangular one-day international series match in Dubai on Monday. With this win, Nepal has kept its hope for a top three finish alive. It was the five consecutive win of Nepal in CWC League-2, a two-and-hal...
Feb 28, 2023
SOCIETY
Chance of light rain with thunder and lightning in hill areas
Chance of light rain with thunder and lightning in hill area...
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: The country has a general influence of the westerly winds as well as the influence of local winds in the hilly terrain, at present. As a result, it has started raining in some parts of the country.
Feb 28, 2023
SOCIETY
KMC to impose fine of Rs 50,000 on those who dispose of hospital waste at Banchare danda
KMC to impose fine of Rs 50,000 on those who dispose of hosp...
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Kathmandu Metropolitan City has decided to impose a fine of Rs 50,000 on those who dump hospital-related harmful waste at Banchare danda, the final waste disposal site.
Feb 28, 2023
POLITICS
PM Dahal under constitutional obligation to seek vote of confidence as UML and RPP withdra...
PM Dahal under constitutional obligation to seek vote of con...
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Nepal’s political landscape has seen another round of turmoil as ministers from the CPN-UML resigned en masse on Monday, following in the footsteps of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) ministers a day ago.
Feb 28, 2023
OPINION
Trade and Investment Policy in South Asia
Trade and Investment Policy in South Asia
During the 1980s, the economy of China and India were almost at the same level in terms of GDP, per capita GDP and growth rates with coequal population. However, within a 30-year period, China dramatically surpassed India in the growth rate by a huge margin and per capita GDP five times that of Indi...
Feb 28, 2023
Editorial
Shame! Sikta and the 'Guilty Soil' Verdict
Shame! Sikta and the 'Guilty Soil' Verdict
The full text of the Special Court’s verdict on the case filed by the CIAA claiming corruption and financial irregularities leading to substandard work in the Sikta Irrigation Project is bizarre, incredibly disappointing, and appears to be a gross miscarriage of justice. In what can only be describe...
Feb 28, 2023
ECONOMY
Govt transfers Rs 22.75 billion in first seven months to finance treasury bill liabilities
Govt transfers Rs 22.75 billion in first seven months to fin...
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: The government carried out a budget transfer worth Rs 22.75 billion during the first seven months of the current fiscal year.
Feb 27, 2023
ECONOMY
IBN in favor of capacity building of PPP professionals
IBN in favor of capacity building of PPP professionals
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: A four-day ‘CP3P (Certified Public-private Partnerships Professional): The APMG PPP Certification Program’ kicked off in Kathmandu on Monday.
Feb 27, 2023