ECONOMY
Daraz set to lease over 10 acres of land in Kathmandu Valley
Daraz set to lease over 10 acres of land in Kathmandu Valley
KATHMANDU, April 12: E-commerce giant Daraz is set to lease over 10 acres of land in the Kathmandu Valley. The land will be leased for a period of 10 years to facilitate the construction of logistics infrastructure.
Apr 12, 2024
POLITICS
Lumbini CM Mahara seeks vote of confidence
Lumbini CM Mahara seeks vote of confidence
KATHMANDU, April 12: Chief minister (CM) of Lumbini Province, Jokh Bahadur Mahara, has officially requested the provincial assembly members to give him their votes of confidence.
Apr 12, 2024
ECONOMY
11 bridges along Narayanghat-Mugling road come into operation, four bridges under construc...
11 bridges along Narayanghat-Mugling road come into operatio...
CHITWAN, April 12: Eleven bridges along the Narayanghat-Mugling road section have come into operation. Except for Khare, Namche, Kalikhola, and Tuinkhola bridges near Mugling bazar, the other bridges have been opened for public use.
Apr 12, 2024
ECONOMY
NIS Industry Outreach Meet organized in New Delhi
NIS Industry Outreach Meet organized in New Delhi
KATHMANDU, April 12: Ahead of the upcoming Nepal Investment Summit (NIS) 2024, an Industry Outreach Meet was organized in New Delhi on April 11, 2024. The event, organized by the Embassy of Nepal in India along with the PHDCCI India-Nepal Center, aimed to boost participation from Indian industry lea...
Apr 12, 2024
POLITICS
NUP suspends Ghanshyam Chaudhary from party membership
NUP suspends Ghanshyam Chaudhary from party membership
KATHMANDU, April 12: The Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP) has suspended Ghanshyam Chaudhary, a member of the Sudurpaschim Province Assembly from NUP, from the party for three months.
Apr 12, 2024
SOCIETY
Illegal opium cultivation on 172 ropanis of land destroyed in Rukum Paschim
Illegal opium cultivation on 172 ropanis of land destroyed i...
RUKUM PASCHIM, April 12: Police have destroyed illegal opium poppy farming across 172 ropanis (1 ropani is equivalent to 508.74 square meters) of land in different parts of Rukum Paschim.
Apr 12, 2024
ECONOMY
Banks reduce interest rates for Baisakh, except for Everest and NMB Bank
Banks reduce interest rates for Baisakh, except for Everest...
KATHMANDU, April 12: Most of the commercial banks have reduced the deposit interest rates for the month of Baisakh (mid-April to mid-May) as well. According to the new interest rate table published by the banks on Friday, the maximum average interest rate for personal term has decreased by 0.19 perc...
Apr 12, 2024
ECONOMY
Gold price rises by Rs 2,400 per tola, hits new record at Rs 139,000 per tola
Gold price rises by Rs 2,400 per tola, hits new record at Rs...
KATHMANDU, April 12: The price of gold has increased by Rs 2,400 per tola in the domestic market on Friday.
Apr 12, 2024
POLITICS
British parliamentarian Wood pledges to work for increasing UK development aid
British parliamentarian Wood pledges to work for increasing...
KATHMANDU, April 12: Member of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom (UK), Stewart Wood, said he would put efforts to increase UK development aid for the social transformation in Nepal.
Apr 12, 2024
SOCIETY
Pollution in Valley reduced to some extent due to rainfall, air pollution still at hazardo...
Pollution in Valley reduced to some extent due to rainfall,...
KATHMANDU, April 12: Rain accompanied by lightning has been observed not only in the Kathmandu Valley but also in the other hilly regions of Bagmati, Gandaki, and Koshi provinces. Meteorologists have said that it has led to a reduction in the pollution levels. However, there is still haze lingering...
Apr 12, 2024