NRB to issue repo worth Rs 20 billion   

The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is issuing a repurchase agreement (repo) worth Rs 20 billion today. The repo will mature on December 8.    

Five schools handed over 'Panda Book Corner'   

The Chinese government has handed over the 'Panda Book Corner- 2021' to various five schools in Nepal.    

PM Deuba to address UML general convention   

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is to address the opening session of the 10th general convention of CPN UML being held here. PM Deuba will arrive here on Friday in this regard.    

NC able to solve problems: Nidhi   

Vice President of Nepali Congress, Bimalendra Nidhi, has argued that NC was able to sort out problems facing the country. NC's win in the coming election is essential to consolidate democracy and ensure development, he underscored.    

Finance Minister's discontent over meagre capital expenditure 

Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has expressed displeasure over the meagre capital expenditure. He stressed the need for adopting new system to increase the spending.    

Effective implementation of law to end VAW: President Bhandari   

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said effective implementation of laws is imperative to end all sorts of violence against women (VAW).    

Link schools to industrial skills: Finance Minister Sharma

Addressing the national Council of All Nepal Unified Teachers Association on Wednesday, Minister Sharma viewed students could be oriented on agriculture, farms as well as garden. Educated human resources help increase production, he added.

Lottery-based hearing from Dec 1

The informal meeting of 19 Justices at Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to hold another full court meeting by forging agreement with court administration and enforce the lottery-based allocation of hearing.

UN human rights expert to visit Nepal to assess poverty

"Nepal has taken impressive steps to reduce multidimensional poverty in recent years,” said De Schutter, an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council to monitor, report, and advise on poverty and human rights. “I welcome the government’s commitment to further reduce it by more than half and to cover 60 percent of the population with some form of social protection by 2024. My visit will be an opportunity to assess progress towards these goals and recommend how the government can...

Let's facilitate youths: Minister Gahatraj

Youth and Sports Minister Maheshwor Jung Gahatraj argued that it was imperative to allocate a budget to understand the sentiments of demography and its jurisdictions. The Minister spoke of the need to adopt approaches such as integration and decentralization for some national pride projects related to youth and sports. He also instructed the concerned authorities to put in places policies and laws to clear the arrears in the government agencies.