Governor gets power to change refinancing amount

First amendment of the Refinancing Procedure, 2020, has given special powers to the governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) to make changes in the size of the refinancing provided to the banks and financial institution by the central bank and to the customers by the BFIs.

Priyanka Chopra’s NYC restaurant SONA has a Dubai connection!

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been making news for all things new. The actress who recently launched her haircare brand Anomaly a few weeks back has stepped into the hospitality business and launched her new restaurant in the bustling city of New York.

Srishti becomes ‘Super Plus Size Model Nepal- 2020’

Srishti Upreti has won the “Super Plus Size Model Nepal”- 2020 of Season 3. She won the title amid the programme held at the National Dance Academy in Jamal, Kathmandu.

Urea from Bangladesh arrives

Six months after the government started the process, Bangladeshi urea has finally started arriving in Nepal.

River corridors being built to ease capital’s traffic congestion

With each passing year, the problem of traffic congestion seems to aggravate in the Kathmandu Valley. Against the backdrop of a rapidly increasing population, vehicle ownership in the valley has surged causing nasty jams and traffic holdups. To mitigate this issue and to divert vehicles away from the main lanes, several government agencies have been collaborating to build various corridor roads on the banks of Kathmandu’s rivers, namely Bagmati, Bishumati, Dhobikhola (Rudramati), Hanumante, Nakhkhu,...

Reconstruction of school in Chandragiri begins with Indian grant

Minister of Education, Science and Technology Krishna Gopal Shrestha Monday laid the foundation stone for the reconstruction of Shree Bishnu Devi Secondary School at Chandragiri Municipality, in Kathmandu district.

Politics On New Course

At a time when the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) was facing a crisis due to a division among its leaders, the Supreme Court (SC) has nullified the unification between the erstwhile Communist Party of Nepal- UML and Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist Centre and maintained their separate party status. The UML and the Maoist Centre were led by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, respectively. The SC's verdict issued on Sunday has brought a lot of ri

Apex Court Ruling Headache For NCP Leaders

In its latest verdict, the Supreme Court (SC) has dealt a big jolt to the prospect of the beleaguered ruling Nepal Communist Party to remain in power as a united political force. Since the ruling has turned the present political equation upside down, the leaders of the feuding factions are

No To Violence Against Women

Under a broad definition, violence against women includes women trafficking, rape, marital rape, incest, mental torment, gender discrimination, rough treatment of women, physical torture, verbal and sexual abuse. Generally, violence is an impediment to accomplish the objectives of quality, development and peace. It violates, impairs and nullifies human rights and basic freedoms. Since time immemorial, violence against women is proving to be an effective weapon in the hands of men through which they...

Madhav Nepal, Prachanda to join previous parties

Leaders of the Prachanda-Nepal-led faction of the Nepal Communist Party on Monday decided to return to their previous parties—CPN-UML and Maoist (Centre).