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Commission faces daunting task amid rising cases of usury

Nepal, March 13 -- A high-level commission to be formed by the government to address the concerns of loan sharking victims would face a herculean task in investigating all the cases within three month... Read More


Nepal, Bangladesh want dedicated grid. Will India comply?

Kathmandu, March 10 -- Bangladesh State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has stressed the need for a dedicated transmission line between Nepal and Bangladesh via India. "... Read More


Digital identification to be assigned during birth registration

Nepal, March 4 -- The government will maintain the digital identity of its citizens starting from early childhood as it starts assigning national ID numbers to children during birth registration. The... Read More


With no post-quake assessment, Jajarkot victims risk neglect

Nepal, Feb. 27 -- When deadly earthquakes hit the country in April and May of 2015, the government tasked the National Planning Commission to conduct a detailed assessment known as Post Disaster Needs... Read More


Bangladesh bargains for cheaper power

Nepal, Feb. 26 -- Nepal's hopes of promptly signing a power sale deal with Bangladesh have been dashed with the Bangladeshi side seeking negotiations to reduce the prices quoted by the Nepal Electrici... Read More


Urban poverty is on the rise, while rural poverty keeps falling

Nepal, Feb. 20 -- Nepal's rural poverty has been in constant decline while urban poverty has been on the rise as people continue to migrate to urban centres to improve their livelihood. The fourth Li... Read More


Nepal's hydro hopes: Dream too big to realise

Nepal, Feb. 19 -- Between 2007 and 2017, the country went through a massive electricity supply shortage that caused up to 18 hours of daily load-shedding. In western Nepal, people would cross the bor... Read More