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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


Nepal takes big step to avoid money laundering greylist

Kathmandu, Feb. 8 -- Nepal has taken a major step towards minimising the threat of being greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) after the country's lower house on Wednesday endorsed a bi... Read More


Nepal proposes tariff for electricity export to Bangladesh

Nepal, Feb. 6 -- Nepal has proposed the tariff to be charged on power to be exported to Bangladesh as the two sides inched closer to a deal for the first-ever trading of electricity. Two countries ha... Read More


Former lawmaker and Civil Cooperative promoter Tamang gets three-year jail

Kathmandu, Feb. 5 -- The Special Court on Sunday sentenced former lawmaker and promoter of Civil Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited Ichchha Raj Tamang to three years in jail and slapped a fine of ... Read More