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Commercial banks' net profit declines 6.18 percent in first two months of current FY

Kathmandu, Oct. 19 -- Commercial banks' profit earnings in the first two months of the current fiscal year (FY) declined by 6.18 percent amid their slowing businesses and increasing non-performing loa... Read More


Capital expenditure slumps to 4.7% in Q1 amid protests and unrest

Kathmandu, Oct. 19 -- The government's capital expenditure stood at a mere 4.7 percent as of the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY), which ended on Friday. The records maintained by the Fi... Read More


Daily turnover records at mere Rs 2.79 billion as NEPSE adds 16.67 points

Kathmandu, Oct. 19 -- Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Sunday inclined 16.67 points to close at 2,503.85 points. The secondary market opened at 2,487.17 points and plunged to the day's low at 2,483.36... Read More


Gen Z activist Miraj Dhungana sets direct executive election, diaspora voting rights as conditions for poll participation

Kathmandu, Oct. 19 -- Gen Z activist Miraj Dhungana has declared that his newly announced political party will not participate in any elections unless Nepal adopts a directly elected executive system ... Read More


UML Chairman oli alleges govt of arming criminals, staging 'election drama'

Kathmandu, Oct. 19 -- CPN-UML Chairman and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has accused the government of arming criminals under the pretext of holding elections. Speaking at a programme at the pa... Read More


Maoist Coordinator Dahal dismisses Oli's call to reinstate HoR as 'ridiculous'

Kathmandu, Oct. 19 -- CPN (Maoist Centre) coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal has dismissed CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli's recent demand to restore the House of Representatives (HoR), calling it "ridicul... Read More


Minister Kharel dismisses rumors behind Rolex, says it is old 'Roster' timepiece

Kathmandu, Oct. 19 -- Minister for Communication and Information Technology Jagdish Kharel has clarified that the watch he was seen wearing is not a multi-million-rupee Rolex, but a "Roster" brand wat... Read More


Toshima questions Rabi's 'unilateral' appointment of party's secretariat

Kathmandu, Oct. 19 -- Leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Dr. Toshima Karki, has publicly raised concerns over the recent expansion of the party's secretariat, calling for more democratic pr... Read More


Oli says he won't testify before Karki-led probe panel

Kathmandu, Oct. 19 -- CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that he will not give a statement if called by the Gauri Bahadur Karki-led investigation commission, which was formed to probe the physica... Read More


UAE grants amnesty to 120 Nepalis

Kathmandu, Oct. 17 -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has granted amnesty to 120 Nepalis imprisoned for various offences. Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Repub... Read More