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New DGs appointed in Customs and IRD

KATHMANDU, Feb. 13 -- Minister of Finance Bishnu Paudel has made changes in the leadership of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) and the Department of Customs. In a reshuffle involving 14 joint-secre... Read More


Banks keep interest rates unchanged amid low loan demand

KATHMANDU, Feb. 13 -- Most commercial banks in Nepal have kept their interest rates unchanged for Falgun (mid-February to mid-March), with 18 out of 20 banks maintaining the same rates as last month. ... Read More


Home Minister directs concerned bodies to improve pre, post-disaster information system

KATHMANDU, Feb. 13 -- Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak directed the concerned bodies to make the pre-disaster and post-disaster information systems more effective. He issued this directive during a discus... Read More


Act Tough to Curb Soaring Corruption

Nepal, Feb. 12 -- Despite repeated commitments from politicians and bureaucrats, corruption remains deeply entrenched in Nepal's governance and economic systems. The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) ... Read More


Land Ministry invites Swargadwari Trust-affected Tenant Farmers for dialogue

KATHMANDU, Feb. 12 -- The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation has invited the 'Swargadwari Guthi (Trust) affected Tenant Farmer Struggle Committee' for dialogue. In a pr... Read More


Provincial MP files writ petition at SC over cement price hike

KATHMANDU, Feb. 12 -- A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court (SC) against the excessive price hike in cement. Madhesh Province MP from the CPN (Maoist Center), Rahbar Ansari, filed the wr... Read More


Pipe burst in Babarmahal area linked to Melamchi Drinking Water Project

KATHMANDU, Feb. 12 -- It has been revealed that a pipe that burst in the Babarmahal area of Kathmandu, causing flooding, is part of the Melamchi Drinking Water Project. Prakash Kumar Rai, spokesperso... Read More


4.1 magnitude earthquake hits Jumla again

KATHMANDU, Feb. 12 -- Tremors of an earthquake were felt again in Jumla on Wednesday afternoon. According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake jolted ... Read More


3.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Jumla

KATHMANDU, Feb. 12 -- Tremors of an earthquake were felt in Jumla on Wednesday morning. According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center, an earthquake of 3.8 magnitude jolted Juml... Read More


Development partners pledge Rs 205.84 billion in six months of current FY

KATHMANDU, Feb. 12 -- The government received a commitment of foreign assistance worth Rs 205.84 billion in the first six months of the current fiscal year, more than three-fold of the amount pledged ... Read More