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59 peaks opened for autumn season, Nepal earns over Rs 250 million in royalty

Kathmandu, Nov. 3 -- Nepal has collected more than Rs 255.1 million in royalty from mountaineering permits issued for the ongoing autumn climbing season, according to data released by the Nepal Touris... Read More


Pakistan's Habib Bank officially exits from Himalayan Bank

Kathmandu, Nov. 3 -- Pakistan's Habib Bank has officially exited from Himalayan Bank Limited (HBL), with the Pakistani bank selling its entire stake with the Nepali bank on Sunday. Habib Bank that in... Read More


Gold price stable at Rs 239,700 per tola, silver rises by Rs 5

Kathmandu, Nov. 3 -- The price of gold remained stable at Rs 239,700 per tola on Monday. Compared to Friday, the first trading day of the week saw an increase of Rs 700, maintaining the revised rate. ... Read More


Daily turnover declines to Rs 6.05 billion as NEPSE loses 8.24 points

Kathmandu, Nov. 3 -- Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Monday corrected by 8.24 points to close at 2,622.89 points. The secondary market opened at 2,631.14 points and inclined to the day's high at 2,650... Read More


Trekking agency fined for taking foreigners to restricted area without permit

Kathmandu, Nov. 3 -- The Department of Immigration (DoI) has taken action against a trekking agency for leading foreign nationals into a restricted area without the required permit. Multi Adventure P... Read More


Eight leftist parties including Maoist Center and Unified Socialist agree on party unification

Kathmandu, Nov. 3 -- Eight communist parties including the CPN (Maoist Centre) and the CPN (Unified Socialist) have agreed to unite under a single party. An 18-point agreement was signed on Sunday on ... Read More


Discussions underway to form a new party involving members of former royal family

Kathmandu, Nov. 3 -- Internal discussions have begun regarding the formation of a new political party involving members of the former royal family. Sources say the initiative seeks to establish a par... Read More


130,000 UML cadres drop membership as party misses million-target goal

Kathmandu, Nov. 3 -- Despite its pledge to increase organized membership to one million by the 11th General Convention, the CPN-UML has achieved only about 70 percent of its target. Four years ago, du... Read More


Passport department urges public to apply only if essential during supplier transition

Kathmandu, Nov. 3 -- Department of Passports (DoP) has urged applicants to seek passports only in urgent cases amid a transitional phase in e-passport production as a new supplier takes over electroni... Read More


Khanal says UML unity possible if party embraces socialist revolution

Kathmandu, Nov. 3 -- Senior CPN (Unified Socialist) leader Jhalanath Khanal has said that the door to unity with the CPN-UML remains open, provided the UML agrees to adopt the path of socialist revolu... Read More