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Govt targets raising financial sector's GDP share to 7.5% in five years

Nepal, Feb. 1 -- The government has set a target to increase the financial sector's contribution to the national economy by 0.85 percentage points to 7.5 percent of the country's gross domestic produc... Read More


NBSTC rolls out 47 special bus services for exams

Cooch Behar, Feb. 1 -- With the Madhyamik (Secondary) examinations set to begin on Monday, the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC), in coordination with the administration, has arranged s... Read More


Doctors 'shortage' worsens at Balurghat District Hospital

BALURGHAT, Feb. 1 -- The "long-standing shortage" of doctors at Balurghat District Hospital in South Dinajpur has worsened following the transfer of four doctors and the retirement of one, raising con... Read More


Private sectors urge pro-investment policies in party election manifestos

Nepal, Feb. 1 -- Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), an umbrella organisation of the private sector, has called on political parties to clearly enshrine private-sector pr... Read More


Malda: Cong suffers major setback in Mothabari ahead of Assembly polls

Malda, Feb. 1 -- Ahead of the upcoming state Assembly elections, the Congress suffered a significant political setback in Malda district as four of its members of a gram panchayat in the Mothabari Ass... Read More


Daily turnover slumps to Rs 9.10 billion as NEPSE declines 19.85 points

Nepal, Feb. 1 -- Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Sunday plunged 19.85 points over a selling pressure, to close at 2,694.20 points. Only the trading group gained 20.92 points. Of the 12 losers, hotels... Read More


Record Rs 2.93 lakh crore capex anchors Railways' Budget FY27

NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 -- Indian Railways is on the cusp of a revolutionary growth phase with the allocation of its highest-ever capital expenditure in the Union Budget 2026-27, with a target of Rs 2.93 la... Read More


FM launches Rs 10K cr fund, other steps to create 'Champion' MSMEs

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed a three-pronged strategy, including a Rs 10,000 crore dedicated fund, to help MSMEs grow as 'Champions'. In her Budget Spee... Read More


Body of journalist Dinesh Sitaula taken to TU Teaching Hospital for post-mortem

Nepal, Feb. 1 -- Preparations are under way to take the body of journalist Dinesh Sitaula to the Department of Forensic Science Maharajgunj at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for a post-mortem ... Read More


Sixth Development Officer on hunger strike hospitalized

Sri Lanka, Feb. 1 -- Another Development Officer who was staging a hunger strike opposite the Presidential Secretariat has been hospitalized. Accordingly, six officers who were part of the hunger str... Read More