ECONOMY
NEPSE gains 7.50 points on final trading day of fiscal year, turnover reaches Rs 4.56 bill...
NEPSE gains 7.50 points on final trading day of fiscal year,...
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index closed higher on Thursday, the final trading day of the 2082/83 fiscal year, rising 7.50 points to settle at 2,597.80. The market advanced despite losses in the finance, hotels and tourism, hydropower, and manufacturing and processing sub-indices. The mutu...
5 hours ago
POLITICS
UML to recall six ministers from Bagmati provincial govt
UML to recall six ministers from Bagmati provincial govt
The CPN-UML has decided to recall its six ministers serving in the Bagmati provincial government. According to former minister and Bagmati Provincial Assembly member Krishna Prasad Silwal, the party decided after differences emerged in the power-sharing arrangement between the Nepali Congress (NC) a...
6 hours ago
SOCIETY
UGC to provide equivalence certificates from now on
UGC to provide equivalence certificates from now on
Tribhuvan University Curriculum Development Centre issued a notice today, stating that there has been an amendment in Section 6 of the University Grants Commission Act, 2050, according to Section 28 of the 'Some Nepal Acts Amendment Act, 2082', authorizing the UGC to carry out the work of determinin...
6 hours ago
ECONOMY
90,000 driver's licenses distributed in three months, Rs 198.2 million collected
90,000 driver's licenses distributed in three months, Rs 198...
Currently, the office issues between 1,000 and 1,800 driver's licenses daily.
6 hours ago
SPORTS
Familiar tale of woe as England exit World Cup
Familiar tale of woe as England exit World Cup
Predecessor Gareth Southgate had led a talented generation of England players to two major finals, a World Cup semi-final and a World Cup quarter-final.
6 hours ago
Market
UNFPA's New Nepal Representative Presents Credentials to Foreign Minister
UNFPA's New Nepal Representative Presents Credentials to For...
During a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Khanal and Haridass reaffirmed the partnership between the Government of Nepal and UNFPA in areas including population and development, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender equality, and evidence-based policymaking.
6 hours ago
SOCIETY
Panasonic, UNFPA provide solar lanterns to strengthen climate-resilient maternal healthcar...
Panasonic, UNFPA provide solar lanterns to strengthen climat...
The initiative is part of the Japan-funded project titled “Improvement of Maternal and Child Health Care Services and Adaptive Capacity in Nepal,” implemented by UNFPA.
7 hours ago
WORLD
Over 500 feared dead in two suspected shipwrecks off Myanmar: UN
Over 500 feared dead in two suspected shipwrecks off Myanmar...
The UN's International Organization for Migration and its refugee agency UNHCR voiced alarm in a joint statement at reports "that two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days".
7 hours ago
SOCIETY
Govt puts outsourcing plan on hold after deal with protesting contract workers
Govt puts outsourcing plan on hold after deal with protestin...
The two sides agreed to halt the outsourcing plan, continue the employment of contract, salaried and temporary workers, provide them with a dearness allowance, and enroll them in the Social Security Fund.
7 hours ago
WORLD
US approves nearly $2 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
US approves nearly $2 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arab...
"This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a Major non-NATO Ally that is a force for political stability and economic progress in the Gulf Region," the State Department said in a release.
8 hours ago