ECONOMY
Bankers urge NRB to revisit key measures of mid-term review
Bankers urge NRB to revisit key measures of mid-term review
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Nepal Bankers Association (NBA) has opposed several key provisions introduced by the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) through the mid-term review of the Monetary Policy for Fiscal Year 2018/19.
Feb 21, 2019
POLITICS
Ex-Gurkhas threaten to disrupt recruitment process
Ex-Gurkhas threaten to disrupt recruitment process
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: A senior official representing the ex-British Gurkhas said Wednesday that they turned down ‘an offer’ from the British government for a marginal hike in their perks and benefits, saying that the offer still discriminates against Nepali serviceman who have long been struggling to g...
Feb 21, 2019
SOCIETY
Chepang women delighted to acquire citizenship at 70
Chepang women delighted to acquire citizenship at 70
DHADING, Feb 21: Seventy-one-year-old Thulimaya Praja (Chepang) was in cloud nine after acquiring her citizenship certificate in her twilight years. She was all smiles, exposing her wrinkles around her face.
She expressed her happiness by showing her citizenship to everyone around her.
Feb 21, 2019
WORLD
UPDATE: Bangladesh building fire kills at least 70, toll could rise further
UPDATE: Bangladesh building fire kills at least 70, toll cou...
DHAKA, Feb 21: The death toll from a fire in a centuries-old area of the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, jumped dramatically to 56 people on Thursday, a fire official said, and could keep climbing as fire fighters combed the wreckage of the destroyed building.
Feb 21, 2019
SOCIETY
Passengers obliged to change multiple vehicles in Dolpa-Nepalgunj route
Passengers obliged to change multiple vehicles in Dolpa-Nepa...
DOLPA, Feb 21: Susmita Shrestha of Tripurasundari Municipality-1, of Dolpa was on cloud nine after hearing that she will one day be able to catch a vehicle from her doorstep. It was her dream to travel to Nepalgunj by taking a vehicle from her own locality.
Feb 21, 2019
SOCIETY
15-year-old was driving ill-fated Baglung jeep
15-year-old was driving ill-fated Baglung jeep
BAGLUNG, Feb 21: A day after four people were killed and 10 injured in a jeep accident at Chhisti of Jaimini Municipality in Baglung, it has been learnt that a 15-year-old schoolboy was behind the wheel.
Feb 21, 2019
SPORTS
Three Star beats United Brothers to enter Jigme Dorje final
Three Star beats United Brothers to enter Jigme Dorje final
PHUNTSOLING, Feb 21: Three Star Club has advanced into the final of the ongoing Jigme Dorje Wangchuk Memorial Gold Cup football tournament with a 3-2 win over United Brothers Club in Bhutan on Wednesday.
Feb 21, 2019
ECONOMY
BFIs told to lower lending rates under refinance funds
BFIs told to lower lending rates under refinance funds
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has issued a circular to bank and financial institutions (BFIs), enacting three provisions introduced through the mid-term review of Monetary Policy for Fiscal Year 2018/19.
In the circular issued to BFIs on Wednesday, the central bank directed BFIs to lo...
Feb 21, 2019
POLITICS
PHC chair raps Constitutional Council for faulty nominations
PHC chair raps Constitutional Council for faulty nominations
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Chairman of Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) Laxman Lal Karna has questioned the role of the Constitutional Council (CC) while nominating the heads and members of constitutional bodies.
Feb 21, 2019
POLITICS, Republica Watch
Rs 7.8 million in sweets boxes
Rs 7.8 million in sweets boxes
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Last week, a video clip implicating then CIAA commissioner Raj Narayan Pathak in a bribery of Rs 7.8 million from a Bhaktapur-based college triggered a series of events culminating in his resignation from the post. What was not known was who shot the video, how and why.
Feb 21, 2019