SOCIETY
2.8 million smart driving licenses in queue
2.8 million smart driving licenses in queue
The number of smart driving licenses remaining to be printed at the Department of Transport Management (DoTM) has reached nearly 2.8 million. The DoTM under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT) holds the authority to print smart licenses.
Feb 02, 2025
ECONOMY
Current account in surplus of Rs 148.17 billion: NRB
Current account in surplus of Rs 148.17 billion: NRB
Nepal’s current account remained at a surplus of Rs 148.17 billion in the first six months of the current fiscal year, according to the latest report of the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).
Feb 02, 2025
POLITICS
Israeli Ambassador assures efforts to secure Bipin Joshi's release
Israeli Ambassador assures efforts to secure Bipin Joshi's r...
Israeli Ambassador to Nepal, Shmulik Ari Bass, met with Speaker Devraj Ghimire on Sunday to discuss bilateral relations and the situation of Nepali student Bipin Joshi, who is reportedly under the control of Hamas.
Feb 02, 2025
ECONOMY
Govt sets ambitious IT exports target
Govt sets ambitious IT exports target
Experts said that young people with IT skills can earn millions of rupees by staying in Nepal. Seeing the opportunity in IT, the government has declared an information technology decade in the budget for the current fiscal year. The government has set a 10 year target of Rs 3 trillion in IT exports...
Feb 02, 2025
ECONOMY
IPPAN signs MoU to acquire International Renewable Energy Certificates
IPPAN signs MoU to acquire International Renewable Energy Ce...
The Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal (IPPAN) has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire the International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs).
Feb 02, 2025
POLITICS
Upper House committee completes clause-wise deliberations on Tilganga Eye University Bill,...
Upper House committee completes clause-wise deliberations on...
Chairperson of the Legislative Management Committee, Tulsa Kumari Dahal, presented the bill in the Upper House meeting on Sunday. The bill, which originated in the National Assembly, was sent to the committee for clause-wise deliberations. Following the deliberations, 29 lawmakers have proposed 71 a...
Feb 02, 2025
Market
Microfinance shares enthrall investors, daily turnover soars record high
Microfinance shares enthrall investors, daily turnover soars...
As NEPSE gains 69.80 points, daily turnover surges to five-month high at Rs 12.95 billion.
Feb 02, 2025
SOCIETY
69 yr old murdered in Pyuthan, two arrested
69 yr old murdered in Pyuthan, two arrested
The suspects, Lok Bahadur Giri, 51, and Jedu Kumari Neupane, 50, both from the same area, were apprehended by a team led by DSP Dipesh Basyal from the District Police Office, Pyuthan.
Feb 02, 2025
SOCIETY
Fired bullet or fired tear gas? - that’s the question
Fired bullet or fired tear gas? - that’s the question
Eyewitnesses claimed that the police fired two rounds of bullets during the clash. However, the chief of the District Police Office, Jhapa, Superintendent of Police (SP) Milan KC holds that no bullets were fired.
Feb 02, 2025
ECONOMY
Pathibhara cable car dispute, daily life disrupted
Pathibhara cable car dispute, daily life disrupted
The indefinite transport closure, which began over the construction of a cable car in the Pathibhara area, has affected normal life in Taplejung. On the sixth day of the shutdown on Sunday, short and long-distance vehicles leaving Taplejung could not operate. The protesters have also imposed r...
Feb 02, 2025