ECONOMY
Banks lent Rs 44.15 billion in the past one month; double of the amount in review month la...
Banks lent Rs 44.15 billion in the past one month; double of...
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Demand for bank loans grew almost double in the past month between mid-July and mid-September compared to the same period last year.
Sep 21, 2023
WORLD
Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh activist whose killing has divided Canada and India...
Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh activist whose killin...
NEW DELHI, Sept. 21: Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh independence advocate whose killing two months ago is at the center of a widening breach between India and Canada, was called a human rights activist by Sikh organizations and a criminal by India’s government.
Sep 21, 2023
SOCIETY
International Day of Peace being observed today
International Day of Peace being observed today
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: The International Day of Peace is being observed around the world today. The day is observed at the call of the United Nations.
Sep 21, 2023
OPINION
What Ails Nepali Entrepreneurship?
What Ails Nepali Entrepreneurship?
These last few weeks, I had opportunities to interact with a variety of entrepreneurs—taxi drivers, pharmacists, retail store owners, streetside vegetable vendors, automobile mechanics, non-profit organization directors, and for-profit organization directors. One consistent theme that emerged out of...
Sep 21, 2023
POLITICS
Foreign Minister Saud meets with former US Secretary of State Pompeo
Foreign Minister Saud meets with former US Secretary of Stat...
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NEW YORK, Sept 21: Foreign Minister NP Saud met with former US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
Sep 21, 2023
POLITICS
PM Dahal meets Norwegian PM Jonas in New York
PM Dahal meets Norwegian PM Jonas in New York
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NEW YORK, Sept 21: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', who is in New York to represent Nepal in the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations, met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the United Nations Headquarters on Wednesday.
Sep 21, 2023
SOCIETY
Govt school teachers stage protest in capital against School Education Bill-2023
Govt school teachers stage protest in capital against School...
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Expressing dissatisfaction with some of the provisions in the School Education Bill 2080 BS recently introduced in parliament by the government, school teachers affiliated to government schools have started a protest centered in Kathmandu.
Sep 21, 2023
Editorial
Halt the Nonsensical Proposals
Halt the Nonsensical Proposals
Forest Minister Birendra Mahato's reprehensible idea of allowing tiger hunting and promoting a range of commercial activities within these ecological sanctuaries, not only betray the fundamental purpose of national parks but also jeopardize the delicate balance of our ecosystem.
Sep 21, 2023
ECONOMY
8,849 individuals and firms blacklisted during mid-July and mid-September on banking fraud
8,849 individuals and firms blacklisted during mid-July and...
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: A total of 8,849 individuals and firms were blacklisted in the first two months of the current fiscal year, on charge of check bounce and defaulting bank loans.
Sep 20, 2023
ECONOMY
Nepal's economy to grow by 4.3 percent in the current FY: ADB Report
Nepal's economy to grow by 4.3 percent in the current FY: AD...
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Nepal's economy is poised for a significant resurgence in the current fiscal year, with an anticipated growth of 4.3 percent at market prices, according to the latest Asian Development Outlook, a flagship publication of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Sep 20, 2023