ECONOMY
Gold price drops by Rs 100
Gold price drops by Rs 100
KATHMANDU, Nov 25: The price of gold in the Nepali market dropped by Rs 100 per tola on Thursday. Now, the price of the yellow metal in the domestic market has been fixed at Rs 91,700 per tola.
Nov 25, 2021
ECONOMY
Buddha Air’s aircraft collides with fox in Nepalgunj
Buddha Air’s aircraft collides with fox in Nepalgunj
NEPALGUNJ, Nov 25: A fox collided with a Buddha Air aircraft going from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj. The fox collided with an ATR-72 at around 7:15 PM on Wednesday while it was on the runway after landing at Nepalgunj Airport.
Nov 25, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
COVID cases break records in Europe, prompting booster shot expansion
COVID cases break records in Europe, prompting booster shot...
BRUSSELS/PRAGUE, Nov 25: Coronavirus infections broke records in parts of Europe on Wednesday, with the continent once again the epicentre of a pandemic that has prompted new curbs on movement and seen health experts push to widen the use of booster vaccination shots.
Nov 25, 2021
POLITICS
Five-party alliance will be stronger in upcoming elections: Chairman Nepal
Five-party alliance will be stronger in upcoming elections:...
BHAKTAPUR, Nov 25: Chairperson of the CPN (Unified Socialist), Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that the five-party alliance would become stronger in upcoming elections.
Nov 25, 2021
ECONOMY
Link schools to industrial skills: Finance Minister Sharma
Link schools to industrial skills: Finance Minister Sharma
KATHMANDU, Nov 25: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has said school education should be linked to industrial skills.
Nov 25, 2021
WORLD
US to require vaccines for all border crossers in January
US to require vaccines for all border crossers in January
WASHINGTON, Nov 25: President Joe Biden will require essential, nonresident travelers crossing U.S. land borders, such as truck drivers, government and emergency response officials, to be fully vaccinated beginning on Jan. 22, the administration planned to announce.
Nov 25, 2021
OPINION
Population Census 2021: Data Vs Reliability
Population Census 2021: Data Vs Reliability
A high alert during the entire process of data collection under the census is of paramount importance to ensure the quality and reliability of the outcome of the census. The results need to be acceptable to different stakeholders ethnically, culturally, religiously, and geographically with clarity o...
Nov 25, 2021
ECONOMY
Stocks inch higher after recovering intraday loss of almost 40 points
Stocks inch higher after recovering intraday loss of almost...
KATHMANDU, Nov 25: The benchmark witnessed a sharp fall in the morning with the market shedding almost 40 points by mi-day. However, buyers prevailed in the latter trading hours. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index saw a steady advance with Nepse inching 1.89 points higher to end Wednesday’s sess...
Nov 25, 2021
ECONOMY
Govt mulls to check import of luxury items to reduce trade deficit: FinMin Sharma
Govt mulls to check import of luxury items to reduce trade d...
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma said the government will take stern measures to reduce imports to maintain the country’s foreign currency reserves.
Nov 24, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepal’s trade deficit widens by 56.83 percent to Rs 568.17 billion during mid-July and mid...
Nepal’s trade deficit widens by 56.83 percent to Rs 568.17 b...
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: Nepal’s trade deficit in the first four months of the current fiscal year widened by 56.83 percent compared to the same period in 2020/21 despite a notable rise in the export earnings during the period.
Nov 24, 2021