Market
Value of US Dollar appreciates
Value of US Dollar appreciates
Nepal Rastra Bank has determined the foreign exchange rates for today. According to the central bank, the buying rate of one US dollar is Rs 137.44, and the selling rate is Rs 138.04. On Friday, the buying rate for one US dollar was Rs 136.67, and the selling rate was Rs 137.27.
Jun 14, 2025
ECONOMY
World Bank unveils six-year partnership framework for Nepal's inclusive growth
World Bank unveils six-year partnership framework for Nepal'...
The World Bank Group on Friday unveiled the “Country Partnership Framework for Nepal (2025-2031)” during a formal event in Kathmandu. The framework lays out the World Bank Group's strategic partnership and collaboration plan for Nepal over the next six years.
Jun 14, 2025
SOCIETY
Unnatural transfers in infrastructure ministry raise eyebrows ahead of major road contract...
Unnatural transfers in infrastructure ministry raise eyebrow...
Senior officials at the ministry have expressed alarm over the abrupt reshuffling of key positions—such as department chiefs and project directors—just ahead of contract signings. The timing of these transfers has raised suspicions of manipulation, commonly referred to as "setting," with...
Jun 14, 2025
SOCIETY
187 TU staff on study leave fail to return
187 TU staff on study leave fail to return
A probe committee has revealed that 187 teachers and staff of Tribhuvan University (TU) went on study leave and have not returned to duty.
Jun 14, 2025
SOCIETY
Indian tourists allowed to bring up to USD 5,000 while visiting Nepal
Indian tourists allowed to bring up to USD 5,000 while visit...
The government has now officially allowed Indian tourists traveling to Nepal via land routes to bring up to USD 5,000 worth of currency in line with the announcement made in the budget speech on March 29.
Jun 14, 2025
ECONOMY
Global IME Bank leads investment in Upper Mewa Khola Hydropower Project
Global IME Bank leads investment in Upper Mewa Khola Hydropo...
The developers of the Upper Mewa Khola Hydropower Project have signed a financial closure agreement under the leadership of Global IME Bank Limited.
Jun 13, 2025
Literature, Literature Cafe
Literary Genius: Anton Chekhov
Literary Genius: Anton Chekhov
In 1898, when illness had already begun to take its toll, Chekhov met Olga Knipper. She was a young actress full of energy, confidence, and light. She was thirteen years younger, but their bond felt natural and equal. That quiet perceptiveness, that ability to read between the lines, would late...
Jun 13, 2025
Article, Literature Cafe, Literature
Beyond The Blanket
Beyond The Blanket
At times, he felt that dying would be easier than living like this. But the thought of leaving his mother, wife, and children as orphans drove him to endure the hardships. Clutching her son's lifeless body, she wept bitterly. Her cries echoed through the temple courtyard, rising into the still...
Jun 13, 2025
POLITICS
Madhesh Province Lawmaker Singh suspended following his arrest on corruption charges
Madhesh Province Lawmaker Singh suspended following his arre...
Saroj Kumar Singh Kushwaha, a lawmaker of the Madhesh Province Assembly, has been suspended after being arrested on corruption charges by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA).
Jun 13, 2025
Slammed, Gen-Next, Lifestyle
Kiss the Thorn of Pain
Kiss the Thorn of Pain
I wait for festive delights in the barren sky.
Jun 13, 2025