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Govt limits funding assurance for multi-year projects to three years

Nepal, Feb. 5 -- The government has capped the validity of its budgetary funding assurance for multi-year contract projects at a maximum of three fiscal years. Issuing a new guideline on Wednesday, t... Read More


BFIs focus on short term loans to minimize risks amid increasing bad debts

Nepal, Feb. 5 -- Banks and financial institutions (BFIs) increased private sector lending by 3.4 percent in the first six months of the current fiscal year (FY), with a growing focus on short-term and... Read More


Seven, including five Bangladeshis, arrested for unlawful confinement, fraud

Nepal, Feb. 5 -- Nepal Police have arrested a gang involved in unlawful confinement and fraud. A team from the Kathmandu District Police Range arrested seven people who allegedly rented a house in Bh... Read More


Forex Updates: USD selling at Rs 145, euro at 171.22

Nepal, Feb. 5 -- The buying rate for one pound sterling is Rs 197.91, and the selling rate is Rs 198.73. One Swiss franc is being bought at Rs 185.89 and sold at Rs 186.66. One Australian dollar has ... Read More


Oli's dig at Balen: A passenger claiming to fly the plane is risky

Nepal, Feb. 5 -- CPN UML chair KP Sharma Oli has said that a person sitting on a plane as a passenger claiming to fly it is not only irrelevant but also risky. Addressing an interaction program organ... Read More


Weather Alert: Fog and mist expected in most areas of Terai

Nepal, Feb. 5 -- Fog and mist will prevail in many places of the Terai region of the country today. And the weather will remain mainly fair in the hilly and mountainous regions, according to the 8:00 ... Read More


HoR polls 28 days away: Poll campaign spending only through bank accounts

Nepal, Feb. 5 -- The Election Commission of Nepal has issued the "Election Campaign Bank Account Operation and Management Procedure, 2025," aiming to route all campaign spending by political parties a... Read More


Vehicle permit procedure issued for upcoming elections

Nepal, Feb. 5 -- The Election Commission has issued the "Vehicle Permit Procedure, 2025" in preparation for the upcoming elections. The Commission said the procedure aims to regulate, maintain order,... Read More


Police recover 65 tolas of stolen gold after shootout

Nepal, Feb. 5 -- Gold and gold ornaments worth Rs 10.04 million stolen from the house of Rinji Lama of Boudha in Kathmandu on Tuesday have been recovered. The police arrested Prem Chaudhary of Banke ... Read More


Voters in Kaski-3 call for infrastructure, tourism and livelihood support

Nepal, Feb. 4 -- Kaski constituency-3 covers three local levels: Annapurna Rural Municipality, Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality, and 11 wards of Pokhara Metropolitan City. The constituency stretches... Read More