ECONOMY
NRB fails to control consumer inflation
NRB fails to control consumer inflation
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has failed to control consumer inflation. According to the annual statistics published on Friday, the annual average consumer inflation in the fiscal year 2022/23 BS is 7.74 percent. It is 0.74 percent higher than the target of the central bank.
Aug 18, 2023
ECONOMY
Media and ad agencies must collaborate to foster growth of advertising market
Media and ad agencies must collaborate to foster growth of a...
The speakers of the 'Revive and Grow Together' interactive program, hosted by Nepal Republic Media on Wednesday, shared a unanimous perspective on the imperative collaboration between the media and advertising agencies. They underscored the undeniable necessity of such a partnership to foster the ex...
Aug 18, 2023
SOCIETY
Granting amnesty to those guilty in criminal cases unconstitutional: SC
Granting amnesty to those guilty in criminal cases unconstit...
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Regarding the government granting amnesty to the convicts of criminal cases based on political bargains, the Supreme Court (SC) has asked not to give criminal cases a political color. The SC has explained that it is against the constitution and the law to withdraw a criminal case...
Aug 18, 2023
POLITICS
DPM Shrestha pledges to continue anti-corruption campaign
DPM Shrestha pledges to continue anti-corruption campaign
Gorkha, Aug 18: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Narayankaji Shrestha has assured that no innocent will be prosecuted while the guilty will not be spared in the anti-corruption campaign waged by the incumbent government.
Aug 18, 2023
ECONOMY
Nepal receives monthly remittances averaging over Rs 100 billion, totaling Rs 1.2 trillion...
Nepal receives monthly remittances averaging over Rs 100 bil...
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: In the fiscal year 2079/80 BS (2022/23), Nepal witnessed an influx of remittances, averaging over 100 billion monthly. According to the annual data of last year released by Nepal Rastra Bank on Friday, a total of Rs 1.2 trillion was received in remittances till mid-July. In the la...
Aug 18, 2023
SOCIETY
71 percent deaths in Nepal caused by non-communicable diseases
71 percent deaths in Nepal caused by non-communicable diseas...
Damak, Aug 18: Most of the deaths in Nepal (71 percent) are caused by non-communicable diseases, according to a study.
Aug 18, 2023
POLITICS
Koshi CM Thapa to take trust vote on August 21
Koshi CM Thapa to take trust vote on August 21
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Chief Minister (CM) of Koshi Province, Uddhav Thapa, is scheduled to take the vote of confidence in the Provincial Assembly on August 21.
Aug 18, 2023
SOCIETY
Mugu locals demand dedicated snakebite treatment center amid rising bite incidents
Mugu locals demand dedicated snakebite treatment center amid...
Mugu, Aug 18: Snakebites patients in Mugu district are facing grave difficulty in availing treatment in their locality in lack of snakebite treatment center.
Aug 18, 2023
POLITICS
I believe a significant agreement in energy sector will be reached during my visit to Chin...
I believe a significant agreement in energy sector will be r...
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed his belief that a long-term agreement will be reached in the energy sector during his visit to China.
Aug 18, 2023
SOCIETY
Unutilized one billion rupees stuck in Forest Development Fund
Unutilized one billion rupees stuck in Forest Development Fu...
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: The Forest Development Fund, established to bolster the growth, safeguarding, backing, and advancement of forested areas, has amassed a substantial sum of one billion rupees. Despite this accumulation, the allocation has regrettably not been directed towards its intended goal of e...
Aug 18, 2023