- Saturday, 4 April 2026
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Monitor Financial Sector Properly
There was a time when Nepal was passing through without a single financial institution. Nepal Bank Limited (NBL) was established on Kartik 30, 1994 BS. NBL is the first bank of Nepal to register as a joint venture between the government and public shareholders. Since its inception, NBL had carried out duel functions of the “Central Bank” as well as the “Commercial Bank” for n
Selective Modernisation
It is said that the only constant thing is change. It is proven by the development we witness in different areas. A walk in the market gives us a clue of the current trends and there are enough and more avenues to satisfy our needs. Sometimes the change is so rapid that people fail to enjoy the marvel fully before a new one takes its place. Considering the ease of living, modernisation has been a boon, but the sad reality is that people have limited their progress to the external spheres of their life.
Work to construct Dhaulagiri Icefall Trail begins
Work to build a trekking trail to reach Dhaulagiri Base Camp through various wards of Raghuganga Rural Municipality in Myagdi has begun. A contract was signed last year for the construction of the Dhaulagiri Icefall Trail connecting Myagdi and Mustang districts. The Department of Tourism has signed a contract with Kalpavriksha Builders to construct the 18-km trail in two packages at a cost of Rs. 5.4 million.
Electricity worth Rs. 2bn exported in first month of FY 2022/23
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has exported electricity worth Rs. 1.83 billion to India in a month (mid-July to mid-August) of the current fiscal year 2022/23. The power utility has exported 242.68 million units of electricity saved from domestic consumption to India. The Authority is able to earn an average of Rs. 59.3 million per day in Nepali month of Shrawan from electricity export. The Authority started selling the surplus electricity in the rainy season through competition in the day-ahead market of Indian Energy Exchange Limited (IEX) from June 2, 2022.
Nepal police preparing poll security plan
The Central Election Cell of Nepal Police is now preparing a security plan targeting the November 20 elections. A 25-member Central Election Cell has been formed under the command of Additional Inspector General (AIG) Sahakul Bahadur Thapa of the Department of Operation. The team will prepare the entire security plan for the upcoming elections and coordinate with the Election Commission Nepal and other agencies. Apart from this, a six-member 'Central Command Post' has been formed under the coordination of Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs Tek Narayan Pandey to conclude the elections.
Bastipur mourns NC leader Giri’s demise
People in Bastipur, where Nepali Congress leader and socialist thinker Pradip Giri was born and brought up, and Lahan are now mourning his death. Saddened by the news of Giri’s death, the locals of Bastipur stopped their works on Sunday. They were seen gathered in local tea stalls, resting platforms and other public places, talking about Giri’s contribution to the society and the country’s democratic movement over the years. All the shops were closed in Lahan Bazaar on Sunday as well.
CEC Thapaliya seeks media support to ensure huge voters turnout
During an interaction held with the media persons on Sunday, CEC Thapaliya called for continued debates and news dissemination adding that periodic election enlivens democracy.
Common understanding imperative to improve community schools: Education Minister
"We have already released the ten-year public school reform plan. Physical infrastructures of 12,000 schools have been built. And, we will work to complete the construction of physical infrastructure in all schools in coming three years,"
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Poverty will be eliminated if land is properly used: Minister Shrestha
Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Shashi Shrestha viewed that poverty alleviation bid would be effective if the land is managed properly.
Last rites of leader Giri performed at Pashupati
Earlier, leader Giri's body was kept at NC central office in Sanepa for the last respects where CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal, among leaders of the other parties, reached to pay their respects to leader Giri.
President administers oath to two ambassadors
President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday administered the oath of office and secrecy to two newly-appointed ambassadors.
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President certifies two bills
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has certified two bills presented by the federal parliament.
286 new cases, 479 recoveries in 24 hours
In 1,816 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 202 people were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update on Sunday. Likewise, the virus infection was detected in 84 people in 1,607 antigen tests performed in the last 24 hours.
Vice President condoles demise of NC leader Giri
Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has expressed his deep sorrow over the passing away of House of Representatives (HoR) member and Nepali Congress (NC) leader Pradip Giri.
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Health Minister warns of action against health workers not staying at hospital during duty hour
Minister for Health and Population Bhawani Prasad Khapung has warned of action against doctors not staying at hospital during the duty hours.
