KATHMANDU: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has doubled the upper limit for cash transactions through digital payment channels including mobile banking and internet banking platforms. Issuing new directives through a circular to banks and financial institutions (BFIs), payment system operators and payment system providers on Wednesday, the central bank revised the transaction settlement limit through a […]
KATHMANDU: Main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Dr Shashanka Koirala has said the party should be part of the new government to be formed in coalition with the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Dahal-Nepal group. Speaking at a press meet organised here today, Koirala said either the NC or the Dahal-Nepal faction would register a […]
KATHMANDU: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has called its parliamentary party meeting on coming Friday. According to the party’s parliamentary party, the meeting will take place at 1PM at Lhotse Hall, Federal Parliament building, New Baneshwar on Friday. The meeting is going to take place two days before a meeting of the House of […]
KATHMANDU : A formal dialogue between Netra Bikram Chand-led Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the government has begun in Baluwatar in the capital. Earlier on Tuesday, both the government and Chand-led NCP had formed teams to hold the negotiation. While the government team is led by Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa, the team […]
KATHMANDU : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday said that the government will soon grant affiliation to the Jhapa-based B & C Medical College. Inaugurating the Purbanchal Cancer Hospital, Prime Minister Oli said that Kathmandu University is granting affiliation to the B & C Medical College. But it has been learnt that PM Oli […]
WASHINGTON : President Joe Biden said Tuesday the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccine for all adults by the end of May — two months earlier than anticipated — and he pushed states to get at least one shot into the arms of teachers by the end of March to hasten school […]
KATHMANDU : Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has barred the Quick Response (QR) code payment service providers from charging a fee from the customers under any headings. Enforcing the Nepal QR Code Standardization Framework and Guidelines on Monday, NRB has maintained the provision. The central bank has come up with guidelines with the aim to regulate […]
KATHMANDU : The underground Communist Party of Nepal led by Netra Bikram Chand aka Biplab also formed a team to hold dialogue with the government. The team is led by Khadga Bahadur Biswakarma, a key leader of the outfit. Earlier on Tuesday, organizing a press meet, Parbat Gurung, spokesperson for the government, announced a two-member […]
TANAHU: Property worth Rs 4 million was gutted in a fire that broke out in Hotel Sa:Sa Inn at Vyas Municipality in Tanahun district at 2:00AM today. The District Police Office, Tanahun, said that the fire occurred after an explosion in a power transmitter near the hotel following power leakage. The fire was taken under […]
SURKHET: The Karnali Province government is preparing to form a committee for the protection of the Raute community, which has been living a nomadic life in the forests. Chief Minister Mahendra Bahadur Shahi said that the provincial government was going to form a committee to guarantee food, shelter and security to the Raute community. “The […]