BAITADI : The Red Cross Society in Baitadi district has distributed face masks to 72 prisoners, 20 security personnels and 8 staff members serving in the district jail. According to Tej Prakash Bhatta, Deputy Secretary General of Nepal Red Cross Society for Sudurpaschim Province, the organization had previously provided face masks and medical supplies to […]
KATHMANDU : The Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) is considering issuing additional 35 licenses to brokerage companies, citing an excessive rise in transactions in the secondary market in recent days. The regulator that has been dilly-dallying to provide brokerage licenses to the banks is now looking for adding new brokers in the country’s stock exchange […]
KANCHANPUR : The District Administration Office, Kanchanpur, has decided to take legal actions against people belonging to the not-designated age group for receiving COVID-19 vaccines. The local administration announced legal action after it received complaints about people belonging to the non-targeted age group arriving at the vaccination center to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine […]
KATHMANDU: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi received the Ambassador of Nepal, Tapas Adhikari, in his office on Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, the entire spectrum of bilateral relations was discussed during the meeting. Ambassador Adhikari expressed his desire to work for further deepening the bilateral relations. He also thanked the […]
DHANUSHA : Chief Minister of Province-2 Lalbabu Raut has expanded his cabinet. He inducted three province assembly members of the Nepali Congress (NC) to the cabinet on Wednesday evening. The newly-appointed ministers include Ram Saroj Yadav (Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development), Om Prakash Sharma (Minister for Drinking Water and Energy Development) and Birendra Prasad Saha […]
AFGHANISTAN: Gunmen shot dead 10 Afghans working for the international demining organisation the Halo Trust in an attack on their camp in the north of the country, Halo said on Wednesday. Halo did not attribute blame for Tuesday’s attack, saying only that an “unknown armed group” carried it out. Afghan officials blamed it on Taliban […]
KATHMANDU : The second wave of COVID pandemic has affected the credit investment of banks. Although during the onset of the second wave of the pandemic it did not seem to have much effect, the problem has started to become visible in recent days. According to the Nepal Bankers Association, only Rs 8 billion has […]
KATHMAND: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel has reiterated that all the programs mentioned in the budget will be implemented effectively. He requested all not to be confused or have any doubts about the implementation of the budget. Receiving a memorandum from All Nepal National Free Students’ Union (ANNFSU), Poudel informed that […]
KATHMANDU : Chief Minister of Sudur Paschim Province, Trilochan Bhatta has won the vote of confidence from the province assembly. In a voting held at the province assembly on Tuesday, CM Bhatta secured a total of 30 votes while nine votes were cast against him. Twelve other province assembly members, however, remained neutral and did […]
KATHMANDU: Sudurpaschim Chief Minister Trilochan Bhatta is taking a vote of confidence at the provincial assembly meeting today. A letter written by Chief Minister Bhatta to the Speaker to arrange a vote of confidence was registered at the Provincial Assembly Secretariat on Sunday evening. Secretary of the Provincial Assembly Secretariat Ram Singh Dhami said that […]