Rajendra Man Shakya, Chief Executive Officer of CMB Finance Limited, a versatile and reputed professional in the financial sector of Nepal, spoke to Nepal Business Times regarding the economic scenario, financial and banking sector of Nepal and the progress achieved by CMB over the years. Excerpts: Read More
Now that we have seen the prospect of peace in Nepal after more than a decade, it is necessary that we formulate and implement clear tourism policies so that we can lure more tourists from all over the world. Needless to say, Nepal has great potentials of the development of tourism we Read More
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FNJ has formed four-member team to prove journalist attack on Dharan The Federation of Nepali journalists (FNJ) has formed a four-member team to probe into the attack on Dharan-based journalist Lilanath Ghimire and unearth the circumbstances surrounding the incident, the FNJ said in a statement on Sunday.
The team is headed by Govinda Acharya, vice president, FNJ, with Kishor Kumar Karki, central member and Purvanchal coordinator, FNJ; Shivahari Bhattarai, former vice president, FNJ; and Mohan Bhandari, former president, Dharan Chapter of FNJ.
MJF-N don’t stay neutral in sixth round of voting Chairman of the Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum-Nepal (MJF-N) Upendra Yadav on Sunday said that the block of four Madhes-based parties—United Madhesi Democratic Front (UMDF)—will not stay neutral in the sixth round of voting in the prime ministerial election slated for September 5. The block commands 81 votes in the 599-member Constituent Assembly. Speaking at a programme organised by the Rastra Samrakshan Saptahik to mark its 2nd anniversary in the capital, Yadav Read More
“NC accept Maoist leadership if they fulfill their promises “ Acting president of the Nepali Congress Sushil Koirala has said his party will not accept the Maoists in the leadership of the government until they fulfill their past commitment which mainly concerns the peace process.
NRB slashes commission to commercial banks Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has substantially cut down the commission it provides to commercial banks involved in government’s transactions from the current fiscal year. The NRB said the facilities enjoyed by those banks were “too high.”
GSMM meeting ended inconclusively The second meeting of Gold and Silver Management Mechanism ended inconclusively on Sunday due to dispute over the allocation of gold quota to be recommended for dealers. The next meeting has been scheduled for Thursday.
Black box of the Agni Air still missing The black box of the Agni Air aircraft that crashed in Shikharpur VDC-2, Makawanpur, five days ago, is still missing. A 90-member police team led by SP Gautamraj Kattel is searching for the box, but in vain, Kattel said, adding that police have intensified the search operation. Fourteen persons, including three crew members, were killed in the crash on Aug. 24.
DOC has asked gas companies to furnish clarifications The Department of Commerce (DOC) has asked three cooking gas companies to furnish clarifications within a week for their failure to comply with standard norms and practices while distributing gases. Read More
Within seven years 880 MW Tamakoshi-3 to complete Tamakoshi-3 hydropower project, which is being developed with the assistance of Norway will generate 880 megawatt (MW) of electricity within seven years. SN Power, which has already undertaken some phases of the project, said that it would produce power by accomplishing the project by the beginning of 2017. Read More
Capital market continues to go downward Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index lost 3.81 points to close at 432.74 points on Sunday-the opening day of weekly share transaction. Of the eight groups that participated in today's trading, the sub-indices of six groups except that of manufacturing and processing and hydropower groups moved in red zone.
36,181 Nepali jobseekers have appeared in KNT A total of 36,181 Nepali jobseekers have appeared in Korean Language Test (KLT) to qualify themselves for the jobs under Read More
Police indifference hitches arrest of land crooks Police have acted slowly in nabbing notorious land dealers, who attempted to take control of 23 public and private housing Read More