KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded a total of 1,562 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 1,180 persons tested positive for COVID-19 through the RT-PCR method while 382 tested positive through the Antigen method. According to the Ministry, 294 persons in Kathmandu, 62 in Lalitpur, and…
KATHMANDU: Government expenditure is most likely to be cut off from Wednesday after the House of Representatives failed to finalize the budget replacement bill on Tuesday. As per the situation, the government can only collect taxes but not spend it as the replacement bill is stuck in the parliament. There is a provision that the…
KATHMANDU: Nepal Stock Exchange Ltd (NEPSE) has decreased by 18.54 points on Tuesday, the third trading day of the week. With today’s decline, the index has come down to 2929.28 points. A total of 10.63 million shares of 222 companies traded today resulting in a turnover of Rs 5.19 billion. All sub-indices decreased today, with…
KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an order in the name of the Election Commission (EC) not to take action against the right of CPN-UML lawmakers Som Prasad Pandey and Sharda Devi Bhatt to choose the party. The SC...
JHAPA: CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli came down heavily on Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” for being a deceitful leader. Addressing a gathering of party cadres at Birtamod in Jhapa Tuesday, Chairman Oli branded Prachanda “traitorous leader” despite being a...
KATHMANDU: The price of gold has remained unchanged in the domestic market on Tuesday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers Association (FENEGOSIDA), hallmark gold is being sold for Rs 90,600 per tola today. The gold price...
NEW DELHI: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the US to attend the Quad Leader’s Summit and the high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). PM Modi will attend the Leaders’ Summit of the Quadrilateral...
KATHMANDU: Supreme Court (SC) is hearing a writ petition filed by two UML lawmakers seeking official recognition as lawmakers of CPN (Unified Socialist). A joint bench of Justices Ishwari Prasad Khatiwada and Nahakul Subedi are hearing the writ petition. UML...
KATHMANDU: The CPN-UML has decided not to obstruct the parliament until Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota dismisses 14 lawmakers earlier suspended by the party. UML boycotted the all-party meeting convened by Speaker Sapkota on Monday. The UML party had earlier registered...
KATHMANDU: A meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) is taking place at 1 pm today. According to the Federal Parliament Secretariat, Finance Minister Janardan Sharma will table a proposal as to the Appropriation Bill, 2078 BS for endorsement. Similarly,...
