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MCC Vice President meets Finance Minister

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Kathmandu: Vice President of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Fatima Sumar has called on Finance Minister Janardan Sharma. Vice President Sumar and Finance Minister Sharma met at the Finance Ministry in Singha Durbar on Saturday. Arriving in Kathmandu on Thursday, Sumar had earlier met the Chairman of the main opposition party CPN-UML and former Prime Minister… Continue reading MCC Vice President meets Finance Minister

US marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war’s end

Visitors browse the south pool as flowers and American flags rest among the names of the fallen at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in New York. Photo Courtesy: AP

NEW YORK (AP): Twenty years ago, the 11th of September dawned as just a date. By midnight, it was 9/11, the staggering starting point for a new era of terror, war, politics, patriotism and tragedy. The U.S. marks the milestone anniversary Saturday under the pall of a pandemic and in the shadow of a frantic… Continue reading US marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war’s end

Former Ambassador Rukmashamsher Rana passes away

Kathmandu: Former Ambassador to India Rukmashamsher Rana has passed away. Rana has died last night at his residence in Battisputali at the age of 85. He had been undergoing regular dialysis after the kidney transplant. Rukmashamsher, the youngest son of Nepali Congress founder Shuvarnashamsher, was India’s ambassador from 2009 to 2011. He was also twice… Continue reading Former Ambassador Rukmashamsher Rana passes away

Nepal win over PNG

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Kathmandu: Nepal won the second ODI against Papua New Guinea (PNG) by a wide margin of 151 runs. Nepal, who had earlier won the first match by two wickets, has won the series 2-0. Following the target of 234 runs set by Nepal in the match in Oman, PNG was all out for 82 runs… Continue reading Nepal win over PNG

Govt announces ‘Earning while Studying’ program for +2 students

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Kathmandu: The government has introduced ‘Earning while StudyingProgram’ targeting students. The replacement bill of the budget ordinance brought by Finance Minister Janardan Sharma on Friday states that the ‘Earning while studying program’ will be introduced as a model in some schools in all the seven provinces. Initially, the program will be aimed at students studying… Continue reading Govt announces ‘Earning while Studying’ program for +2 students

Govt announces revised budget worth Rs 1632.83 billion

Kathmandu: The government has revised the budget for the current fiscal year. Modifying the budget points brought by the budget ordinance, the government has brought a budget replacement bill of Rs. 1,632.83 billion. Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has reduced the debt target by Rs 37 billion through the budget.

PM requests to speak about MCC with reasonable argument

Kathmandu: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged the people not to engage in unnecessary politics regarding the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the US aid project. Addressing a meeting of the Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party on Tuesday, Deuba said that those who did not understand the MCC had made more noise than those who… Continue reading PM requests to speak about MCC with reasonable argument

Additional 1,677 people infected with corona, 2,072 recovered

Kathmandu: Corona infection has been confirmed in 1,677 people in Nepal in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, corona infection was confirmed in 1,677 people out of 15,034 samples tested. Today, the number of confirmed corona infections in Nepal has reached 857,895. Similarly, in the last 24 hours, 2,072… Continue reading Additional 1,677 people infected with corona, 2,072 recovered