Kathmandu: The government has decided to increase the monthly dearness allowance to civil servants by Rs 3,000, now reaching Rs 5,000. It was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel while unveiling the budget for the fiscal year, 2025/026 today. He mentioned that pressure on resource management had hindered increasing salaries… Continue reading Rs 3,000 dearness allowance added per month to govt employees
Population of internet users reaches 144.23 per cent
Kathmandu: The density of internet users has reached 144.23 per cent. As per the Economic Survey presented by Finance Minister, Bishnu Prasad Paudel, the population of internet users reached 144.23 per cent till the end of Falgun, 2081 (March 13, 2025). “The access of information technology has reached in general areas and governance system is… Continue reading Population of internet users reaches 144.23 per cent
Economic Survey projects 4.1 percent economic growth in current fiscal year
Kathmandu: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Bishnu Prasad Paudel, has presented the Economic Survey for the current fiscal year before the House of Representatives. He presented the Survey before the today’s session of the lower house. The Survey projects that economic growth rate for the current fiscal year will be 4.61 percent. According… Continue reading Economic Survey projects 4.1 percent economic growth in current fiscal year
Nepal govt unveils Rs 1.964 trillion budget for Fiscal Year 2082/83
Kathmandu: The government has proposed a total budget of Rs 1.964 trillion for the upcoming fiscal year 2082/83. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel presented the annual revenue and expenditure estimates during a joint session of the federal parliament on Thursday. Out of the total allocation, Rs 1.180 trillion (60.1%) has been… Continue reading Nepal govt unveils Rs 1.964 trillion budget for Fiscal Year 2082/83
International Sagarmatha Day: ‘Sagarmatha is pride of the world’
Kathmandu: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Badri Prasad Pandey has said Sagarmatha, the world’s highest peak, is the pride of the whole world. Addressing a programme organized at local Basantapur on the occasion of the International Sagarmatha (Mt Everest) Day here this morning, Minister Pandey emphasized that everyone involved should actively work to… Continue reading International Sagarmatha Day: ‘Sagarmatha is pride of the world’
Nepal marks ‘Republic Day’ today
Kathmandu: Eighteen years have passed since the country practiced republican system of governance as an outcome of the epochal April Uprising of 2006. The first-ever meeting of the people-elected Constituent Assembly (CA) held on 28 May 2008 had officially announced the Federal Democratic Republic by abolishing the autocratic regime of the monarchy prevailing over 240… Continue reading Nepal marks ‘Republic Day’ today
U.S. temporarily halts new student visa interviews
Kathmadu: The U.S. State Department has temporarily paused the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students, as it prepares to implement expanded social media screening for applicants, officials said Tuesday. The suspension does not apply to students who already have interview appointments, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to… Continue reading U.S. temporarily halts new student visa interviews
High Court acquits former NC lawmaker Aftab Alam in 2008 Rautahat bombing case
Kathmandu: The High Court benches in Janakpur and Birgunj have acquitted former Nepali Congress lawmaker Aftab Alam, overturning a life sentence handed down by the Rautahat District Court in a high-profile murder case linked to the 2008 Constituent Assembly elections. Alam had been convicted of orchestrating a bomb-making operation in Rajpur, Rautahat, during which a… Continue reading High Court acquits former NC lawmaker Aftab Alam in 2008 Rautahat bombing case
ICRA: Power demand to rise 6–6.5% in 5 years, driven by EVs, data centres & green hydrogen
Kathmandu: ICRA projects the full-year demand growth for FY2026 at 5.0-5.5%, lower than its expectation for the GDP growth for this fiscal (6.5%). This is owing to the early onset of the monsoon and expectations of an above average monsoon, which dampens the demand for cooling as well as demand from the agriculture segment. While… Continue reading ICRA: Power demand to rise 6–6.5% in 5 years, driven by EVs, data centres & green hydrogen
‘Abortion is a need, not a privilege, and should be fully decriminalized’
Kathmandu, Pabitra Guragain/RSS : The need of considering abortion from a rights-based approach and removing it from the legal framework of criminalization has been stressed. Speaking at a recent discussion themed “My Body: My Right – Safe Abortion and Decriminalization,” organized here on Tuesday, the participants dubbed abortion as a fundamental need, not a privilege,… Continue reading ‘Abortion is a need, not a privilege, and should be fully decriminalized’