The World Bank has approved an $85 million loan for the Greater Lumbini Area Development Project. The initiative aims to improve heritage conservation and tourism infrastructure across key Buddhist...

  Rudraksha farming and trade in Bhojpur has emerged as a major economic activity, generating around Rs 1 billion each year. Rare beads fetch high prices, with some valued in...

Prices of cement and steel in Nepal have risen sharply in recent days due to escalating tensions in the Middle East. Cement prices have increased by Rs 10 per bag,...

  Nepal Rastra Bank has revised its priority sector lending policy to include tourism, information technology and industries based on domestic raw materials. Under the updated guidelines, commercial banks must...

  Nepal is set to graduate from Least Developed Country status in November 2026, but a report by the International Labour Organization warns of significant economic risks. The country could...

  The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security has reinstated re-entry labour permits for Nepali workers employed in seven countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Yemen, Jordan...

  Nepal Rastra Bank has extended the timeframe for Infrastructure Development Banks to trade loans by three years, allowing such transactions until mid-July 2028. Previously limited to the first four...

Kathmandu : Chief of Army Staff Ashok Raj Sigdel held a discussion on the contemporary situation of the country with former Chiefs of Army Staff of the Nepal Army. CoAS...

Kathmandu : Minister for Finance Rameshore Khanal has stressed the need to mobilize liquidity into productive sector to build national capital. Addressing a programme marking the 36th anniversary the Citizen...

Kathamandu  :  Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa has resigned following his defeat in the recent House of Representatives election. Thapa, who lost the election held on Falgun 21, submitted his...