Gold and silver prices shine The prices of yellow metal and silver increased in the trading week between June 4 and 9. In the domestic market, gold price increased by Rs 900 per tola, while that of silver rose by Rs 40 a tola during the review week.
Benchmark index rebounds The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index rose by 73.27 points or 3.93 per cent in the trading week between June 4 and 8 to resurface above the 1,900-point threshold.
KBL-KIOCH pact Kumari Bank Ltd (KBL) has signed an agreement to provide Rs 2.5 million to Kathmandu Institute of Child Health (KIOCH) as part of its corporate social responsibility.
Promate in Nepal Cellucity International Pvt Ltd, Nepal’s premier importer and distributor of mobile devices, has introduced Promate, a renowned Taiwan brand to the Nepali market.
e-Mandate feature enabled for first time in Nepali insurance sector MetLife Nepal Insurance Co Ltd has partnered with Nepal Clearing House Ltd (NCHL) in collaboration with Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd (SCBNL) to enable digital standing instructions (e-Mandate) feature for the payment of premium by integrating its system with National Payments Interface (NPI) of NCHL.
Nepal-China Friendship Dragon Boat Race Festival to be held on June 23, 24 The Chinese Embassy in Nepal, in coordination with the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Pokhara Metropolitan City, is set to organise the first Nepal-China Friendship Dragon Boat Race Festival in Pokhara on June 23 and 24.
PM Dahal inaugurates Lumbini Cable Car Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal inaugurated the anticipated Lumbini Cable Car today.
Hyatt Place offers Hyatt Place Kathmandu has extended congratulations to all the investors who have been allotted shares in City Hotel Ltd.
'Make social justice a priority issue on the global agenda' The Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Gilbert F Houngbo, has stressed the need to ‘systematically integrate the social agenda into all major international, regional and national’ policies and actions to fight growing economic disparities, as he addressed the opening of the 111th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC).
Samsung Galaxy F54 Samsung has announced a newest addition to its already impressive smartphone lineups this summer with the new Galaxy F54.
Xiaomi exchange Xiaomi, the global technology leader, has announced an unprecedented exchange offer that allows customers to exchange their existing smartphones from any brand and upgrade to a brand-new Xiaomi, Redmi or POCO device.
PPMO seeks clarification from 16 contractors, supplier firm The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) has sought written clarification from 16 contractors and one supplier company in order to exclude them from the blacklist.
Minister Rijal says government committed to development of SMEs Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Ramesh Rijal has expressed his commitment to make efforts towards establishing access to the international market along with policy reforms for the development, expansion and promotion of small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Nepal Need to strengthen immunisation: WHO The World Health Organisation today called for focused efforts to provide lifesaving childhood vaccines in the South-East Asian countries, including Nepal.
Opinion EDITORIAL: Face the legal action The Supreme Court (SC) has finally allowed the former Maoist child soldiers to file a writ petition at the court seeking legal action against sitting Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai for conscripting minors into the Maoist army during the decade-old Maoist insurgency.
Nepal Akhanda Bharat dispute: Based on misunderstood historical occupancy Like two tigers hunting in pairs, the Akhanda Bharat dispute and climate change have sent the political as well as physical temperature shooting up in Nepal as never before.
Nepal UML does away with age bar rule CPN-UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel defended the party’s decision to suspend the party statute age bar provision for party leadership. Earlier, the party had made provisions whereby any party leader aspiring to be in the executive body should be less than 70 years of age.
Nepal 'Himalayan Trust UK focused on building human capital in Nepal' It was in 1981, Sir Graham Wrigley KCMG, at the age of 19, met legendary mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary in Khumjung village of the Everest region.
World US decides to rejoin UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter Chinese influence US decides to rejoin UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter Chinese influence
Kathmandu Japan hands over Rehabilitation Center for Patients with Muscular Dystrophy in Kathmandu The Government of Japan handed over the Rehabilitation Center for Patients with Muscular Dystrophy in Shankharapur Municipality, Kathmandu District today. Tamura Takahiro, Charge d'Affaires ad interim of Japan to Nepal attended the ceremony.
Business Axiata, Ncell confirms receipt of ICSID's Arbitration Award Axiata Group Berhad, the parent company of Ncell Axiata Limited, has confirmed the receipt of arbitration award from the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
Business Bajaj finance jatra Hansraj Hulaschand & Co Pvt Ltd, the official distributor of Bajaj motorcycles in Nepal, has launched a finance jatra in Kathmandu valley for the convenience of its customers.
Business Daraz-NMB pact Nepal’s leading e-commerce platform Daraz has launched an NMB loan facility in partnership with NMB Bank.
Entertainment Tony Awards telecast makes inclusive history and puts on quite a show despite Hollywood strike The intimate, funny-sad musical “Kimberly Akimbo” nudged aside splashier rivals on Sunday to win the musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed its creative muscle amid the Hollywood writers’ strike and made history with laurels for nonbinary actors J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell.
Environment Country witnessing partial influence of westerly wind, low pressure system The country is now witnessing partial influence of westerly wind as well as a low pressure system developed at Bihar of India.