3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (521+ words) KATHMANDU, Aug 24: The government is moving ahead with a campaign to make public services and daily activities more digital, with plans to expand high-quality broadband internet across Nepal within the next five years. While unveiling the draft, Integrated Telecommunications Policy…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (132+ words) Fuel imported from India still has to move through a road-based distribution network exposed to traffic disruptions, damaged roads, delays, and other logistical problems. The weaknesses become most obvious when supplies are disrupted. Long queues, uncertainty, and panic buying can…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (271+ words) KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal has said that signs of gradual improvement are emerging in Nepal’s economy. Speaking at an interaction organised by the Tokha Municipality-1 committee of the Rastriya Swatantra Party in Jhor on Saturday, Khanal said the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (102+ words) Small and medium-sized enterprises must be at the heart of this strategy. Thousands of Nepali women, young people and local entrepreneurs have the skills and ambition to produce, but many lack adequate capital. Some have good products but limited markets,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (91+ words) KATHMANDU, Aug 19: Dirgha Rawal has been appointed deputy governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB). The Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday decided to appoint Rawal to the position. He was serving as the head of the Supervision Department at the central…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (859+ words) KATHMANDU, Aug 19: The West Seti Hydropower Project, long regarded as a dream project for residents of Sudurpashchim Province, has remained stuck in studies for 44 years. Dr Tara Joshi, a member of the House of Representatives from Dadeldhura, said the project…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (804+ words) For centuries, economics has been built upon a single assumption: scarcity. From Adam Smith’s invisible hand to Keynesian stimulus, and from capitalism to socialism, every major economic framework begins with the same premise: human wants exceed available resources. Prices exist…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (275+ words) KATHMANDU, Aug 16: Experts in the energy sector have claimed the private sector plays a vital role in expanding the electricity market within the country, so the government needs to pay heed to its concerns. Private sector's involvement is instrumental in…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (194+ words) KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has urged Nepalis living abroad to invest in Nepal with confidence. In a video message, Dr Wagle expressed this view while extending his best wishes to the 11th Asia-Pacific Conference of the Non-Resident Nepali…...