The Election Commission of Nepal has directed the Election Code of Conducts Monitoring Officers to effectively implement the code of conduct until the voting day. The House of Representatives (HoR) election is scheduled to take place on March 5. The EC has directed the concerned officials to effectively implement...
In Nepal, the arrears of government offices and state-run corporations from all three tiers of government have reached Rs 1284 billion. According to the 62nd annual report of the Office of the Auditor General, there is a steady rise in the amount of arrears.
The money to be recovered is...
The International Monetary Fund has cautioned Sri Lanka that its progress in restoring financial stability after debt restructuring will only be sustained if fiscal discipline and stronger institutions are maintained. In a working paper, the IMF urged Colombo to manage borrowing risks more carefully, align new loans with programme...
The Indian government on Thursday handed over the third tranche of election-related assistance, including 270 vehicles, to Nepal.
India’s ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava handed over the third tranche to Nepal Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal at a function held at the Home Ministry.
It included 270 vehicles, including 50 trucks, for...
Dhaka witnessed fresh unrest in the early hours today as the premises of the renowned Bengali cultural organisation Chhayanaut were vandalised and partially set on fire, hours after news broke of the death of Inqilab Mancha convenor Sharif Osman Hadi. The incident took place around 1:30-2:00 am at Chhayanaut...
Indian Embassy in Kathmandu celebrated the 23rd Golden Jubilee Scholarship Day with the participation of nearly 200 students of Nepal supported by the scholarship. The prestigious Golden Jubilee Scholarship was established in 2002 to commemorate 50 years of India-Nepal economic cooperation. Over the years, the number of scholarship recipients...
The 8th High-Level Meeting between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) was held in New Delhi
The discussions centred on strengthening cooperative engagements in the fields of marine pollution response, maritime search and rescue, and maritime law enforcement, along with enhanced capacity building and...
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a cut in excise duty on petrol by ₹8 per litre, and ₹6 per litre on diesel.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan heaped praise on India for buying discounted oil from Russia despite “pressure from the US”, saying his government was also working to achieve...
India and the Maldives on Friday exchanged eight key agreements covering a wide range of sectors, including Line of Credit, debt repayment, fisheries, digital transformation, and Unified Payments Interface (UPI), in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu.
“Delighted to exchange eight Agreements related to...
Myanmar’s junta has invited the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to send observers for planned year-end elections, and the bloc will discuss the request during a regional summit later this month, Malaysia’s foreign ministry has said.
The invitation to send election observers was extended to all ASEAN member states,...
