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3 days ago | 
money.rediff.com | Shirish B. Pradhan
Home » Market News » Nepal Endorses Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26 1 Minute Read Listen to Article Nepal's House of Representatives approves Rs 1.964 trillion budget for fiscal year 2025-26 after a clause-by-clause discussion. The new fiscal year begins mid-July.
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1 week ago | 
theprint.in | Shirish B. Pradhan
Kathmandu, Jun 20 (PTI) Nepal authorities have lifted the restrictions imposed on organising protests in most parts of the national capital, according to an official notice. The order issued on May 31 prohibiting sit-ins, hunger strikes, protests, public gatherings and demonstrations within the Ring Road areas of Kathmandu has been withdrawn effective from June 19, said the notice issued by the Kathmandu District Administrative Office on Thursday.
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1 week ago | 
money.rediff.com | Shirish B. Pradhan
The report, prepared by the China Geological Survey (CGS), presented initial findings from just one of the four targeted wells in Jaljale area of Dailekh district, raising the possibility of the Himalayan nation tapping into domestic sources of energy, according to government daily Gorkhapatra. The findings were shared with the government of Nepal on Thursday. The exploration was carried out under a bilateral agreement signed in 2019 between Nepal and China.
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1 week ago | 
theprint.in | Shirish B. Pradhan
The evacuation plan was finalised at an emergency meeting chaired by Krishna Hari Pushkar, Secretary, the Minister of Labour and Employment. The meeting was attended by officials from the ministries of foreign affairs, home, tourism, law, and parliamentary committees. The meeting was convened to assess risks and outline response strategies in the wake of the Israel-Iran conflict. “The government is fully prepared to ensure the safety of Nepali migrant workers,” said Pushkar.
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1 week ago | 
ptinews.com | Shirish B. Pradhan
Home > INTERNATIONAL > Nepal starts exporting 40 MW of..... BackBy Shirish B Pradhan KATHMANDU: (Jun 15) Nepal has begun exporting 40 MW of electricity to Bangladesh through an Indian transmission line. Nepal, India and Bangladesh signed a trilateral agreement on October 3, 2024 to export electricity produced by Nepal to Bangladesh via the Indian transmission line. A Nepalese official said the export of electricity to Bangladesh has started from Saturday midnight.
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2 weeks ago | 
theprint.in | Shirish B. Pradhan
They were found to have violated the US immigration laws, the official said. Anjan Neupane, spokesperson for the Immigration Office at Tribhuvan International Airport, said that with Sunday’s deportation, 177 Nepali nationals illegally staying in the US had been sent back since President Donald Trump assumed office in January. Hundreds of Nepalese have gone to the US in the past through illegal channels by paying millions of rupees to brokers and risking their lives.
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2 weeks ago | 
ptinews.com | Shirish B. Pradhan
US deports 37 illegal Nepali nationalsBy Shirish B. Pradhan KATHMANDU: (Jun 9) The US government has deported 37 Nepali nationals who were illegally staying in America, an official said on Monday. A chartered flight carrying the illegal Nepali nationals arrived from the US here on Sunday evening, an Immigration Department official said. This is the largest number of Nepalis deported by the US in a single day, the official said.
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2 weeks ago | 
telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com | Shirish B. Pradhan
Kathmandu: Nepal's anti-graft body on Sunday filed a corruption case against 18 people including former and incumbent managing directors of the government-owned Nepal Telecom. The case was filed by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority ( CIAA) at the Special Court over alleged irregularities in the contract extension for maintaining Nepal Telecom's billing system, according to CIAA spokesperson Rajendra Kumar Paudel.
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2 weeks ago | 
theprint.in | Shirish B. Pradhan
Previously, Nepalese people seeking sex reassignment surgery had to travel abroad, often to Bangkok, at high cost. The procedure can now be done within Nepal, saving patients significant expenses. In Nepal, the cost of sex change surgery is estimated between NRs. 150,000 and 200,000. Leading third-gender activist and former Member of Parliament Sunil Babu Panta demanded the formulation of a clear-cut policy on the matter.
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3 weeks ago | 
theprint.in | Shirish B. Pradhan
The restriction has been imposed to avoid possible disruption of business activities and transportation services by protesters, the notice said. However, the notice will not affect other programmes organised in coordination with the district administrative office. Meanwhile, the police have released seven pro-monarchy supporters, including former home minister Kamal Thapa, who were detained for trying to enter a restricted area in Kathmandu on Sunday afternoon.
