KATHMANDU: Remittances inflow increased by 16.8% to Rs 281.05 billion over the first three months of the Fiscal Year 2022/23 compared to a decline of 7.1% in the same period of the previous fiscal year. According to the Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation (for the first three months of FY 2022/23) published by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) on Wednesday, remittances in US dollar terms increased by 7.9% to 2.19 billion against a drop of 7.1% in the first three months of the previous fiscal year. The number of Nepali workers taking new approvals (institutional and individual) for foreign employment increased…
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BHARATPUR: The vehicle of Umesh Shrestha, the candidate for the member of the House of Representatives of Nepali Congress from Chitwan Constituency-1, was vandalized during election canvassing. An unknown group vandalized Shrestha’s Prado car with number Ba 3 Ch 2050 while he was busy in his door-to-door campaign in Chitwan on Wednesday morning. According to the police, a group of six people attacked Shrestha’s car. According to the police, the attackers came on three bikes. In Chitwan-1, Rabi Lamichhane from Rastriya Swatantra Party, Krishna Bhakta Pokharel from CPN-UML and Rabin Adhikari from RPP are contesting the election to the House…
The number of Nepali students studying in the United States has increased by 5.6 percent over the prior year, totaling 11,779, according to a report. According to the 2021/2022 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, data released by Institute of International Education (IIE) and the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Nepal is the 12th leading place of origin for international students coming to the United States. In 2021/2022, new international student enrollment rebounded and increased 80 percent, with the total number of international students enrolled in U.S. institutions up 4 percent overall, as a…
The world’s population reached 8 billion on Tuesday, according to the United Nations. In its annual World Population Prospect report released on Monday, the United Nations suggested that the global population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and 10.4 billion in 2100. This has been taken as a milestone in human development. The report, which was released coinciding with World Population Day, also noted that the global population is growing at its slowest rate since 1950, having fallen to less that one per cent in 2020, according to media reports. While it took the…
Former Miss Argentina Mariana Varela and former Miss Puerto Rico Fabiola Valentin have tied the knot, international media CNN reported. Posting a video on Instagram, they revealed that they are married. In the video, they have shared their private moments including kissing, hanging out, proposing to each other. According to the report, they got married on October 28. Mariana and Fabiola had represented their respective countries in the Miss Grand International Contest held in Thailand in 2020. They both managed to finish the top 10 in that competition. There they met for the first time. After this they became close…
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya received 80 vehicles gifted by India for elections scheduled for November 20. Indian ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava handed over vehicles to CEC Thapliya on the premises of Election Commission on Thursday. On the occasion, CEC Thapaliya thanked Indian government for providing vehicles to Nepal. The chief election commissioner said that Nepal-India relationship is based on goodwill and mutual cooperation. “Periodic polls are crucial for keeping a democracy alive,” he said. On his part, Ambassador Srivastava said that India gifted the vehicles upon the request of Nepal. “As a next-door neighbor, it is…
Chitwan – Ride sharing platform ‘Savari’ has announced a special offer targeting the drivers involved in the ride. The vehicle has announced a special offer for drivers from October 15th. Under the special offer, the drivers who join the ride every month will get LED (smart) TV and mobile. In Bhairahawa, Butwal Bharatpur, Pokhara and Kathmandu, the ride has brought a special offer with prizes for the drivers. In order to join the special offer starting from 15th of Kartik, the drivers should have picked up passengers at least five times through the mobile application, said Sher Bahadur Shah, the…
KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress (NC) has unveiled the party’s election manifesto for the November 20 election for the House of Representatives and the province level election. NC President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba announced the manifesto through a press conference held at the party’s central office, Sanepa on Saturday morning. The main slogan of the manifesto is “Protection of the constitution, stability and the firm foundation for development: the next government under the leadership of the Nepali Congress”. In addition, topics such as contemporary politics, continuity for innovation, and the roadmap of a prosperous Nepal are covered. Bishwa Prakash…
Negotiations between the Biden administration and attorneys representing hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in the United States including the Nepalis under a temporary humanitarian program collapsed this week, paving the way for Trump-era decisions to revoke their legal status to take effect absent court intervention, media reports said. After more than a year of federal court talks, the Biden administration and the immigrants’ lawyers failed to forge an agreement over ways to protect groups of immigrants who the Trump administration decided should no longer be allowed to live and work in the U.S. under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS)…
KATHMANDU: Anita Giri, who has acted in about a dozen music videos, is now preparing to appear on the big screen. A country girl from Simpani, Khotang has has been working continuously in the field of art for the past 6 years attempting to establish her career more firmly now.She was interested in acting and dancing from a young age. The same passion for art drove her for the career in screen. she has acted skillfully in the videos of songs like ‘Sajaye Timro Maya’, ‘Lagan Juryo Gharbar Hunlai’, ‘Timro Saath’, ‘Care Gardeinau’, ‘Timilai Bhulna’ etc.Acting in music videos has…