More than Rs 15 billion is currently available across the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund and Prime Minister’s Relief Fund as the government continues mobilizing resources for communities affected by the Bhote Koshi floods in Rasuwa.
The Bagmati Province Government has issued a weather safety alert as heavy rainfall is forecast across several parts of the province from Ashwin 9 to 11. Residents have been advised to take precautions against possible flash floods, landslides and inundation, while avoiding unnecessary long-distance and nighttime travel.
ICRA Nepal Limited has reaffirmed the issuer rating of Bikash Hydropower Company Limited (BHCL) at [ICRANP-IR] BBB-, while retaining the company under “Watch with Negative Implication.”
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has introduced new provisions requiring licensed payment service providers to verify and update National Identity Card (NID) details of digital wallet users.
Gold and silver prices declined in the domestic market on Tuesday, Ashwin 6, with gold falling by Rs. 1,700 per tola and silver by Rs. 20 per tola.
The secretariat of Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle has clarified that there has been no principled agreement to withdraw the VAT exemption on electricity tariffs.
Prime Minister Balendra Shah is leaving for New York today to represent Nepal at the high-level week of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
The government has officially published the revised capital gains tax rates for share investments in the Nepal Gazette, with the new rates coming into effect today.
Today is the final day for investors to secure the proposed dividends of Nabil Balanced Fund-2 (NBF2) and Nabil Balanced Fund III (NBF3) for FY 2082/83.

Police have suspected that the driver himself may have set fire to a bus in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, following a minor dispute with traffic police.
The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has announced nighttime power interruptions at various locations across Kathmandu Valley for up to 11 days due to technical upgrading and system improvement works at the Teku Substation.
Prime Minister Balendra Shah held discussions with leaders of the main opposition Nepali Congress at Singha Durbar ahead of his upcoming visit to the United States for the 81st United Nations General Assembly.