Author: Himalaya Post

Quality service and trustworthy identity has taken Machhapuchhre to it’s peak: Santosh Koirala

Santosh Koirala, Deputy C.E.O., Macchapuchchre Bank How is Machhapuchchhre Bank moving ahead? Macchapuchhre has reached here with a very different experience, background and ups and downs. We are working to give banking access to locals by reaching each and every corner via ‘organic growth’. Along with that, we are also moving forward towards the direction of giving the time-contentious fruition to our stakeholders by making the bank bigger in terms of capital, portfolio and network. Last year only, we brought more than 62 branches in operation in various places whereas now, we are on our way to expand 16 more branches in Kathmandu. This year, we strengthened our capital fund by issuing debenture worth 3 billion rupees while we are prepping to seek 1 billion international loans. In this 6 month-period, we have also succeeded to issue 12.41 billion debt, 12.24 billion deposits and 3 billion debenture making the total trade growth to stand at 27 billion. We are also committed towards social responsibility, institutional governance, risk management, compliance to regulatory among others. We are paying attention towards internal and external risk-management, compliance to AML/CFT Acts/guidelines and construction of infrastructures required by the regulating body. Dividing our investment, we have also been giving loan to marginalized groups more than the criteria set by  Nepal Rastra Bank. What are the bank’s objectives at present? We are in service business, and...

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Minister Baskota steps down

Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gokul Prasad Banskota has given resignation from his position. The resignation comes after release of an audio of a telephonic conversation where he is reportedly heard asking for 700 million in commission from an agent of a business firm. Speaker Agni Sapkota has informed about Minister Baskota’s resignation. Opposition party Nepali Congress had demanded Minister Baskota to step down following the release of the...

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GPK memorial gold cup football title to Biratnagar

Biratnagar has won the title of second edition of Girija Prasad Koirala Memorial Gold Cup Football Championship. Bindabasini Football Club Biratnagar defeated Birgunj United Bara 1-0 to clinch the title in the championship held here on Wednesday. Inaruwa municipality and Pratibimba Nepal jointly organized the championship. Bindabasini Football Club’s striker Samat made a decisive goal to register the win in the final. Samat netted the goal in 28th minutes of second half. Besides title, Biratnagar has bagged a shield and cash prize of Rs 200,000. Likewise, first-runner-up Bara has received cash prize of Rs 100,000. Eight football teams had participated in the...

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Mild tremor hits Bajura Wednesday night

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale struck Bajura on Wednesday night. The quake, which was felt at 9:13pm, had its epicentre near Humla district border and Bajura’s north-eastern part, stated the National Seismological Centre, Surkhet. According to the district police office DSP Tanka Prasad Bhattarai, no details of damage are reported so...

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No meaning of spreading rumor giving political colour: Minister Banskota

Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gokul Prasad Banskota, has said that he would give information in detail about the charge against him after returning Kathmandu. “I am ready to face punishment if the blame is proved,” said Minister Banskota. The Minister was referring to an audio-clip in which he is reportedly heard asking for 700 million in commission from an agent of a business firm. At a cadres’ gathering organised at Beldandi rural municipality this morning, he said, “There is no meaning to spread rumor giving it a political colour.” The Communications Minister argued that reactionary forces would be defeated if works in favour of people are carried out. He mentioned, “Blame itself is not a big issue. Charges are levelled day by day while running the government.” Banskota, who inaugurated newly constructed building of Nepal Telecom Office at Belauri, Kanchanpur, today, argued that Telecom’s ‘4G’ project would be brought into operation in all districts within a year as per government’s commitment. He expressed the view that Nepal Telecom’s people’s property not of government, adding that the task of expanding telecom service is underway in order to provide telecom services to service recipients in cheap...

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