KATHMANDU, AUGUST 8

The government has decided to permit the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) to mint 150 million pieces of Nepalese rupee 5 (five) denomination circulation coins.

A meeting of the Council of Ministers held today at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) decided to give approval for coinage.

Likewise, the meeting has decided to approve the National Cyber Security Policy, 2080, informed Minister for Communications and Information Technology and government spokesperson, Rekha Sharma.

The cabinet has also decided to give approval for tabling the Banking Offense and Punishment (Second Amendment) Bill in the parliament.