Medicine pricing in Nepal: Reforms needed for equity Nepal's health care system faces significant hurdles, particularly in the realm of medicine pricing. In 2019, the country spent US$ 53 per capita on health, with out-of-pocket expenditures comprising a substantial 56 per cent of total health expenditures, predominantly in the private sector. In this context, the urgency for an equitable and rational medicine pricing policy cannot be overstated. Opinion 29 May, 2024
DoP personalised 6,806,913 MRPs till last fiscal The Department of Passports personalised a total of 6,806,913 machine readable passports till fiscal 2020-21. Nepal 21 Jan, 2022
Govt plans to substitute MRPs with e-passports from April 2020 Kathmandu, July 26 Following a recent Cabinet's nod, the Department of Passport (DoP) has begun laying the groundwork to start issuing e-passport from mid-April 2020. Though the replacement of machine readable passports (MRPs) had been planned... 27 Jul, 2018
4,926,532 machine readable passports issued in seven years Kathmandu, December 13 As of 15 July 2017, a total of 4,926,532 machine readable passports have been issued since the commencement of the issuance of MRPs in Nepal in December 2010, according to the Department of Passports under the Ministry of... Horoscopes 14 Dec, 2017
Five million Nepalis obtain MRPs KATHMANDU: Around five million Nepali citizens have acquired the Machine Readable Passports (MRPs) since the government switched to this technology some six and half years back. The government had for the first time issued MRPs on December 26,... Travel 27 Jun, 2017
Youth held with fake pistol from Department of Passport KATHMANDU: Police on Wednesday arrested a youth in possession of a fake pistol from the Department of Passport office in Narayanhiti, Kathmandu. Kushal Lamichhane (19), currently residing in Pepsicola, KMC-35, had gone to the office to apply for... Horoscopes 05 Oct, 2016
Just 10 minutes! New passport distribution system launched KATHMANDU: Good news for those applying to procure machine readable passport (MRP)! Now a client can get an MRP within a day of submission of the application by paying a fee of Rs 15,000. To begin the service expected to give a sigh of relief to... Horoscopes 03 Jul, 2016
10,000 Korea aspirants giving EPS language test from Pokhara Pokhara, May 1 Around 10,000 youths have submitted their forms for the language test of Korea’s Employment Permission System (EPS) from the lake city this year. Of them, almost 1,000 are female candidates. Handsome remuneration and... Travel 02 May, 2016
MoFA failed to set deadline for personising MRPs: OAG Kathmandu, April 13 The Office of the Auditor General has criticised the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for failing to set a clear work plan and deadline for personalising some seven million machine-readable passports. In July last year, the... Horoscopes 14 Apr, 2016
Authorities launch probe into MRP forgery rackets As many as 12 Nepalis paid Rs 100,000 each to acquire forged Machine Readable Passports to leave Malaysia Kathmandu, January 30 The arrest of 12 Nepali migrant workers in possession of forged Machine Readable Passports from Tribhuvan... Horoscopes 31 Jan, 2016
Nepal�s embassy in US launches online application for MRP Kathmandu, January 9 Embassy of Nepal in Washington DC, USA has launched online application for the Machine Readable Passport. Nepal’s Ambassador to the US Arjun Karki launched the new-technology based application process, which is also known... Travel 10 Jan, 2016
Man arrests on charge of making fake MRPs KATHMANDU: Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested a man on the charge of making Machine Readable Passport (MRP) by submitting false documents. The arrestee has been identified as Ratna Prasad Parajuli, also known as Ramesh from Kavrepalanchok... Horoscopes 22 Dec, 2015
