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  • Today’s gold price falls by Rs 200 per tola.

    Today’s gold price falls by Rs 200 per tola.


    Today’s gold price has dropped by Rs. 200 per tola.

    According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association’s official website, fine gold is now trading for Rs. 103,600 per tola. Yesterday, the cost remained unchanged at Rs. 103,800 per tola. Meanwhile, Tejabi gold is currently trading at Rs. 103,100. In contrast, the cost was kept at Rs. 103,300 per tola yesterday.

    Silver has lost Rs. 5 per tola on the sidelines. Today’s local market price for the gleaming white metal is Rs. 1,290 per tola, compared to yesterday’s closing price of Rs. 1,295 per tola.

    Gold is currently trading at $1,845.30 per ounce in USD, while silver is trading at $21.69 per ounce on the international market.

  • Visiting USAID representative Power meets with Finance Minister Paudel

    Visiting USAID representative Power meets with Finance Minister Paudel


    Visiting Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Samantha Power, met with Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel at the latter’s office  in Singha Durbar today. The meeting touched on an array of subjects including the bilateral relations between Nepal and the US, it has been said.

    On the occasion, Minister Paudel said Nepal for the first time got foreign assistances after signing the point for programme in 1951, and the development partnership between the two countries reached a new height so far since. He also recalled the 75th anniversary of the bilateral relations between the two countries last year.

     

  • The price of gold has risen by Rs 500 per tola.

    The price of gold has risen by Rs 500 per tola.


    Today’s gold price has risen by Rs. 500 per tola.

    According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association’s official website, fine gold is now trading for Rs. 104,600 per tola. Yesterday, the tariff remained unchanged at Rs. 104,100 per tola. Meanwhile, Tejabi gold is currently trading at Rs. 104,100. In contrast, the cost was kept at Rs. 103,600 per tola yesterday.

    On the other hand, silver is holding steady at Rs. 1,320 per tola.On the international market, gold is now priced at $1,878.20 per ounce in USD.

  • Is cryptocurrency legal in Nepal?

    Is cryptocurrency legal in Nepal?


    So far, cryptocurrencies are illegal in a few countries, whereas the rest of the world either sees it as fitting to utilise these ‘monies’, or keeps them in a grey area of financial law. Similarly, though most countries in the world do not criminalise cryptocurrencies, they have yet to define their usage as monies or commodities, thus making varied classifications all over the world.

    Is cryptocurrency legal in Nepal? 5

    Nepal Rastra Bank has already made it clear in its notice dated August 13, 2017, that all transactions related to or regarding Bitcoins are illegal. But it allied Bitcoins to “Foreign Exchanges”, though cryptocurrencies have no foreign central authority to regulate them. This is where the confusion is. Bitcoin is a decentralised digital currency that is traded from one individual to the other, not through banks. It has no issuing or regulating country, and these bitcoins are converted into US dollars simply because dollars are used as an international exchange rate.

  • Cryptocurrency prices are rising, with Ripple rising by 18%.

    Cryptocurrency prices are rising, with Ripple rising by 18%.


    Since Tuesday morning, the cryptocurrency market, which had been dropping for more than two weeks, has started rising. As a result, the values of the market’s leading cryptocurrencies have surged dramatically in the last 24 hours.

    According to Crypto.com, the price of Bitcoin has gained 8.24 percent in the previous 24 hours to USD 37,304, while Ethereum is trading at $2,707. In the last 24 hours, Ethereum alone has increased by 16.60 percent.

    Cardano rose 12.74 percent to 1.76, Binance Coin rose 15.02 percent to 358, Ripple rose 19.36 percent to 1.07, and Polkadot rose 18.44 percent to 23.11.

    Cryptocurrency is banned in Nepal, despite being recognized as a digital money in Europe, the United States, China, and India. However, in the lack of a cryptocurrency regulation in Nepal, the Nepal Rastra Bank has published a statement stating that only Bitcoin transactions are prohibited.

  • Leadership tip: Can Toastmasters serve as your cue?

    Leadership tip: Can Toastmasters serve as your cue?


    James Clear explores how our environment affects our habits in his best-selling book Atomic Habits. If we want to read more books, placing books in various parts of our house can serve as a sign to our minds to read; similarly, placing notebooks and pens throughout the room might serve as a sign to write.

    If you want to improve your leadership and communication skills, you’ll need to start with a habit. Toastmasters might be a good place to start.

    While we may have always been told that communication and leadership are necessary abilities, we may not have always had the opportunity to put them into practice. Furthermore, these are talents that we improve through practicing. We may fumble and fall at first, making the initial step terrifying and frightening. This is where the environmental cue becomes even more important. You are permitted to go blank and forget your lines at weekly Toastmasters club meetings as long as you strive to take that first step.

    This has prompted me to explore with speechcraft and other aspects of communication. With butterflies, boxes, and glasses, I’ve presented speeches. As part of my lecture, I set up the keyboard and played Mozart for the crowd. I’ve put on a magic hat and done tricks that I completely forgot about halfway through. Some of them were successful, while others were not.

    When I found myself in a situation where there were leaders, I decided to improve on my leadership qualities by joining the club executive committee. I had the opportunity to reflect on my strengths and limitations as a communicator and leader in between leadership responsibilities, meetings, and actions. When I had the opportunity to serve as the division editor for Nepal in 2019/20, my relationship with material grew even stronger. Many doors unlocked themselves on this journey, and it was a nudge to open them, both personally and professionally.

    Toastmasters’ philosophy is vast, but if I had to summarize it based on my personal experience, I would say it is the opportunity to try new things. There are a plethora of cues in Toastmasters’ Pathways education program. The ability to think quickly on your feet, the agility to detect compliments and recommendations, and the versatility to build various speeches all become transferable abilities. The teachings become inseparable as you figure out what works and what doesn’t for you. You take it with you wherever you go, at home, at work, and everywhere else.

    Toastmasters has a long and illustrious history, with over 95 years of experience. You might want to dive in for the pearl, or you might want to dive in for a swim, depending on your ambitions, but the most essential thing you’ll find here is an environment in which to grow yourself. Can Toastmasters help you with all of these things and more? You are the only one who can tell.