Following are today’s top news selected by Metakhabar
* In six months of current fiscal year, 2023/24, imports decrease 3.09 percent to over Rs 768 billion against over Rs 792 billion during the same period in previous FY.
Exports also decrease 7.23 percent to more than Rs 74.9 billion against over Rs 80.8 billion in previous FY. Trade deficit drops 2.62 percent to more than Rs 693 billion against over Rs 711 billion in previous FY.
Revenue collection increases 6.34 percent to over Rs 200 billion against more than Rs 188 billion in previous FY.
* Preparations underway to implement the law to exempt imprisonment for those prisoners above 65 years of age.
* CPN (UML) to launch movement against government from the second week of February, 2024
* Over Rs 370 million worth of assets belonging to GB Rai, who is on the large after embezzling millions of rupees, has been frozen
* Police arrest three including trader Naresh Agrawal on charge of involvement in hundi and cryptocurrency transaction. Over Rs 20 million was seized from them.
* High Court, Biratnagar orders removal of lock placed by Dharan sub metropolis mayor Harka Sampang in BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
