Jhapa, June 8 – Two persons here have died after consuming curry made of wild mushroom. The deceased are 50-year-old Tika Bahadur Rai and 52-year-old Jit Bahadur Rai of Sandakpur Rural Municipality-1 Kholghari of Ilam district. According to police, they died in course of treatment at the B&C Hospital in Birtamode. Other family members who had also fallen ill after consuming wild mushroom curry returned home after recovery.

NRB approval not required for small-size foreign investment- Foreign investors willing to make small-size investment in Nepal won’t have to receive approval from the Central Bank now onwards. However, approval from the central bank is deemed necessary for accepting foreign loan. Releasing the Nepal Rastra Bank Foreign Investment and Foreign Loan Management Regulations, 2021 on Tuesday, the Nepal Rasta Bank (NRB) stated that its prior approval was not needed to remit or to send money from the prospective foreign investors for the cost incurred for feasibility study and pre-operation costs of the industries and firms to be established in Nepal.

However, the central bank’s approval is required to send or bring in money in Nepal as the foreign investment after the change in the share of such firms.Likewise, the companies should submit documents for recording the foreign investment as per the regulations within six months. And, recording of the foreign investment made prior to the issuance of the Regulations should be done within a year, the central bank said.(RSS)