Poultry business facing losses above Rs 220 million daily due to lockdown

The nationwide lockdown enforced to control and prevent the COVID-19 from March 24 has affected the poultry sector severely, said Guna Chandra Bista, president of Poultry Federation of Nepal.

Valley retailers seek passes to run their shops for fixed hours

Retailers in the Kathmandu Valley said that they were unable to open shops selling essential goods as per the direction of the government in absence of special passes issued for individual traders as special service providers.

Demand for electricity declines NEA urges clients to use electric equipment freely

The demand for electricity has decreased sharply following the announcement of nationwide lockdown from Tuesday. With the closure of the high electricity consumption sectors such as factories, hotels, commercial complexs and offices, power consumption has declined drastically, said Kul Man Ghising, managing director at Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).

Demand for electricity declines due to lockdown

With the closure of the high electricity consumption sectors such as factories, hotels, commercial complexs and offices, power consumption has declined drastically, said Kul Man Ghising, managing director at Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).

Govt assures smooth supply of daily goods

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies has said that the government had managed the supply of essential goods in the market for the lockdown period that began from Tuesday morning.

Cooking gas hold-up leaves consumers choking

Many people who purchase gas from the nearby vendors are not getting cooking gas as the distributors and dealers have not supplied the essential material regularly.

Nepal Strides Towards Robust Growth

Together with political stability, Nepal’s economy has been heading towards progress.

Finance Minister getting flexible towards business community

Business leaders have said that they have, of late, witnessed encouraging changes in opinion and behaviour of Finance Minister Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada towards the private sector.