Gold price drops noticeably

According to the Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association, the price of pure gold fell to Rs 78,500 per tola today against Rs 81,500 of Thursday.

Government suspends labour approval for foreign employment for indefinite period   

The government has suspended the labour approval for foreign employment for an indefinite period bearing in mind the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.  

COVID-19 fears leave Lumbini forsaken  

“Tourists from China have been increasing for some years. But with the virus spreading globally, the number of Chinese tourists, among others, is almost nil,” said Rajan Basnet, information officer of Lumbini Development Trust.

Youths making millions from buffalo farming

Santosh Singh had spent three years as a foreign labourer in Malaysia before he returned to Nepal and began rearing buffaloes.

Nepal-China trade resumes

It has been a few weeks that the goods are being imported to Nepal from China through Kolkata port of India.

COVID-19 fear leaves Lumbini without tourists

The number of tourists to this holy site has sharply declined, resulting in a complete silence in the area, which used to be crowded with both domestic and foreign tourists.

Rafting to be operated in Sanibheri river soon

The trial for rafting had been started from Baluwa at Sisne rural municipality-6 and it concluded upon reaching Sanchaur at ward number 7 of the rural municipality, Centre president, Pahal Singh Ghartimagar, said.

Virus fear hits Kavre hotels

According to hoteliers, the foreigners are cancelling their bookings citing the COVID-19 outbreak. The reduction in domestic and foreign tourists has created silence here.

Fire engulfs sandal factory; one injured, property gutted

Factory worker Dilip Kumar Chamar was seriously injured in a fire that broke out in Jayashree Siyaram sandal factory at Janaki rural municiplaity-3, Indrapuri in Banke at 12.00 last night.

Negative circuit break in Stock Market

This is the second time that the NEPSE suffered negative circuit break after last Thursday. The share market that was opened today after last Thursday nosedived from the very beginning of the transaction.

Potatoes worth Rs. 2.87b produced in Bara

Farmers in Bara district produced potatoes worth Rs. 2.87 billion this year.

UNITRAV calls on airlines companies not to go for layoff

The Union of Trekking Travels Rafting Workers Nepal (UNITRAV), the largest trade union in the tourism industry, said its serious attention has been drawn to decision of some companies to cut off jobs of workers to cope up with the situation in view of coronavirus infection risk.

Stocks, oil prices plunge as virus closes sites around world

Shares in Asia and the Mideast and U.S. futures were down sharply, reports on the health of the economies of Japan and China stirred more unease, and the downturn was being felt by people around the world.

Country's largest solar system to come into operation by mid-May

The construction of the 25-MW solar plant has neared the completion and the NEA plans to produce energy within mid-May as per the energy mix concept.   

3 billion budget for tourism development in Bagmati state

The budget managed by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment, will be spent to construct necessary infrastructures and publicity campaign.

Dharan hosts first commercial zip flyer adventure in state 1

Deputy Mayor of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City Manju Bhandari made the 45-seconds-long maiden ride from Bhedetar to Debhithan.

Severe cold ruins coffee farms in Kavre

he coffee farmers in Kavrepalanchowk, a district famous for coffee production, are worried after the coffee plants started dying due to extreme cold. While many locals of the district are dependent on coffee cultivation for livelihood, the extreme cold has left them heartbroken. “The major source of income here is coffee cultivation. But, more than 2,000 coffee plants died due to the extreme cold,” said Lok Bahadur Ghalane, a local coffee farmer in Khanikhola Gaunpalika of the district.

Minister Bhatta warns of action against creating artificial shortage of essentials

On the occasion, Vice President of the Nepal Chamber of Commerce Kamalesh Kumar Agrawal stressed the need for cooperation between the government and private sector to minimise impact of coronavirus that is fast spreading across the world.

No need to stop international flights at the moment: CAAN

Nepal has to follow the global standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). However, that is not obligatory to a sovereign country. Nepal can take appropriate decision on its own as and when needed.

NT strengthens mobile data system

As the company said, it has installed a new PCF system and its old customers have been migrated to an upgraded mechanism.