All dues of sugarcane farmers will be paid by mid-January: Bhatta

Speaking at the National Assembly meeting on Thursday, Minister Bhatta informed that the government had already ordered the sugar mill owners to pay 80 per cent dues of sugarcane farmers by January 10 and remaining amount by January 19.

Tourists throng Pokhara in NY 2020

Likewise, the Restaurant and Bar Association of Nepal (REBAN) has organized the 21st edition of the street festival like in the previous years, which has lured more visitors in the city.

Govt taking action against sugar mill owners who fail to pay farmers

The government issued arrest orders after the owners did not come into contact to address the problems.

Mankamana orange farmers making handsome returns

Insan Thapa Magar has been doing commercial farming of oranges at around 45 ropanis of land. There are around 1,000 orange trees at his garden. He had planted 1,200 orange trees in the initial phase.

Price of gold increases in local market

Owing to the increase in the prices of gold in the international market, the price of gold has increased by 1,700 per tola (11.663 grams) within a week.

Dhakal announces his candidacy for senior VP in FNCCI

He announced his candidacy for the post from his home district Baglung. The district Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Baglung has proposed Dhakal as the Senior VP during the sixth Baglung Festival.

Chinese investors show interest in pharmaceutical industry

However, the FNCCI said that it has urged the Chinese investors also to invest in cement, agriculture, infrastructure like roads, bridges, tunnels and airports, tourism, energy, information technology and manufacturing industries.

NA meet discusses Revenue Leakage First Amendment Bill-2075BS

The bill has a provision to slap high and low fine to those depending on the extent of revenue leakage by them, considering two principles that increment in fine alone cannot control the leakage or there lacks action against those behind the leakage, said Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada responding to queries raised in the meeting.

Minimum retail price of sugarcane fixed

The cabinet meeting has approved the minimum farm gate price of sugarcane tabled by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies for approval.

Land transaction in Tamor project site restricted

The Investment Board--Nepal wrote the district administration and land revenue offices of the three districts urging them to impose a ban on the transaction of the land of all types in the project site.

Bahrain tourism minister expresses keen interest to visit Nepal   

Nepal's Ambassador to Bahrain, Padma Sundas has extended an invitation to Bahrain's Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayad Bin Rashid Al Zayani for Nepal visit.     Ambassador Sundas on Tuesday extended invitation to Bahrain's minister on behalf of Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai to participate in the inaugural ceremony of Nepal Visit Year-2020 in 1 January 2020.    

Modern resin industry established in Gauradaha

The industry is producing resin by refining raw materials produced from insects, locally called laha.

Electric railway track construction gets momentum

The task of track opening for electric railway along the Bagmati-Dhansar section in Rautahat district has witnessed progress of late. Engineer at Railway Department Sumod Pokharel told RSS that the contractor company has expedited the job of track opening.  

Lamjung farmers joyous over high cardamom yield

Lamjung, Dec. 24 Production of cardamom, a cash crop, has increased in the district this year. The cardamom production has doubled this year compared to last year following the expansion of cardamom plantation area.

Banking services yet to rope in two rural municipalities of Bajura  

Banking service has yet to reach Swamikartik rural municipality and Jagannath rural municipality in the eastern north of Bajura.     Two-and-a-half years have elapsed since the people's representatives are in place, the banking service has yet to come under people's reach.    

Upper Bhotekoshi starts commercial production

The 45-megawatt Bhotekoshi Hydropower Project based in Sindhupalchowk has started commercial production.     The project started commercial power generation following the two-week long test transmission, said project chief executive officer Bikram Sthapit.

Strong dollar, sluggish global economy cause drop in remittance inflow: NRB

The flow of remittance into the country has decreased during the first four months of the current fiscal year despite an increase in outflow of the Nepali migrant workers. The country has received the remittance worth Rs. 304.97 billion during the review months of the current fiscal year that is 2.3 per cent lower than same period last year, according to the report of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).

Nepal's export trade satisfactory: NRB   

Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has stated that Nepal's export trade has remained satisfactory in the four months of the current fiscal year 2076/77 BS (2019/20).   

Construction of Khijichandeshwori Airport completes

Construction of the Khijichandeshwori Airport has been completed. Work to construct the project had begun 13 years ago.

Paddy production goes down in Jhapa

Jhapa, the district announced as the super-zone for rice production, has witnessed 5 per cent decrease in the rice output. Increasing trend of converting the fertile land into settlement and expansion of private forest has contributed to the decline in the production of the main food grain in the district.