Consumer rights activists object to govt. plan to allow private sector in salt trade

President of the Consumer Right Investigation Forum, Madhav Timilsina, said that there is no need to find alternative of the company. He said there is no problem in quality and price of the salt therefore private sector is not needed.

Members of Labour Employment Bank go to India for work

Members of the Labour Employment Bank formed by Raskot Municipality in the district to end unemployment have left for India to look for work after they failed to get employment within the country. The municipality had been employing a group of 260 youth of the municipality since 2019 under the Labour Employment Bank.

70% industries affected by COVID-19: FNCCI

Almost 70 per cent of industries and businesses have been directly affected by the prohibition imposed to prevent and control COVID-19, according to the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI).

Tons of vegetables get ruined in field

According to the secretary of Federation of District Vegetable and Fruits Producer Cooperative, Chitwan, Ramchandra Regmi, bitter gourd is hardly selling at Rs. 5 a kg which was being sold at Rs 120 a kg a month earlier. Price of bean has fallen to Rs 10 a kg while its price was Rs 120. Similarly, the price has been continually declining.

Cooking oil price hike attributed to international causes 

The Nepal Vegetable Ghee and Oil Producers Association stated through a press release on Monday that the price of cooking has increased in Nepal as the price of raw materials has gone up in the international market. 

Turkish Airlines to resume flights from Thursday

Following the government's decision of reopening international flights in some countries, Turkish Airlines have been approved to resume its flights to Kathmandu from Thursday.

Electric vehicles stuck at Sirsia for last three months will soon get clearance

After the budget abolished excise duty on import of electric vehicles and reduced customs duty levied on electric vehicles, many imported cars stuck in the dry port of Sirsia in Birgunj are expected to get customs clearance.

Construction work of Solu corridor not completed even in five years   

As the construction work of Solu corridor 132 KV transmission line was not completed in time, the officials are working to extend its deadline for the sixth time.     

Chovar dry port construction to completion within June

If everything goes as planned, the dry port being constructed in Chobhar, in Kirtipur Municipality-6, in Kathmandu, will come into operation within the first month of upcoming fiscal year 2021/22. About 85 percent of the work, which is being constructed under two sections -- national competitive bidding and international competitive bidding -- has been completed so far.

Farmers given paddy seeds in subsidy   

Madhyabindu Municipality in Nawalpur district has provided quality paddy seeds to farmers in 50 per cent subsidized rate.  

PTC's financial support to hospitals

Pokhara Tourism Council (PTC), an umbrella organisation of different tourism related organisations, on Sunday handed over health related materials worth Rs. 150,000 to different hospitals.

Foreign returnee’s success story of goat rearing

Dek Prasad Garbuja, who spent years for foreign employment in Qatar and Kuwait from 1992 to 2008, now saves more than Rs. 300,000 annually by returning to the ancestral occupation. Garburja, 51, of Raghuganga Rural

Clear action plan for budget implementation: FM Poudel

At a discussion organized by Society of Economic Journalists Nepal on Monday, he shared that he would start discussion with ministers and secretaries of the concerned ministries from today itself for the same.

Budget targets self-sufficiency in rice in 5 yrs

The government has set a target to make the country self-sufficient in milk and vegetables within two years, wheat, maize, millet and buckwheat within three years and rice within five years.

Govt offers tax concessions to businesses

The government has brought various tax concession schemes for the businessmen. While presenting budget for the fiscal year 2021/22 on Saturday, Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel said that the government had adopted the policy of giving 90 per cent discount to the taxpayers who have an annual turnover of up to Rs. 2 million in income in fiscal year 2020/21. The budget has made an arrangement to give 75 per cent income tax exemption to the taxpayers with an annual turnover of Rs. 2 million to...

Security sector receives Rs. 217.94 bn

Kathmandu: About 13 per cent of the total budget has been allocated to the Ministry of Home Affairs and Defence Ministry and its agencies for the coming fiscal year 2021/22 by giving top priority to the internal security and defense. The government has allocated budget by giving priority to border security, disaster management, modernisation of immigration administration, peacekeeping and crime investigation and control, prison management, construction of physical infrastructure of security agencies. According...

Budget brought to influence elections: NC leader Mahat

The NC leader was speaking at a budget review here on Sunday by the School of Democracy. “The budget has been brought with an intention of influencing the elections. The caretaker government has only the responsibility of continuing ongoing programmes. But it cannot bring supplementary budget,” he said.

Profits of state-owned enterprises decline, but dividend rates higher

Despite the decline in profits, the dividend payment rate has increased significantly during the review period compared to the previous fiscal year. In the fiscal year 2019/20, the government received a total of Rs. 14.99 billion dividend from the public enterprises.

Farmers demand compensation for crops from Pokhara Airport

Local farmers residing around the under construction Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) are worried about not getting adequate compensation for their corps. According to the locals, they have been asking the project to compensate them for the crops they had planted on the land which has been classified for acquisition. Earlier this week, the PRIA project team, with the help of police, destroyed the crops of local Hira Sinjali Magar which he had planted on almost 12 Ropanis of land. This...

Rs 13.98 billion for Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supply

The Ministry of Finance has Rs 13.98 billion for the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supply. The government with the aim to promote “Made in Nepal, Make in Nepal” has unveiled the encouraging programs.