Pashupatinagar / Nov 5 : Tea farmers in Ilam district are in mood of quitting the tea farming due to price dispute and lack of workers. Hundreds of farmers have come to this stage for lack of government support at the tea sector. The tea farmers said that they are disappointed towards tea farming as […]
Kathmandu / Nov. 2: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is issuing the ‘Development Bond 2087 Gha’ worth Rs 20 billion on November 4. The central bank is working to issue the bond through a competitive process on behalf of the Government of Nepal. Issuing a press statement Monday, the central bank said that the interest rate […]
Gandaki, Oct 30 : Mobility of domestic tourists has increased lately in Pokhara, a major tourism hub of the country, raising hopes of revival of tourism industry among the local tourism entrepreneurs. Badly dented by global COVID-19 pandemic, a glimmer of hope has been raised with the increasing number of domestic visitors in this ‘Lake […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 29: More than 90 per cent occupancy has been recorded in domestic flights. The domestic flights were operated amidst the COVID-19 pandemic since September 21 adopting health safety precautions. The airlines companies operating domestic flights are providing air service by following the health safety protocols. The airlines companies are also adding the […]
Solukhumbu / Sept 29: Dudhkoshi Hydropower Nepal (DHN) has received the license for developing the 70MW Dudhkoshi-2 hydel project. DHN’s Public Relations Officer Janakraj Khanal said that the license was received on Monday for power development in the Dudhkoshi River at Thulung Dudhkoshi Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu district. Khanal said that a dam for this […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 26: The consumer price inflation stood at 3.49 per cent in mid-August 2020 compared to 6.95 per cent a year ago. Food and beverage inflation stood at 5.38 per cent whereas non-food and service inflation stood at 2.04 per cent in the review month, according to the macroeconomic and financial report published […]
Kathmandu / Sept 22: Companies and women in Nepal would stand to benefit if greater action were taken to improve women’s participation in and contribution to the hydropower sector, a study carried out by the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, said on Tuesday. The study of 20 companies is part […]
Kathmandu / Sept 21: Domestic airlines in Nepal are all set to resume their flight services starting Monday. The internal air services have remained suspended since March after the government announced a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. Airline operators had been pressing the government to let them resume their services as the […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 18: The World Bank (WB) on Thursday approved a $200 million ‘Finance for Growth’ development policy credit for Nepal to strengthen Nepal’s financial sector stability, diversify financial solutions, and increase access to financial services in support of Nepal’s COVID-19 resilience and recovery efforts. “In this era of COVID-19, protecting people’s lives is […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 15: The Cabinet meeting held Monday decided to appoint Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali as the spokesperson of the government while Dr. Yubaraj Khatiwada erstwhile Finance Minister, has been appointed as the special economic advisor to the Prime Minister, said newly appointed government spokesperson Gyawali at a press briefing today. […]
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