Kathmandu / Nov 21: The Supreme Court said on Thursday that Ncell, a private telecom company, can pay only Rs 21.10 billion in capital gains tax against the Rs 39.06 billion determined by the Large Taxpayers’ Office under the Nepal government. The apex court said so while making public the full text of its ruling […]
Kathmandu / Nov 21: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly-appointed ministers. Amidst a special ceremony organized at the President’s Office, Sheetal Niwas, the six new ministers inducted in the Oli-led administration took oath. Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Chairperson of National […]
Kathmandu / Nov 20: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will continue as the country’s Prime Minister for the rest of the tenure while Co-chair of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal will be responsible for the party-related affairs. A meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) held today has taken a decision to […]
Kathmandu, Nov 20: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Ishwar Pokhrel has appealed to investors in the United Arab Emirates to invest in Nepal. He further said that security of investment was guaranteed legally. DPM Pokhrel, on an official visit to the UAE, met with the Chair of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry […]
Pokhara / Nov 20 : The competition of skydiving themed ‘Pokhara Skydiving-2019’ has begun in Pokhara from Tuesday. Organized by the Explore Himalaya Travel and Adventure, the event saw 10 Nepali adventure enthusiasts, including 4 women, participating in the first day of the competition. Pokhara, a city of lakes, is being developed as a one-stop […]
Kathmandu / Nov 19: One thousand and two hundred climbers of 164 groups have acquired permission to climb mountains in this autumn season. The climbers have obtained permission from the Department of Tourism to climb 53 mountains including Mt Everest, Makalu, Manaslu, Ama Dablam and Annapurna. Most of the climbers, who have obtained permission, have […]
Kathmandu / Nov 19: Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ishwor Pokhrel said that Nepal was appropriate place for investment. Investment could be made in hydropower, agriculture, tourism, service and industrial sector, Minister Pokhrel said before the UAE investors. At a meeting with the industrialists and entrepreneurs in Dubai on Monday, DPM Pokhrel reiterated that […]
Kathmandu / Nov 19 : Information on the government and the Prime Minister’s activities would be disseminated in a transparent manner, said Surya Thapa, Press Advisor to the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Speaking in a press meet organized at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers here today, he said he […]
Kathmandu / Nov 18 : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expressed concern over ‘the practice of seeking undue compensation’ in the works of development and construction. “The tendency to ask for excessive compensation from the government has become prevalent while harbouring the thinking that minimum revenue should be extracted by the state when selling […]
Kathmandu / Nov 18 : Nepal Academy has launched a month-long book fair with the aim to develop and encourage reading culture. Over 600 types of books and magazines including 500 published by the Academy have been put on display and sale, said the exhibition coordinator Sudhir Dhungel. Price of the displayed items ranges from […]