Kirtipur / June 22 : The Kirtipur municipality is not going to increase tax in the next fiscal year, citing the municipality citizens have been burdened by COVID-19. The municipality’s Revenue Advisory Committee said the municipality shall not increase the rate of any type of tax and retain the existing rate in view of the […]
Kathmandu, June 20 : Investment Board has accepted seven projects equivalent to Rs 185.43 billion. The Board’s 44th meeting held on Friday accepted the investment for five hydropowers and two related to cement industries. The meeting was held under the chair of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Rs 78.65 billion has been endorsed for the […]
Kathmandu / June 16: The Government of South Korea has provided 50,000 RT-PCR kits to the Government of Nepal. The assistance required for the novel cornavirus test was, on behalf of the Korean International Corporation Agency (KOICA), handed to the government officials amidst a programme here today. Dr Rajan Pokhrel, Chief Health Advisor of Ministry […]
Kathmandu / June 15 : Altogether four bills have been tabled in today’s meeting of the National Assembly (NA). NA Secretary Rajendra Phuyal presented bills such as the ‘Economic Bill-2077 BS’, the ‘Raising National Debt Bill-2077 BS’, the ‘ Loan and Guarantee (23rd amendment) Bill-2077 BS’ and the ‘Bill Related to Replace the Ordinance Brought […]
Kathmandu, June 12: Following the announcement of bid proposal by National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) for interested private laboratories to conduct PCR test of COVID-19, about 20 private firms, laboratories and hospitals, have expressed willingness to run the PCR test. Dr. Runa Jha, director of the NPHL, informed that nine laboratories which had PCR machine […]
Kathmandu / June 11: Nepal has retained its 170th position in the FIFA rankings published on Thursday. Nepal was ranked 170th in FIFA’s ranking last year as well. In the new ranking India and Maldives are ahead of Nepal among the SAARC nations in 108th and 155th ranking respectively. Nepal is in third position among […]
Kathmandu / June 10: A session of the House of Representatives (HoR) today endorsed the Appropriation Bill-2077 BS. Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota presented the Bill before the meeting for a decision and it was endorsed by a majority. Prior to this, Finance Minister Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada tabled a proposal, seeking the passage of the Bill. […]
Kathmandu / June 9: Minister for Education, Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokhrel has said school learning will be continued from Asar 1 (June 15), so as to not let the academic session go unproductive during the coronavirus pandemic. In his replies, in a meeting of the House of Representatives today, to queries raised during […]
Kathmandu / June 6 : Weather across the country will be improving from Sunday. Country’s weather has remained affected due to influence of local wind, westerly winds and the formation of a low pressure system in the wake of Cyclone Nisarga from the Arabian Sea. The gradual improvement in weather will be seen from the […]
Sanchita Ghimire / Kathmandu, June 5: Repair of roads in the Kathmandu Valley has been almost complete. The road repair started from mid April amidst the enforcement of the lockdown against the coronavirus. Out of the target of repairing 41 kilometres in the fiscal year of 2019/20, overlaying of more than 40 kilometres has been […]
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