Pokhara. Nov 8: The Pokhara High Court has issued an interim order to run all businesses round the clock in Lakeside, the tourist hub in Pokhara. A single bench of Acting Chief Judge Rajan Prasad Bhattarai, upholding the writ petition filed by Devi Kumari Baral, ordered that Lakeside be opened round the clock. In the […]
Kathmandu / Nov 4: The Government of Nepal and donor agencies have pledged to expedite the construction of the 1,161-megawatt Upper Arun Hydropower Project based at Bhotekhola Rural Municipality of Sankhuwasabha district. A team comprising Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat, lawmaker Deepak Khadka, Secretary […]
Chitwan / Oct 30: Former Finance Minister Mahesh Acharya has said a comprehensive campaign is needed to improve nation’s economy. Taking to media here today, the former Minister said such campaign should be capable to restore the confidence of business community and develop Nepal as a destination for investment. He advised the government to come […]
Kathmandu / Oct 29: Foreign trade deficit has widened in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. According to the Foreign Trade Statistics released by the custom department, foreign trade deficit widened by 2.15 per cent in the first three months of the current fiscal year (FY) in comparison of the same period of […]
Chitwan / Oct 6: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that the government will clear the dues of the previous fiscal year to be paid to the construction entrepreneurs before the Dashain festival. Talking to media persons on Friday, the finance minister shared, “We have already paid Rs 60-70 billion by the end […]
Kamalamai / Aug 27: Bharat Kafle of Harshahi in Dudhauli Municipality-6 in Sindhuli can be a vivid example for many people for he has chosen to stay back home to do something good, and his hard work is paying off. His motivation to toil back in the home country comes at a time when youth […]
Kathmandu / Aug 25: Finance Minister Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat has been elected the Vice Chair of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) by a plenary session held under the ongoing Seventh GEF Assembly in Canada. During the session, the Republic of Panama today proposed his candidacy for the post and it was backed by the […]
Kathmandu / Aug 15: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said although country’s economy is improving in recent period, positive concept has not been developed among the general people and private sector. At an inauguration of ‘Management Seminar 2080’ organised by the Department of Inland Revenue here today, Finance Minister Mahat expressed concern over […]
Damauli / Aug 5: Oranges worth Rs 290 million were produced in Tanahun last year. A total of 9,645 metric tonnes of orange was traded in the fiscal year 2022/23, according to Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Tanahun. Centre’s Chief Kul Prasad Tiwari shared that orange farming was done on 610 hectares of land in the district. […]
Kathmandu / July 30: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari has said the Monetary Policy for the current fiscal year came with a review of the overall existing scenario of the nation’s economy. “The Policy prioritizes a liberal approach in terms of the interests of bank loans when most of the banks in […]