KATHMANDU, JULY 11: China State Engineering Construction Corporation, the contractor of the Siddhababa tunnel way on the Butwal-Palpa road section, has started the design work of the tunnel. The Chinese company won the contract on February 13, 2022 to build the tunnel in the Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) model. As per the contract agreement, the contractor company will have to prepare the design of the tunnel within nine months.

KATHMANDU, July 11: The Insurance Board (IB) has directed the Nepali insurance companies to maintain real time transaction data from the next fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, July 10: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari on Sunday urged the private sector including banks not to seek individual profit at a time when the country faces challenges due to poor performance of the macroeconomic indicators owing to external factors along with a liquidity crisis in the banking sector.

Farmers becoming commercial through vegetable farming

Published On: July 10, 2022 06:30 PM NPT By: Bhim Chapagain

ILLAM, JULY 10: Farmers in the eastern part of the district depend on commercial vegetable farming. Although there are occasional problems in selling vegetables, most of the vegetables produced here are sold at high prices.

Gold price increases slightly

Published On: July 10, 2022 04:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 10: The price of gold has increased in the Nepali Market. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the price of the precious yellow metal has increased by Rs 200 per tola.

POKHARA, July 10: If the work had been done as per the agreement, a slaughterhouse would have been built in Pokhara by this time and the people of Pokhara would have been able to eat healthy meat. Nor would the stench of garbage from cattle, including buffaloes, pigs, and chickens, which are being slaughtered indiscriminately at present, would torture the locals.

KATHMANDU, July 10: Instead of taking action against the Chinese company involved in the construction of the Butwal-Narayanghat road, the government is preparing to extend the deadline by one year. The Chinese company China State Construction Corporation has completed less than 20 percent of the work on the Butwal-Narayanghat road section in a period of 41 months.

KATHMANDU, June 10: Four industries in Nepal have produced goods and services worth Rs 1.2 trillion over one year. According to the data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the four industries generated goods and services worth Rs. 1.2 trillion while incurring costs of Rs. 846 billion in the fiscal year 2018/19.

POKHARA, July 10: The regional international airport in Pokhara is targeted to come into operation from January 1, 2023 as its construction has been completed.

Problem of Chobhar dry port to be solved

Published On: July 10, 2022 01:51 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 10: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Dilendra Prasad Badu said that the government is ready to solve the existing problems in the operation of the Chobhar dry port at full capacity.