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ERC sets a limit on how much house owners can charge tenants for electricity
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KATHMANDU, June 18: In a bid to end the culture of house owners charging their tenants an exorbitant amount in electricity bills, the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) has enforced a rule that a house owners can charge their tenants only up to the upper ceiling of electricity tariff fixed by Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).
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Manang reports first COVID-19 case, 42 new cases in Gandaki
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POKHARA, June 18: Mountain district Manang has reported the first ever case of novel coronavirus disease on Thursday.
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