Santosh Neupane
santoshneupaneNeupane is associated with Nagarik, a Nepali National Daily, since April 2009. He reports and writes on telecommunication, trade and consumer rights issues. He is well known for investigation journalism and feature writing.
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SOCIETY
Sabitra's request to find her husband who disappeared in Italy five years ago
Sabitra's request to find her husband who disappeared in Ita...
BELGIUM, Sept 26: At the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) European conference held in Sweden, when the former president of NRN Belgium, Chitra Subedi, was speaking on the stage, everyone seemed silent. Some became emotional after listening to him.
Sep 26, 2022
ECONOMY
Gold price starts to rise after brief stability during Dashain
Gold price starts to rise after brief stability during Dasha...
KATHMANDU, Oct 25: Gold price has started to rise after a stable price of Rs 60,000 tola (11.333 gram) for over a week during the Dashain festival.
Oct 25, 2018
ECONOMY
Govt, cement producers differ on quality parameters
Govt, cement producers differ on quality parameters
KATHMANDU, Sept 11: Nepal is importing Indian cement worth more than a billion rupees annually due to lack of grading for locally produced cement. Despite this, the government is failing to fix quality parameters for grading.
Sep 11, 2018
ECONOMY
Bhairahawa SEZ attracting investors in droves
Bhairahawa SEZ attracting investors in droves
KATHMANDU, May 17: With the signs of improvement in industrial environment of the country, the attraction to set up new industries in Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Bhairahawa is growing in recent months. Smooth supply of electricity, incentives and facilities offered by the government, and stable p...
May 17, 2018
ECONOMY
Ncell says data consumption up 130 percent in 2017
Ncell says data consumption up 130 percent in 2017
KATHMANDU, March 6: Ncell - the first private telecommunication service provider of the country -- has seen an influx in data use by 130 percent.
Mar 06, 2018
ECONOMY
Import of cement falls, clinker rises
Import of cement falls, clinker rises
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Import of cement has been on a decreasing trend, at a time when talks about the country becoming self-reliant on cement are going on. Cement imports decreased by about 24 percent in the first half of the current fiscal year.
Mar 01, 2018
ECONOMY
Cement, steel rod prices go up after elections
Cement, steel rod prices go up after elections
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Cement producers have increased the price of cement by at least Rs 100 per sack (50 kg), citing a rise in demand for cement after the parliamentary and provincial elections.
Dec 29, 2017
ECONOMY, The Week
Government to help local bodies to establish industrial villages
Government to help local bodies to establish industrial vill...
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: The government has said that it would help the local bodies to build industrial villages in their respective areas.
Dec 08, 2017
ECONOMY
Chinese team arriving today to study two railway lines
Chinese team arriving today to study two railway lines
KATHMANDU, Nov 6: A high-level Chinese delegation is arriving in Kathmandu on Monday to conduct preliminary study for the development of railway network in Nepal.
Nov 06, 2017
ECONOMY
NT claims voice market share of 62%
NT claims voice market share of 62%
KATHMANDU, Sept 22: Nepal Telecom (NT) has claimed that 62 of 100 voice users in Nepal are its subscribers.
Sep 23, 2017