Minister Pun said that a discussion would be held through diplomatic channel as issues related to tax and transport are still unclear in the report. The government has made a plan to import 33 per cent of total demand of the petroleum products from China.

Airlines cut domestic fare

Published On: July 4, 2016 03:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 4: Following reduction in price of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), domestic airlines have slashed airfare for different routes. The new fare will coming into effect from Monday.

Lawmakers seek amendments in SEZ Bill

Published On: July 4, 2016 01:20 AM NPT By: Sujan Dhungana

Want a provision to ban protest, strikes in SEZ, among others, inserted

PALPA, July 4 :Karna Bahadur Chidi, a farmer of Kaseni in Palpa, stopped tilling his field with oxen seven years ago. He has been preparing land for cultivation by using tractors ever since. Other farmers in the village followed his footsteps and stopped rearing oxen altogether.

Pacific Hospitality and Culinary Academy inaugurated

Published On: July 4, 2016 12:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 4: Australian envoy to Nepal Glenn White inaugurated Pacific Hospitality and Culinary Academy amid a function in Kathmandu on Sunday.

EisenVaulta partners with MARS

Published On: July 4, 2016 12:20 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU,July 4: EisenVaulta, a New Delhi-based startup in electronic document management, has partnered with Marketing Advertising Research Solution (MARS) to provide document management solutions in Nepal.

NIBL signs pact with PADT to rebuild ‘Mahasnan Ghar’

Published On: July 4, 2016 12:10 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 3: Nepal Investment Bank Ltd (NIBL) have signed an agreement with Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) under ‘People’s Involvement and Development Program’, agreeing to maintain Mahasnan Ghar (The Great Bathhouse) and develop it as ‘Pashupati Museum’.

KATHMANDU, July 3: Minister for Industry Som Prasad Pandey has said that strikes in the name of trade unions should be legally stopped as many industries have become fragile due to such activities.

Domestic airfare slashed by a maximum of Rs 385

Published On: July 3, 2016 02:54 PM NPT By: Susheel Bhattarai

KATHMANDU, July 3: Private domestic airlines have decided to slash airfare with effect from Monday. The meeting of Airlines Operator Association of Nepal (AOAN) held on Sunday decided to reduce airfare by a minimum of Rs 115 and a maximum of Rs 385.

National Sector Export Strategies and NTM Survey on cards

Published On: July 2, 2016 06:36 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 2: Ministry of Commerce(MoC) and International Trade Center (ITC), Geneva are working jointly to develop Sector Export Strategy(SES) of four products and conduct a large-scale survey on exporters’ experiences with Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) in Nepal and destination markets.