Nepal Airlines starts regular flights to Saudi Arabia

Published On: April 23, 2022 09:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 23: Nepal's national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), has started its regular flights to Saudi Arabia, for the first time. The airline’s wide body A330 aircraft made its inaugural flight to Riyadh on April 22.

KATHMANDU, April 22: Cimex Inc Pvt Ltd, the authorized distributor of BYD Auto Industry Co Ltd in Nepal, signed an agreement for 50 units of BYD e6- Pure Electric SUVs with Self Drive Nepal Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Spark Group, for emission-free rental fleet operation.

Minister Paudel encourages use of EVs

Published On: April 22, 2022 05:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 22: Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Devendra Paudel has spoken of the need to increase the use of electric vehicles (EVs) to reduce air pollution.

KATHMANDU, April 22: The newly-appointed ambassador of Estonia to Nepal, Ketrin Kivi, has paid a courtesy call on Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Pampha Bhusal.

It took 11 years to build this bridge over Bagmati!

Published On: April 22, 2022 03:30 PM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, April 22: The construction of a concrete bridge over the Bagmati River connecting Sindhuli and Makwanpur has been completed 11 years after the construction was started. The project was handed over to Swachhand Bhairav Construction Services on July 13, 2011. The project was initially contracted at the cost of Rs 206.2 million with a time period of five years.

KATHMANDU, April 22: The country has witnessed an increase in its exports by 69.44 percent in the last nine months of the current fiscal year 2021/22, compared to corresponding period of the last fiscal year 2020/21.

KATHMANDU, April 22: Jazeera Airways is set to operate flights three days a week at the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) from May 16. The airport has officially come into operation starting Thursday.

Minister Badu directs to make market monitoring effective

Published On: April 22, 2022 08:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 22: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Dilendra Prasad Badu has directed the authority concerned to make market monitoring effective.

KATHMANDU, April 22: China has expressed its dissatisfaction over the government’s recent decision to build the Budhi Gandaki Hydroelectric Project itself by scrapping the project awarded earlier to a Chinese contractor.

Nepse gains 4.94 points on Thursday

Published On: April 21, 2022 05:40 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 21: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) on Thursday increased marginally by 4.94 points to close at 2,325.45 points.