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Customs officials, security personnel and smugglers are hand in glove in smuggling of goods!

Published On: July 3, 2024 09:44 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, July 3: Goods are easily smuggled through the Nepalgunj border in western Nepal, which is connected to India. The smugglers have effectively engaged the customs officials, security personnel and others to smuggle large quantities of goods.

Customs officials, security personnel and smugglers are hand in glove in smuggling of goods!

Nepal and Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste establish diplomatic relations

Published On: February 12, 2022 04:55 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Nepal and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste have established diplomatic relations. With this, the number of countries with which Nepal has bilateral diplomatic relations has reached 173.

Nepse lost 2.61 point percent last week

Published On: February 12, 2022 04:20 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) slid 75.18 points during last week trading despite a positive development seen at the political front with the government announcing the date for local polls.

Technical testing of Janakpur-Jayanagar railway service to begin from mid-February

Published On: February 12, 2022 01:30 PM NPT By: Himal Lamsal

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: As the Ministry of Finance has secured a source of Rs. 210 million for the operation of Jayanagar-Kurtha railway, the technical testing of the railway is set to begin on 13 February.

Korea stops taking Nepali workers due to rise in COVID-19 cases

Published On: February 12, 2022 10:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: The Korean government has suspended the ongoing process to take Nepali migrant workers from Nepal as well as other other countries as the rate of transmission of the COVID-19 virus began to increase rapidly in South Korea.

Construction of airports listed as national pride projects slow in first half of 2021/22

Published On: February 11, 2022 02:15 PM NPT By: Himal Lamsal

KATHMANDU, Feb 11: The Government of Nepal had allocated Rs 3.53 billion for the construction of the Gautam Buddha International Airport in the current fiscal year. However, the project has made financial progress of just Rs 180 million in the first half of the current fiscal year.

National pride projects made little to no progress in first half of current FY

Published On: February 11, 2022 01:20 PM NPT By: Himal Lamsal

KATHMANDU, Feb 11: The projects declared as national pride could not spend their budgets effectively, to say the least, according to the half-yearly evaluation and review report of the budget for the current fiscal year 2021\/2022 released by the Ministry of Finance on Thursday.

Systemic reforms necessary for increasing remittance: Labor Minister

Published On: February 11, 2022 12:13 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 11: Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security, Krishna Kumar Shrestha has said that the government is committed to making foreign employment safe and more fruitful.

EC seeks an additional Rs 40 billion to conduct local level election: Minister Sharma

Published On: February 11, 2022 10:56 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 11: Although the government has already allocated Rs 10 billion in the current budget for the election, the Election Commission has sought an additional Rs 40 billion to conduct the upcoming local level election. Information to this was shared by the Finance Minister during a program organized to unveil the bi-annual report of the current budget.

NRB extends cash margin provision to import of additional goods under 27 harmonic codes

Published On: February 11, 2022 07:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 11: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), has asked importers to deposit hard cash in advance to import additional goods that fall in the list of additional 27 harmonic codes.