A senior CAAN officer stated, “We aim to launch flights between Dhaka and Pokhara within two months, starting with at least one flight per week.” Both Air Astra and Bangladesh Airlines have shown interest, with a study underway to assess the potential business on the Pokhara-Dhaka route.

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Birgunj Customs Office (BCO) collected customs revenue worth Rs 105.90 billion in the first six months of the current fiscal year, which is 5.67 percent more than the target set for the customs office.

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Private sector has requested the government to provide subsidies to raise interest rates on the remittance earnings to facilitate migrant workers to send money they earned through banking channels.

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) gained 33.03 points on Thursday to close at 2,931.34 points.

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Banks and financial institutions (BFIs) approved refinance loans worth Rs 106.8 billion to a total of 24,267 firms as of mid-January.

Seven construction companies blacklisted

Published On: January 20, 2022 02:53 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: The government has blacklisted seven construction companies.

Bad weather affects domestic flights

Published On: January 20, 2022 12:32 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Domestic flights have been affected due to bad weather in the morning.

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: The government has increased the wage of workers involved in the schemes under the Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP). Workers’ perks and benefits have increased and their accidental insurance has been made mandatory with the cabinet meeting held on the first week of January amending the PMEP Operational Guideline-2075 BS.

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: A total of 99 Nepali youth workers set out for Israel in the first phase as per an agreement related to temporary employment of Nepali workers in Israel. Ninety nine Nepali workers, including 63 women and 36 men left for Israel on Wednesday evening.

DALLAS, Jan 20: Some flights to and from the U.S. were canceled on Wednesday even after AT&T and Verizon scaled back the rollout of high-speed wireless service that could interfere with aircraft technology that measures altitude.

Prices of petroleum products hiked

Published On: January 20, 2022 09:32 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the prices of petroleum products.