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 20: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has said that the problems of the private sector would be addressed through policy measures.

Govt awards construction contract of flyover in Gwarko, Lalitpur

Published On: January 20, 2022 06:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: The government has awarded the construction contract of a four-lane flyover in Gwarko, Lalitpur to M/S Ashish Samanantar JV.

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Owners of electric vehicles (EVs) can now keep additional electric equipment to charge their vehicles at their home or office as Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has now decided to allow people concerned to upgrade electricity supply for the purpose.

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Nepal Police arrested operators of two pharmacies from Hetauda on the charge of taking high prices for facemasks.

Aanchal Kunwar is new MD of Daraz

Published On: January 19, 2022 02:24 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, January 19: Nepal’s leading online marketplace, Daraz Nepal, has appointed Aanchal Kunwar as its very first female Managing Director (MD).

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Over a hundred thousand people are deprived of payment for COVID-19 insurance claims in the country. The dispute between the insurance companies, the Insurance Board, and the Ministry of Finance is the reason behind the delay in settling the insurance claims.

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Nepal produced an additional 598 MW of electricity in the first half of the current fiscal year against its target to produce a total of 1,629 MW of electricity in 2021/22.

KATHMANDU, Jan 18: The price of asparagus has hit Rs 5,000 per kg due to a surge in cases of the coronavirus in the winter season.

NOC in dilemma of whether taking loans for fuel purchase

Published On: January 18, 2022 04:17 PM NPT By: Sangay Sherpa

KATHMANDU, Jan 18: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has issued a press note, stating that the company is having to take loans in order to procure fuel for the country. NOC maintained that the company has depleted all its accumulated profits and is in a state where it cannot even pay to buy fuel.

KATHMANDU, Jan 18: Nepal Chamber of Industries and Commerce Kathmandu (NCICK), a district chapter of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has expressed deep concern over the defamation of Ananda Raj Batas and his Batas Organization by the media without any concrete proof over the dispute of a cafeteria being built on the premises of the Narayanhiti Palace Museum.