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.

Nepse ends losing streak, up by 5 points on Wednesday

Published On: December 1, 2021 07:15 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 1:  The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) finally found some footing on Wednesday with the index trading in green throughout the session. The index shot up by around 20 points at mid-day to test the 2,650 mark. However, the market failed to sustain morning gains and pulled back slightly in the closing minutes. At the close, Nepse registered a gain of 5.28 points to settle at 2,633.66.

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: The government has scrapped the excise duty permits of two distilleries on the charge of revenue leakage by using fake stickers of excise duty.

FinMin Sharma for production of mobile phones in country

Published On: December 1, 2021 05:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has urged mobile phone entrepreneurs to produce mobile phones within the country.

PM Deuba assures security to national and foreign investors

Published On: December 1, 2021 04:39 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has assured that the government will facilitate both national and foreign investors to invest their money in Nepal.

Budget for road projects halted by FinMin not to stop

Published On: December 1, 2021 02:26 PM NPT By: Himal Lamsal

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma in the Substitution Bill had said that plans for 1400 small roads would be put to a halt. But the budget of those schemes will not be stopped.

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: An international conference will be held in Nepal this month to formulate international guidelines for sustainable waste management in Nepal's mountainous and high mountainous regions.

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: New applicants for a driving license are compelled to wait for around two years for their turn as more than 650,000 people have applied at the Department of Transport Management (DoTM) to take driving license tests.

NRB investing Rs 1.10 billion in the fixed deposits of BFIs

Published On: November 30, 2021 07:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has sought to invest Rs 1.10 billion in fixed deposits of the banks and financial institutions (BFIs).

Nepse closes almost flat after recouping intraday loss

Published On: November 30, 2021 07:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Stocks opened in green and traded slightly higher in the morning. However, the market witnessed a sharp decline thereafter before a small recovery at mid-day. The benchmark continued to trade in red for most of the session. A last hour rebound pushed the index towards the opening level. At Tuesday’s close, Nepse stood at 2,628.37 – down 1.64 points against the day earlier.

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Despite the government authorities repeatedly issuing caution notices to check gold import, there is a massive surge in the import of the precious metal by travelers returning from abroad.