Kathmandu-Sri Lanka direct flight begins today

Published On: August 31, 2021 09:32 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 31: The Sri Lankan Airlines is operating direct flights from Kathmandu to Sri Lanka from today.

Nepal’s rice import bills crossed Rs 50 billion in last FY

Published On: August 30, 2021 07:20 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 30: Nepal imported rice worth Rs 50.48 billion in the last fiscal year, which was 51.4 percent more than the expense made on the import of the same agricultural product in the previous year.

KATHMANDU, August 30: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) will spend around Rs 6 billion on infrastructure development.

CAAN sees a significant decline in its revenue collection

Published On: August 30, 2021 05:25 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 30: The revenue of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has dropped significantly in the past two years due to the COVID-19 crisis.

KATHMANDU, August 30: An aircraft belonging to the Sichuan Air from Chengdu attempting to land at the Tribhuvan International Airport had to remain in the air for an hour after overshooting.

Nepse extends correction with another 50-point drop

Published On: August 29, 2021 10:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 29: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index rose in the morning on Sunday and traded above 3,100 mark briefly. However, the benchmark continued its downward momentum and pulled back slightly at mid-day. Further selling pressure in the latter trading hours saw the index tumble in the negative territory. At the close, Nepse lost 49.18 points to end at 3,044.87.

India removes anti-dumping duty on import of Nepali yarn

Published On: August 29, 2021 07:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 29: India has scrapped anti-dumping duty on polyester yarn exported from Nepal. The Indian authorities recently published a public notice in this regard.

Plans for ‘Prosperous Touristic Pokhara’ unveiled

Published On: August 29, 2021 03:00 PM NPT By: Republica

POKHARA, August 29: The Pokhara Metropolitan City has accorded priority to the promotion of local tourism in the changing context in the three-year periodic plan of the city.

KATHMANDU, August 29: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has urged youths to move ahead with a plan to employ 1.5 million youths in the country.

KATHMANDU, August 29: Direct flights between Nepal and Sri Lanka are resuming from Tuesday after a hiatus of four decades.