Milk prices to go up by Rs 6 per liter from Saturday

Published On: September 6, 2019 01:06 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 6: The Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) is raising the price of milk by Rs 6 per liter from Saturday. With this, the price of standard milk will go up to Rs 38 for a half-liter pouch, up from Rs 35 per pouch.

NRB lowers card withdrawal limit following ATM heist

Published On: September 6, 2019 05:05 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has lowered the maximum limit for cash withdrawal using debit card.

Co-ops told to make investment in industries to ramp up production

Published On: September 6, 2019 12:25 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Padma Kumari Aryal, has urged cooperatives to make investment in setting up industries to boost production.

Nepse ends week in red

Published On: September 6, 2019 12:05 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU: Stocks opened lower and remained under pressure till midday on Thursday. Though the market briefly managed to reverse course in the latter hours, it weakened toward the close. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) eventually closed the last trading day of the week 3.7 points lower at 1191.07 points.

Minister Aryal urges for investment on productive sectors

Published On: September 5, 2019 07:15 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, Sept 5: Minister for Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Padma Aryal has urged the people involved in the field of cooperatives to invest in productive sectors.

KATHMANDU, Sept 5: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai on Wednesday said Nijgadh International Airport would be constructed in the same location as suggested by a study relating to the project. The location for the project would not change whatsoever, he said

External sector worsening despite economic growth

Published On: September 5, 2019 12:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 5: Though the Nepali economy has been growing in the last three fiscal years at a pace higher than the average growth rate of the last decade, some of the macroeconomic indicators, particularly related to the external sector, are worsening.

US farmers hope Trump delivers on trade deal with Japan

Published On: September 5, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Sept 5: American farmers have not only endured retaliatory tariffs from China and other nations, they’ve watched as most of their top foreign competitors used free trade agreements to make inroads into Japan, a historically protectionist market with nearly 127 million consumers.

Rs 600 million distributed to project-affected so far

Published On: September 5, 2019 06:05 AM NPT By: Upendra Yadav

BARA, Sept 5: Second International Airport (SIA) Project Office has said that the process of distributing compensation for land and houses to be acquired for the project is at its last leg. Similarly, perimeter fencing and river training works are also nearing completion, according to the project office.

Ilam farmers hopeful of better kiwi fruit harvest

Published On: September 5, 2019 03:25 AM NPT By: Bhim Chapagain

ILAM, Sept 5: Farmers of Ilam are expecting a better harvest of kiwi fruits this year thanks to favorable weather conditions.