Stocks climb for second consecutive day

Published On: July 24, 2019 05:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 24: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index witnessed a strong start to Tuesday's trading session reaching as high as 1,279 points at mid-day.

KATHMANDU, July 24: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has removed households failing to sign grant agreement for private housing by July 6 from the beneficiary list.

Truck operators withdraw protest

Published On: July 24, 2019 03:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 24: Truck operators have withdrawn all their protest programs after signing a three-point agreement with the government.

Maize worth 71 billion imported in 10 years

Published On: July 24, 2019 02:30 AM NPT By: Madhusudhan Guragain

BANEPA, July 24: Nepal is yet to become self-reliant in maize production as the country continues to import, mostly from India, with an increasing trend for the last 10 years.

Sikta, Postal Highway projects in Banke fail to spend budget

Published On: July 23, 2019 07:28 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, July 23: The Sikta Irrigation Project, one of the national pride projects, couldn’t spend even one fourth of the allocated budget for the fiscal year 2075/76 BS.

Mandatory SSF leaves startups in a fix

Published On: July 23, 2019 04:30 AM NPT By: Nikeeta Gautam

KATHMANDU, July 23: Startups are finding it difficult to participate in the contribution-based Social Security Fund (SSF) scheme that the government made mandatory from the current fiscal year.

Rs 22 billion collected in RTDF

Published On: July 23, 2019 04:00 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar

KATHMANDU, July 22: A total of Rs 22.162 billion has been collected in the Rural Telecommunications Development Fund (RTDF) of Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) as of Fiscal Year 2018/19.

KATHMANDU, July 23: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has issued a circular to bank and financial institutions (BFIs), restricting them from arbitrary charging their clients for service, administrative and other fees.

Farm equipment worth Rs 46.8 million distributed

Published On: July 23, 2019 03:00 AM NPT By: Madhusudhan Guragain

BANEPA, July 23: The Province 3 government distributed 19 types of equipment to farmers at subsidized rates through Agriculture Knowledge Center, Kavre, in Fiscal Year 2018/19.

Japanese man promoting Ilam tea

Published On: July 23, 2019 02:30 AM NPT By: Bhim Chapagain

ILAM, July 23: Many foreign traders come to Ilam every year to take high-quality tea produced in this eastern hilly district to their country. It is natural for traders to look for profits.