KATHMANDU, May 30: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun attended a function to mark the International Everest Day held in Innsbruck, the capital of Austria’s western state of Tyrol, on Wednesday.

Watches of Switzerland shares climb 15% on London debut

Published On: May 30, 2019 02:06 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, May 30: Shares in Britain’s biggest watch retailer Watches of Switzerland Group Ltd rose by as much as 15% on their debut on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, May 30: The government has decided to levy an additional Re 1 per liter fee on diesel and petrol for road maintenance.

Melamchi project gets Rs 7.39 billion for timely completion

Published On: May 30, 2019 09:50 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 30: The government has set a target to complete the remaining construction work of the Melamchi Water Supply Project within the upcoming fiscal year 2019/20.

Budget focuses on farm commercialization

Published On: May 30, 2019 09:36 AM NPT By: Nikeeta Gautam

KATHMANDU, May 30: The government has said that it would focus on modernization and commercialization of agriculture sector to protect people's rights to food and eliminate poverty.

Transportation sector gets priority in budget

Published On: May 30, 2019 09:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 30: The government has accorded top priority to transportation sector, setting aside Rs 163 billion to build transport infrastructures in the new budget. In the budget for Fiscal Year 2019/20 unveiled in Kathmandu on Wednesday, Minister for Finance

Govt to implement PMEP effectively

Published On: May 30, 2019 09:06 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 30: The government has decided to implement the Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP) more effectively and in a result-oriented manner in FY2019/20.

MICE tourism gets priority

Published On: May 30, 2019 09:04 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 30: The government has decided to prioritize meeting, incentive conference and exhibition (MICE) tourism to bring high spending tourists to the country.

KATHMANDU, May 30: The government has brought an array of tax breaks and incentives for export promotion and protection of domestic industries. It has also brought tax incentives to support industries based on agriculture.

Budget highlights

Published On: May 30, 2019 08:29 AM NPT By: Republica

Budget highlights