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Monopoly of contractors
Published On: September 16, 2018 06:46 AM NPT By: Tanka Chhetri
Contractors demolish tents after shopkeepers refuse to pay demanded tax
16 migrant workers in Saudi Arabia running out of food stock
Published On: September 16, 2018 06:41 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: Sixteen Nepali migrant workers are running out of food stock in Saudi Arabia after the company they were working for stopped providing them salary. They ran into trouble after an altercation with the manager of the company, who is an Egyptian national.
Production increase should be first priority for ensuring food sovereignty
Published On: September 15, 2018 03:09 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The Bill Providing for the Right to Food and Food Sovereignty, 2075 BS which was passed by the House of Representatives on Friday, also defines any person who does not own land but who cultivates a piece of land belonging to others taken on lease or contract as farmer.
Trump greenlights tariffs on about $200 billion more in Chinese products – reports
Published On: September 15, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
WASHINGTON DC, Sept 15: US President Donald Trump has reportedly given a go ahead to additional tariffs on Chinese goods worth about $200 billion. The instruction to aides comes despite attempts by the Treasury to restart talks with Beijing.
To tackle water scarcity, Pakistanis crowdsourcing a mammoth dam project
Published On: September 15, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
TEHRAN, Sept 15: According to a recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan ranks among the top three countries with acute water scarcity. UN agencies like United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) have also sounded alarm bells that Pakistan, which has the world’s fourth-largest rate of water usage, might run entirely dry by 2025.
Nepse climbs for three straight weeks
Published On: September 15, 2018 08:05 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The sole stock market of the country came under pressure in the initial trading sessions of the week. On Sunday, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index posted a loss of more than 10 points followed by a drop of over 8 points on Monday. However, the index staged a recovery mid-week by gaining over 6 points on Tuesday. Subsequently, Wednesday and Thursday witnessed a rise of over 13 and 14 points, respectively.
Government waits before raising gold import quota
Published On: September 15, 2018 07:59 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS) has been delaying to increase the quota of gold import, exacerbating shortage of the yellow metal in the market. The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) had written the ministry six months ago proposing to raise the daily import quota to 25 kg to meet rising demands.
Menu of services along Manaslu trekking route set
Published On: September 15, 2018 07:55 AM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota
GORKHA, Sept 15: Following complaints from trekking guides and porters of discriminating rates based on personal acquaintance, lodges and restaurants along the Manaslu trekking route have decided that they will charge them uniform rates from now onwards. Likewise, they will also charge the trekkers uniform rates, by implementing a set menu.
NFC to bring 2000 goats, mountain goats for Dashain
Published On: September 15, 2018 07:17 AM NPT By: DEEPANJALI KHADKA
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The state-run Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) is planning to bring 2,000 goats and mountain goats from various parts of the country to the capital for the Dashain festival.
No all-weather road and power line to Hongshi-Shivam Cement
Published On: September 15, 2018 05:05 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Hongshi-Shivam Cement Pvt. Ltd., the largest cement factory in the country, started commercial operation in May but it's production remains below capacity due to lack of electricity supply and all-weather road access.
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