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PM, Energy Minister inaugurate Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower...

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RASUWA, Nov 19: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsaman Pun jointly inaugurated the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower project on Monday.
Nov 19, 2019
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DRI sues three firms for using fake VAT bills to evade taxes

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KATHMANDU, Nov 19: The Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) on Sunday filed cases at the Kathmandu District Court against three owners of two firms for evading taxes worth Rs 17.42 million by using the fake value-added tax (VAT) bills.
Nov 19, 2019
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Palpa coffee farmers demand government support for boosting...

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PALPA, Nov 19: A coffee farmer from Burtung village of Palpa, Rewanta Bahadur Bista, 76, has a dream. He wants not just his own business to grow manifold, but also wishes that Palpa be identified as the best coffee production district. “And my dream is not baseless, we have all potential required to...
Nov 19, 2019
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70 experts to deliver presentations during Energy Summit : I...

70 experts to deliver presentations during Energy Summit : IPPAN
KATHMANDU, Nov 18: Around 70 experts from various countries will deliver their presentations during the Energy Summit to be held in Kathmandu later this week, the organizer said on Monday.
Nov 18, 2019
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PM Oli inaugurates Upper Trishuli 3 'A' hydropower project

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KATHMANDU, Nov 18: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated the Upper Trishuli 3 'A' pressing a switch at the Prime Minister's office in Singha Durbar on Monday.
Nov 18, 2019
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Coffee worth Rs 98 million imported in last fiscal

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KATHMANDU, Nov 18: Earnings from coffee export increased nominally by 6.28% compared to a whopping rise of 49% of coffee imports in Fiscal Year 2018/19, thanks to a surge in demand for the cash crop.
Nov 18, 2019
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Solukhumbu farmers turn to Akbare chili farming

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SOLUKHUMBU, Nov 18: Locals of Nechsalyan Rural Municipality of Solukhumbu has started producing Akbare (habanero chili pepper) chili after Prime Minister Agriculture Modernization Project promoted plantation of the chili variety in the local unit under its Akbare Khursani Block Program.
Nov 18, 2019
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Construction of Rohini Irrigation Project sluggish

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BHAIRAHAWA, Nov 18: The work of Rohini Irrigation Project, which is under construction at Rohini River lying between Devdaha Municipality-2 and Tilottama Municipality- 10 in Rupandehi district, is not picking up the expected pace.
Nov 18, 2019
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Nepse begins week in red

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KATHMANDU: After trading higher briefly in the morning, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell slightly after mid-day. Subsequently, the index hovered below the opening level for the remaining trading hours. Nepse closed Sunday's trading with a loss of 4.59 points at 1,131.36 points.
Nov 18, 2019
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Three-fourth of taxes will be collected from internal source...

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KATHMANDU, Nov 18: Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada said the government was making needful preparations to mobilize three-fourths of total taxes from internal sources.
Nov 18, 2019