NEPALGUNJ, July 3: Goods are easily smuggled through the Nepalgunj border in western Nepal, which is connected to India. The smugglers have effectively engaged the customs officials, security personnel and others to smuggle large quantities of goods.

Festival of colors becomes boon for street vendors

Published On: March 1, 2018 08:24 AM NPT By: Kushal Basnet.

KATHMANDU, March 1: Arrival of Holi, festival of colors, has increased business activities in traditional city centers of Kathmandu. Basantapur, which is popular among people celebrating Holi, is seeing a fair transactions of goods related to the celebration.

Butwal Power Company's FPO under-subscribed

Published On: March 1, 2018 08:11 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Nearly 28 percent of public shares offered by the Butwal Power Company Ltd on follow-on public offering (FPO) remained unsubscribed. According to NMB Capital, issue manager of the BPCL's FPO, the public subscribed only 71.6 percent of shares out of the offered 4.09 million units.

Import of cement falls, clinker rises

Published On: March 1, 2018 08:08 AM NPT By: Santosh Neupane

KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Import of cement has been on a decreasing trend, at a time when talks about the country becoming self-reliant on cement are going on. Cement imports decreased by about 24 percent in the first half of the current fiscal year.

Nabil Foundation supports students in Dolakha

Published On: March 1, 2018 08:04 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMAND, Mar 1: Nabil Foundation, promoted by Nabil Bank, has distributed stationery items to the students of Shree Jagaran Bhimeshwor Primary School and Shree Guranse Primary School located at Sundrawati, Dolkha.

Standard Chartered Bank Nepal, Nepal Mediciti join hands

Published On: March 1, 2018 07:49 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd (SCBNL) and Nepal Mediciti have signed an agreement to provide various discounted services at the hospital to the bank's priority clients as well as debit and credit cardholders of the bank.

Shangri-la, Apollo sign MoU

Published On: March 1, 2018 07:39 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Shangri-la Development Bank Ltd and Apollo Hospitals India have signed an agreement for providing 10 percent discount on hospital services to the customers, shareholders, staff and their beneficiaries of the bank. Issuing a statement, the bank said that a memorandum of understanding was signed between the two institutions amid a ceremony held on Tuesday.

Gurung becomes millionaire thru yak farming

Published On: February 28, 2018 07:55 PM NPT By: Republica

MANANG, Feb 28: At a time when hundreds of Nepali youths are leaving the country for foreign employment on a daily basis, 32-year-old Kanchha Gurung of Nesyang Rural Municipality-6 of the district finds his future in yak farming.

POKHARA, Feb 28: The construction of Pokhara Regional International Airport, which is considered as a project of national pride, appears to have taken pace.

Suspicious transaction reporting by financial institutions falls

Published On: February 28, 2018 08:34 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 28: The number of suspicious transaction reporting (STR) by financial and other reporting institutions has declined significantly in the last fiscal year -- FY2016/17.

SOLUKHUMBU, Feb 28: The Rs 210 million worth of royalty from tourism has been sitting idle in the bank account the then District Development Committee (DDC) of Solukhumbu.