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.

KATHMANDU, Dec 9: From today, water is being distributed to the capital through the tunnel at Ambathan, the origin of the Melamchi River located in Helambu Rural Municipality-1 of Sindhupalchok

KATHMANDU, Dec 9: A report prepared by Nepal Rastra Bank has pointed out the need for financial access for the economic development of Province-1.

Makarigad Hydropower CEO reinstated after four years

Published On: December 8, 2022 07:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: The Labour Court has ordered to reinstate Puja Chand Thakur as the chief executive officer of Makarigad Hydropower Pvt Ltd. A division bench of judges led by the court’s chief Basudev Acharya and judge Prem Kumar Rai on November 30 decided to reinstate Thakur to the post. Following the removal from the post, Thakur had moved the court, seeking her reinstatement. The court verdict came four years after the registration of the writ petition. The court has ordered the hydropower company to restore Thakur with the guarantee of remuneration and entire facilities since the day she was discharged from the duty.

CREASION installs Oxygen Plant at TUTH

Published On: December 8, 2022 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: The Center for Research and Sustainable Development Nepal (CREASION),a not for profit, non-governmental organization promoting compassion-based development, with funding from The Coca-Cola Foundation, has successfully installed and handed over an oxygen plant to the Manmohan Cardio-thoracic Vascular and Transplant Center at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Maharajgunj, Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Ncell has said that its network has experienced disturbance on Thursday due to multiple optical fiber links breakage in Butwal-Bardaghat and Damuali-Abhukhaireni areas as a result of ongoing road expansion works.

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: The automobile dealers staged a sit-in at Maitighar Mandala on Thursday to protest against the policy adopted by the government that has hampered their business. During the protest organised by NADA Automobiles Association of Nepal, the automobile businessmen said that although the government has lifted the ban on import of vehicles, they are not in a position to sell vehicles due to the policy of the Nepal Rastra Bank.

About 3,000 youths leave Nepal every day

Published On: December 8, 2022 05:00 PM NPT By: Sabita Khadka

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Every day, nearly 3000 young people go abroad for foreign employment, according to the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE). The number of Nepali youths going for foreign employment has been on the rise in recent times.

Construction of transmission line connecting China in limbo

Published On: December 8, 2022 03:00 PM NPT By: Himal Lamsal

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) exported electricity worth Rs 7.55 billion to India during the period from mid-July to November of the current financial year, but the construction work of the transmission line connecting another neighboring country, China, has been delayed for seven years. After the Indian blockade in 2015, the Nepal government proposed an international transmission line connecting to China to reduce the country’s dependence on India.

Gold price increases by Rs 400 per tola

Published On: December 8, 2022 12:14 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: The price of gold has increased by Rs 400 per tola in the domestic market today.

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: The government in a bid to implement the hedging rule has asked the banks concerned to submit their business plans.