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, August 27: Nepal’s per capita debt reached Rs 68,907 as of mid-July, which was an increase of Rs 5,597 per person just in around four months’ period.

Woman held with 770 gram gold from TIA

Published On: August 27, 2022 07:10 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 27: Police on Friday arrested a woman on charge of smuggling 770 grams of gold from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).

KATHMANDU, August 27: The Insurance Board (IB) has opened licenses for micro insurance companies, contradicting its own policy to reduce the number of insurers operating in the country.

KATHMANDU, August 27: India is considering lifting the ban on export of wheat and sugar to Nepal. The ban has been in place for the past two months.

KATHMANDU, August 27: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) dropped 45.64 points last week due to selling pressure amid low confidence of investors.

MoICS to continue import ban on 10 items

Published On: August 27, 2022 11:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 27: Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS) will continue to ban the import of luxury goods. A high-level meeting held at the MoICS on Friday to review the ban of various luxury items decided to maintain the import ban for some more time.

KATHMANDU, August 26: Himalaya Airlines conducted a test flight at newly-built Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa.

KATHMANDU, August 26: A temporary Romanian Mission has been established at the Foreign Employment Office in Tahachal to facilitate Nepali nationals wishing to go to Romania for employment.

KATHMANDU, August 26: Indian Minister of State General Vijay Kumar Singh will be participating in the upcoming Nepal Infrastructure Summit scheduled for September 8-9, 2022 as the guest of honor.

KATHMANDU, August 25: The Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM), in the last fiscal year, took actions against 19,014 firms and service providers from across the country, who were found cheating their customers by not properly maintaining their measuring devices.