KATHMANDU, March 4: Aviation flights were disrupted on Thursday due to a mechanical test flight (calibration flight) for the runway test at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). Flights were held in the sky for a long time while some domestic flights were canceled. Another calibration flight at TIA is scheduled for today as well. The test flight is also expected to disrupt air services at TIA today.

KATHMANDU, March 4: Sugarcane production declined by almost half in the past three years after farmers turned apathetic to planting the raw material of sugar, citing the delay in getting payment from the sugar mills.

KATHMANDU, March 3: With the sharp rise in the prices of Brent crude oil in the international market as a result of Russia's invasion in Ukraine, the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has decided to hike the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 5 per liter.

KATHMANDU, March 3: The government is providing an electric induction stove free of cost each to students from the country’s remote areas who are staying in rented rooms in the Kathmandu Valley to pursue their higher education.

KATHMANDU, March 3: The Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) has recommended to the government authorities to file a lawsuit against Bottlers Nepal on the charge of revenue leakage.

19,766 tourists visited Nepal in February

Published On: March 3, 2022 04:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 3: Nepal welcomed 19,766 tourists in the month of February this year.

KATHMANDU, March 3: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Prem Bahadur Ale has said that he will take initiatives to bring back idols stolen from Nepal and smuggled to Foreign countries.

Gold price down by Rs 500 per tola

Published On: March 3, 2022 01:50 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 3: The price of gold has dropped by Rs 500 per tola.

Pokhara-Dhangadhi direct flight started

Published On: March 3, 2022 11:35 AM NPT By: Republica

DHANGADHI, March 3: Private sector airline Buddha Air has started direct flights in the Pokhara-Dhangadhi-Pokhara sector.

KHANDBARI, MArch 3: Province-1 Chief Minister Rajendra Rai warned of terminating the contract of the construction company leaving the bridge to be constructed over the Lamsuwaghat-based Arun River in limbo.