KATHMANDU, June 11: As many as 299 Nepali women stranded in Kuwait were brought back to Nepal on Thursday.

Lower House endorses the Appropriation Bill, 2077 BS

Published On: June 10, 2020 08:35 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 10: A meeting of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament on Wednesday endorsed the Appropriation Bill for the fiscal year 2077/78 BS.

Release of the payment a major financial reprieve for the Nepali commercial bank that would otherwise required huge provisioning for losses

KATHMANDU, June 9: Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said that the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2020/21 has not changed the customs duty and any other tax rates for the import of electric vehicles (EVs) to be used for public transport.

KATHMANDU, June 9: The government is hopeful that an extra 1,300 MW electricity will be connected to the national grid within the upcoming fiscal year 2020/21.

KATHMANDU, June 9: The government has defended its controversial decision to hike the taxes on electric vehicles, arguing that it had to revisit the tax rates and electricity tariffs to finance Rs 11.62 billion that the budget has announced in subsidies to the electricity users.

KATHMANDU, June 9: Bibeksheel Nepali Party has urged the government not to exert undue pressure on the people to pay taxes as long as the nationwide lockdown continues to be in place.

KATHMANDU, June 8: The construction of new airports will be carried out only if they meet one of three important criteria, according to Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai.

KATHMANDU, May 8: While the ongoing threat of coronavirus is expected to push a large number of people below the poverty line and calls for immediate action, the government’s plan to prepare a preliminary poverty database has remained in limbo for around a decade.

KATHMANDU, June 8: An aircraft of the Nepal Airlines Corporation is leaving for Australia for the third time carrying rescued citizens of Australia and New Zealand today.