Published On: May 28, 2020 07:01 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU: Aiming at displacing tuins (improvised cable crossings) from the country, the government has allocated a total of Rs 5.02 billion for the construction of suspension bridges across the country.
Published On: May 28, 2020 06:11 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 28: A total of 1,300 MW of electricity will be added to the national grid, says the government budget for fiscal year 2020/21.
Published On: May 28, 2020 05:49 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU: The government has aimed at completing the construction of the Kathmandu-Terai Fast Track Road Project in the next three years.
Published On: May 28, 2020 05:37 PM NPT By: RAJESH KHANAL
KATHMANDU, May 28: Prioritising the agriculture sector, the government has introduced a number of farmers-focused programs through the budget for the next fiscal year 2020/21, allocating Rs 41 billion for the promotion of agricultural produce and Rs 27 billion for irrigation alone.
Published On: May 28, 2020 05:32 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU: The government has decreased the budget for the sports sector by Rs 1.63 billion for the next fiscal year.
Published On: May 28, 2020 05:30 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU: The government has announced that it will expand the 'School Meal Program' across the country.
Published On: May 28, 2020 05:04 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU: The government has increased the budget for the Prime Minister Employment Program by more than two folds for the next fiscal year 2020/2021.
Published On: May 28, 2020 05:00 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU: At a time when the whole world has been battling hard to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has allocated a total of Rs six billion for the fight against the deadly virus.
Published On: May 28, 2020 11:25 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 28: The government is unveiling its budget for the next fiscal year 2020/21 later today. Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada is scheduled to present the budget -- the estimates of expenditures and revenues of the government -- at a joint meeting of the federal parliament at 4 PM today. The federal government is bound by the constitution to present its budget on Jestha 15 each year for the upcoming fiscal.
Published On: May 27, 2020 09:16 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 27: Notwithstanding the fact that Nepal is popular for trekking and mountaineering among foreigners, an overwhelming majority of tourists who visited Nepal in the year 2019 are found to have come here for entertainment purposes.