MBC hotels introduce food menu for trekkers

Published On: February 3, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: RSS

ITAHARI, Feb 3: Hotels along the Makalu Base Camp (MBC) trekking route are introducing food menu for the first time.

Recover dues from Ncell first, PAC tells govt

Published On: February 3, 2020 11:19 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 3:  The parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Sunday directed the government to recover long-standing capital gains tax (CGT) from Ncell before authorizing the private company to use additional frequency.

Call to remove minimum export threshold

Published On: February 3, 2020 11:13 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, Feb 3: Local industrialists have suggested authorities concerned to remove minimum export threshold for attracting industrial units inside Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Bhairahawa.

Pokhara hoteliers promote Gandaki Province overseas

Published On: February 3, 2020 10:02 AM NPT By: Republica

POKHARA, Feb 3: Paschimanchal Hotel Association Pokhara (PHAP) is promoting the Gandaki Province in international cities. PHAP has carried out promotions in Indian cities close to the Nepali border and further plans to promote the province in Kolkata and Bangladesh.

Banking stocks propel Nepse to 20-month high

Published On: February 3, 2020 09:55 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU: Stocks continued to soar as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index began the week on a highly optimistic note. Buyers were in full control of the market since the beginning of Sunday's session. After gaining over 16 points in the morning, the benchmark index dropped slightly at mid-day. Nonetheless, the index saw a steady advance in the latter trading hours closing the day 21.26 points higher at 1,346.64 points.

KATHMANDU, Feb 3: The retail price of dry garlic imported from China climbed to a record high of Rs 560 per kilogram in the domestic market Sunday as imports from China have stopped since the past two weeks following a coronavirus outbreak in China.

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: Revenue Secretary Shiva Kumar Dungana said on Sunday that Ncell has submitted a plan to the Large Taxpayers’ Office in a bid to clear all its dues by June this year.

Nepali pashmina industry fails to grow despite aid, incentives

Published On: February 2, 2020 09:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: The Nepali pashmina industry has not been able to boost its business despite being listed in the high priority export list of the government due to lack of publicity and failing to produce the raw material domestically.

Contractors face Rs 90 million fine for missing deadline

Published On: February 2, 2020 09:36 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Feb 2: The Rural Road Network Improvement Project has terminated the agreement with JJECCAL-Pappu-Koshi and Neupane JV for failing to complete the road maintenance work within the given deadline.

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: The coronavirus outbreak in China and the country's restriction on group travel for its citizens is likely to affect the target set by the government in bringing 500,000 Chinese tourists to Nepal. The government is now looking into to attract tourists from other countries to fulfill the gap caused by the slump in Chinese tourists' arrival to Nepal.