Even poor farmers, vendors forced to pay taxes

Published On: September 1, 2018 01:05 AM NPT By: BISHAN CHETTRI

POKHARA, Sep. 1: Fedikhola Rural Municipality of Syangja is collecting taxes not only from the high-earning businesspersons but also from the farmers and vendors. Farmers who sell their agricultural products in bamboo baskets, locally known as Dokos, are levied Rs 10 per basket.

PM expresses gratitude to citizens

Published On: August 31, 2018 08:44 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug. 31: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has praised the roles of citizens played to make the Fourth BIMSTEC Summit a success despite facing the hardship in the vehicular movement in the capital city during the Summit.

Poor traffic management hits commuters (photo feature)

Published On: August 31, 2018 08:28 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Normal life of commuters in the valley was heavily affected due to VVIPS motorcade of dignitaries participating in the fourth Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) that started from Wednesday and have come to an end on Friday in Kathmandu.

Docs to halt all services but emergency from Sept 7

Published On: August 31, 2018 08:02 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Unveiling fresh protest programs, the Nepal Medical Association (NMA), the umbrella organization of medical professionals, on Friday announced to shut down all but emergency health services from Friday, September 7, to protest against the new Criminal Code 2017.

PM Oli, Modi jointly inaugurate 400-bed Dharmashala

Published On: August 31, 2018 07:10 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have jointly inaugurated a 400-bed Nepali-Bharat Maitri Pashupati Dharmashala  in Kathmandu on Friday.

Aug 31: 6 things to know by 6 PM

Published On: August 31, 2018 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica

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Myanmar's first lady visits Patan Durbar square

Published On: August 31, 2018 04:30 PM NPT By: Republica

LALITPUR, Aug 31: Myanmar's first lady Cho Cho today visited the Patan Durbar Square.

Teenage girl gang-raped ; 2 held

Published On: August 31, 2018 02:10 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 31: A teenage girl has been raped by four men at Jhilmila of Beldadi rural municipality in Kanchanpur district.

Government bike found misused

Published On: August 31, 2018 01:22 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya

SURKHET, Aug 31: A white plated motorbike was found carrying breads and chowmein packets near Panchpuri municipality of Western Surkhet.

MAHENDRANAGAR, Aug 31: Ongoing campaign ''Educate Daughters, Save Daughters" in the Province-2 has been formally launched.