ECONOMY
FNCCI urges PM Oli to address panic caused by multiple taxes
FNCCI urges PM Oli to address panic caused by multiple taxes
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), the leading professional body of the private sector, has asked the government to address the issue of multiple taxes imposed by the federal and sub-national governments.
Aug 12, 2018
ECONOMY
Rs 800 million is new threshold for large taxpayers
Rs 800 million is new threshold for large taxpayers
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: The government has restructured tax collecting entities and redefined the threshold of large taxpayers to those doing an annual transaction of Rs 800 million or above to make the existing Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) lean and thin.
Aug 12, 2018
POLITICS
Call for naming Province 7 after martyr Dasharath Chand
Call for naming Province 7 after martyr Dasharath Chand
BAITADI, Aug 12: Local people and political leaders have suggested naming Province 7 Dasharath Chand which goes after martyr Dasharath Chand. The proposal was made at the 24th anniversary of Martyr Dasharath Chand Memorial Trust in the district on Saturday that was attended by local people and vario...
Aug 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Two killed in Bolero-motorcycle collision
Two killed in Bolero-motorcycle collision
NAWALPARASI, Aug 12: Two men were killed when a west-bound Bolero (Lu 1 Ta 9759) collided head on with a motorcycle (Lu 20 Pa 517) at Binayi Tribeni Rural Municipality-1 in eastern Nawalparasi along the East West Highway on Saturday.
Aug 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Sikta canal damaged at over 100 places
Sikta canal damaged at over 100 places
BANKE, Aug 12: The major canal of the Sikta Irrigation Project is badly damaged in more than 100 places along its 45-kilometer total length. The sections built in the first and second phases are not in a condition to be used any longer.
Aug 12, 2018
WORLD
Nobel prize winning author V.S. Naipaul dies aged 85: BBC
Nobel prize winning author V.S. Naipaul dies aged 85: BBC
LONDON, Aug 12: Trinidad-born British author V.S. Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001, has died at his home in London aged 85, the BBC reported on Saturday.
Aug 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Tharu leaders for Dipayal as Province 7 capital
Tharu leaders for Dipayal as Province 7 capital
KAILALI, Aug 12: While lawmakers are divided over naming Province 7 and fixing its capital, Tharu leaders have agreed to stand in favor of naming Dipayal as the provincial capital in a conclusion that this move could help them to garner wider support of hilly people in naming the province as Tharuha...
Aug 12, 2018
POLITICS
PM Oli proposes inspection committee to implement agreements with Dr KC
PM Oli proposes inspection committee to implement agreements...
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Prime Minister KP Oli has proposed forming an inspection committee to ensure effective implementation of the nine-point agreement reached with Dr Govinda KC two weeks ago.
Aug 12, 2018
POLITICS
Prez stresses state mechanism empowerment for constitution implementation
Prez stresses state mechanism empowerment for constitution i...
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: President Bidya Bhandari has stressed empowering state mechanisms for the implementation of the new constitution in the country.
Aug 12, 2018
SOCIETY
Garbage collection begins in Lahan
Garbage collection begins in Lahan
LAHAN, Aug 12: Lahan Municipality finally started to collect garbage from near the highway after over three weeks. The municipality acted only after the unmanaged waste threatened the outbreak of an epidemic in the region.
Aug 12, 2018