WORLD
G-20 finance chiefs mull ‘fair tax’ reforms to boost growth
G-20 finance chiefs mull ‘fair tax’ reforms to boost growth
FUKUOKA, June 8: Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 major economies meeting in the Japanese city of Fukuoka debated Saturday over how to revise tax systems to ensure big companies pay their fair share and support economies as global growth slows.
Jun 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Stocks close the week lower, dragged by most of the traded sectors
Stocks close the week lower, dragged by most of the traded s...
KATHMANDU, June 8: The equity market remained under pressure throughout the week as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index registered losses in all trading sessions of the week.
Jun 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Dhangadhi Airport yet to resume operations
Dhangadhi Airport yet to resume operations
Dhangadhi, June 7: Dhangadhi Airport, the only regularly functioning airport of Sudur Paschim Province, has remained shut for over a month.
Jun 08, 2019
SPORTS
NSJF, Ruslan Football sign co-sponsorship deal
NSJF, Ruslan Football sign co-sponsorship deal
KATHMANDU, June 8: Nepal Sports Journalist Forum (NSJF) on Friday signed a one-year deal with Vijay Distillery’s Ruslan Football for the upcoming NSJF awards.
Jun 08, 2019
SPORTS
Eight taekwondo players to compete in India open
Eight taekwondo players to compete in India open
KATHMANDU, June 8: Eight Nepali taekwondo players are set to participate in the Second India Open Taekwondo Tournament to be held in Hyderabad, India. The tournament, which runs from June 11 to 16, will see five men and three women taekwondo players from Nepal participate in the tournament.
Jun 08, 2019
SOCIETY
Dusty road along Bhairahawa–Taulihawa route a challenge to Visit Lumbini Year
Dusty road along Bhairahawa–Taulihawa route a challenge to V...
BHAIRAHAWA, June 7: Even though the provincial government has announced 2019 as Lumbini Visit Year, the painstakingly slow progress of widening and repairing the 41.1 kilometers long Bahirahawa–Taulihawa road section is likely to have adverse effect on tourism. Locals and stakeholders lament that th...
Jun 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Flour producers ask govt to reconsider VAT
Flour producers ask govt to reconsider VAT
KATHMANDU, June 7: Nepal Flour Mills Association (NFMA) has criticized the government’s decision to impose Value Added Tax (VAT) on refined wheat flour.
Jun 08, 2019
SPORTS
Gurung, Shrestha adjudged best players in NSJF Pokhara Award
Gurung, Shrestha adjudged best players in NSJF Pokhara Award
POKHARA, June 8: Yukesh Gurung and Sushmi Shrestha have been adjudged the best players of the TVS Apache Pokhara Sports Award in Pokhara on Friday.
Jun 08, 2019
ECONOMY
FHAN unhappy over government budget and programs
FHAN unhappy over government budget and programs
KATHMANDU, June 8: Commenting on the government’s budget and programs for upcoming Fiscal Year 2019/20, the Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal (FHAN) has said that the sector has been largely overlooked.
Jun 08, 2019
ECONOMY
Government rolls back its plan of employing all youths by FY2022/23
Government rolls back its plan of employing all youths by FY...
KATHMANDU, June 8: The government has rolled back its plan of employing all youths by Fiscal Year 2022/23, as per the recently announced budget and programs for Fiscal Year 2019/20.
Jun 08, 2019