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Muna Sunuwar
Muna Sunuwar is a business correspondent at Republica English Daily. She covers tourism, aviation and energy-related issues. She has been active in professional journalism since 2017.themunasun@gmail.com
Things to know about PAN
Published On: July 28, 2019 03:30 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, July 28: The government has made Personal Account Number (PAN) mandatory for all salaried workers from the current Fiscal Year 2019/20.
Mutton and chicken prices rise
Published On: July 27, 2019 07:17 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, July 27: The price of goat and chicken meat has been rising for the last few months, following the government decision to make quarantine clearance mandatory for livestock imported from India.
Service providers withdraw 13% TSC levied on internet users
Published On: July 27, 2019 07:07 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, July 27: The Internet Service Providers’ Association of Nepal (ISPAN) has taken back its decision to charge 13% telecommunication service charge (TSC) after a week of deciding to collect it from its clients.
Rs 22 billion collected in RTDF
Published On: July 23, 2019 04:00 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, July 22: A total of Rs 22.162 billion has been collected in the Rural Telecommunications Development Fund (RTDF) of Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) as of Fiscal Year 2018/19.
IRD issues nearly 100,000 PAN in 45 days
Published On: July 21, 2019 07:53 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, July 21: Almost 100,000 PAN cards have been issued by Inland Revenue Department (IRD) after the government made Permanent Account Number (PAN) card mandatory for all salaried workers from the current Fiscal Year 2019/20.
NOC's color-coded LPG cylinders in quandary
Published On: July 18, 2019 04:00 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, July 18: The Nepal Oil Corporation's (NOC) plans to distribute color-coded liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders in the market has apparently failed as it has seen discontinuation for the second time.
Government raises tourist visa fees, after a decade
Published On: July 17, 2019 08:40 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, July 17: The government has raised tourist visa fees for foreigners effective from Wednesday, also the starting of the new fiscal year – FY2019/20.
Internet price to go up by 13% from Wednesday
Published On: July 16, 2019 05:30 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, July 16: Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are set to charge 13% telecommunication service charge (TSC) to their users from the upcoming fiscal year- FY 2019/20.
NTA to set up IT labs in 1,000 public schools
Published On: July 15, 2019 03:30 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, July 15: Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) is planning to set up information technology (IT) labs in nearly 1,000 public high schools across the country by the upcoming fiscal year 2019/20.
Yeti plane runway excursion shuts TIA for 8 hours
Published On: July 13, 2019 07:10 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, July 13: After an aircraft of Yeti Airlines skidded off the runway while landing at domestic terminal of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) at 11:05 am Friday, the only international airport of the country, and the domestic terminal within the TIA, remained closed for all international and domestic flights throughout the day.
617,252 yet to receive smart license cards
Published On: July 9, 2019 07:39 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, July 9: A total of 617,252 people are using payment receipts issued by the Department of Transport Management (DoTM) as substitutes of driving license as of Monday, due to inability of the department to provide smart license to the applicants on a timely manner.
Paddy transplantation completed on 15% of fields so far
Published On: July 8, 2019 09:20 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, July 8: Lack of sufficient rainfall takes toll on paddy cultivation as transplantation has been completed on only around 15% of paddy fields across the country, according to Department of Agriculture (DoA).
PAN mandatory for all income earners from mid-July
Published On: July 2, 2019 07:05 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, July 1: Suman Kumar Gupta, 23, recently applied for Permanent Account Number (PAN) at a taxpayer service office of Inland Revenue Department in Kathmandu. “I had to apply for PAN as my employer asked me to get PAN before joining them,” Gupta, who has recently been hired by a commercial bank, told Republica.
Homestay registration on the rise
Published On: July 1, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, July 1: The number of homestays across the country has gone up by 14.48 percent to 324 in 2018, Nepal Tourism Statistics 2018 shows.
Gold marches to record high of Rs 65,500 per tola
Published On: June 26, 2019 04:00 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, June 26: The price of gold climbed reached a record high of Rs 65,500 per tola (11.664 grams) in the Nepali market on Tuesday. The yellow metal was traded at Rs 65,000 per tola a day earlier.
Once neglected, Nepali fashion industry paints a rosy picture
Published On: September 26, 2017 08:11 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, Sept 26: Numerous designers are emerging in the fashion industry of Nepal with growing trend of wearing designer clothes. The clientele that orders designer clothes ranges from celebrities to regular customers who would love to flaunt their clothes in events, parties and other occasions.
NFC starts selling goats for Dashain
Published On: September 22, 2017 07:55 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, Sept 22: The National Food Corporation (NFC) has started selling mountain goats to the public from its Thapathali-based godown from Thursday, which marked Ghatasthapana -- the first day of the fortnight-long Dashain festival.
Bentley, Store One yet to furnish necessary documents to govt
Published On: September 19, 2017 03:15 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: Bentley and Subodh retail (Store One) have not submitted necessary documents to the Department of Supply Management and Protection of Consumers Interest (DSMPCI) for further investigation.
NDL to resume Cetamol production in November
Published On: September 13, 2017 08:48 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: The resumption of Cetamol production by the state-owned Nepal Drugs Ltd (NDL) has been rescheduled for November as delay in the arrival of raw materials for infrastructure development continues.
Internet connection thru China in testing phase
Published On: September 11, 2017 08:14 AM NPT By: Muna Sunuwar
KATHMANDU, Sept 11: Internet connection through China is likely to come into operation by mid-October as the countries are in a testing phase after the completion of laying of optical fibers in Nepal and China.
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