KATHMANDU, Oct 21: Tourists who come to climb mountains and explore high mountain areas have made a big contribution to the country's tourism industry. More tourists have been interested in mountain climbing than other activities, which have helped the tourism industry recover from the impact of COVID-19.

KATHMANDU, September 13: The appeal of solar power generation is on the rise among private energy producers, leading to an increase in solar power output. Solar energy is gaining popularity because it can be constructed more cost-effectively and quickly compared to hydropower projects.

KATHMANDU, April 26: A total of 463 mountaineers have received the government approval to ascend Mount Everest for this spring season.

KATHMANDU, Sept 17: The government has issued permits to more than 450 mountaineers from 48 expeditions to ascend the snow-capped mountains in the autumn season this year.

KATHMANDU, June 22: The Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) issued new job permits for 57,783 migrant workers just in one month between mid-May and mid-June.

KATHMANDU, April 14: The government has made it mandatory for migrant Nepali workers who are employed in foreign countries after receiving labor permits through their own individual approach to fill a self-declaration form effective from Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: A total of 14,753 individuals received permission for foreign employment in the Nepali month of Paush (mid-December to mid-January). This is the largest number in a month’s time since the coronavirus hit the country.

KATHMANDU, April 14: As of Friday, a total of 75 expedition teams have been granted mountain climbing permits for this spring. The Department of Tourism has so far collected royalty over Rs 450 million through the permits, Department’s director general Danduraj Ghimire said.

KATHMANDU, June 16: India has provided new air entry routes for Nepal over Biratnagar and Janakpur.

KATHMANDU, May 14: The signing of a five-point agreement between Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs Association (FNNTEA) has paved the way for entrepreneurs interested to operate public vehicles in specific routes to receive road permit with ease.

The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to cancel the temporary residency permits of about 9,000 immigrants from Nepal, the Trump administration’s latest move to expel foreigners living in the United States with some form of provisional status.

KATHMANDU, July 8: The business of automobile, which dropped significantly after Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) tightened provisions to issue bank loans for buying personal vehicles, is now expected to rise as the government has issued taxi permits to 1,500 earthquake-affected people.

Vehicles plying without route permits

January 24, 2017 21:15 pm

KOHALPUR, Jan 24: Public buses are travelling from Nepalgunj of Banke district toward Midwestern region without route permits. Similarly, public vehicles from other parts of the districts such as Bagoida, Baijapur, Sitapur, have continued to use the route without permit.

Three route permits for a single bus

January 5, 2017 00:30 am

KHOTANG, Jan 5: Against the existing laws, the Department of Transport Management (DoTM) has been found to be issuing three route permits for a single passenger vehicle.

KATHMANDU, Aug 28: The government is moving ahead with an amendment in the law to provide that the route permit of vehicles carrying passenger more than its capacity or plying without receiving a permit will be suspended and annulled.

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: The Environment Protection Committee under the Legislature-Parliament has decided to permit the operation of the asphalt plant by Adarsha Construction Company.