KATHMANDU, Sept 4: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has started a campaign to remove shops operating illegally in temple and heritage areas. The metropolis has given a 24-hour ultimatum to remove such shops operating in the temple areas of Indra Chowk and Asan.

SHANGHAI, Dec 2 : China on Sunday put into effect new regulations that require Chinese telecom carriers to scan the faces of users registering new mobile phone services, a move the government says is aimed at cracking down on fraud.

BAITADI, Jan 20: Property worth Rs. 300,000 was stolen from three different shops in Dilasaini rural municipality last night.

UDAYAPUR, Nov 24: Even the shops in Gaighat, the headquarters of Udayapur district, sell expired goods which are rampant in the district. Following repeated complaints by the locals against the sale and consumption of expired goods, the District Administration Office (DAO) on Thursday conducted a market inspection. As expected, the monitoring team confiscated a huge cache of damaged and expired goods.

KATHMANDU, May 27: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Office has started demolishing the shops built on the premises of the Dharahara from Saturday, terminating its previous contracts with the shopkeepers.

KATHMANDU, May 26: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has cleared up shops running in and around Dharahara premises. A team of police of KMC and Nepal Police on Saturday removed the shops which were running since long back at the place.

LAHAN, April 6 Police took into custody three individuals here including a woman Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in the  buying and selling of illegal gold . Sandip Soni, a local jewelry shop owner  was caught while buying  gold bracelets weighing 50 grams but was released later. However, police  kept Mohammad Sajabul Shaikh of Kalyanpur Municipality-1under judicial custody after confiscating some drugs and a bullet from him.

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Officials of LG claim that the sale of popular electronics brand through its authorized showrooms have increased in the past year.

KATHMANDU, Sept 1: The Ministry of Supplies has brought into operation the fair price shops to ease the supply of daily consumption goods in view of the upcoming seasonal festivals.

KATHMANDU, August 28: Government-operated fair price market has decided to provide discount of Rs 10 on a kilogram of ghee or paneer produced by Dairy Development Corporation (DDC).

RAUTAHAT, August 27: Trade and business activities in Rautahat district, which were severely hit by the devastating floods, are coming back to normalcy gradually.

LAMJUNG, July 23: Three shops were gutted in fire which broke out last night here in Besisahar.

Nowadays, smartphones have turned into a necessity. From vegetable vendors to small kids, everyone is swiping on their phones following their Facebook feed, texting and playing games. One must wonder where these phone shops are located and how people can get their hands on one so easily.

BAGLUNG, April 5: A property worth Rs 10 million was gutted in the blaze that broke out on Tuesday night in the district headquarters of Baglung.

DIPAYAL, April 2: The fire that started from local petrol pump has engulfed Rastriya Banijya Bank and surrounding five shops in Dipayal. The massive fire broke out from local JB Oil Store at Pipalla Bazar of Dipayal on Sunday afternoon.

Waling, March 10: The local authorities yesterday made a surprise inspection at the local meat shops in Waling – the prime marketplace of Syangja district.

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: To control and regulate the use of cigarettes and tobacco products, the government has introduced the provision of separate stores to sell cigarettes and tobacco products from March 14. A Cabinet decision on Thursday approved the proposal after five years of the Tobacco Product (Control and Regulatory) Act 2011.

DADELDHURA, Dec 11: Property worth tens of millions of rupees was destroyed by fire at Gaibandhe bazaar of Parashuram Municipality in Dadeldhura district on Saturday mid-night.

KATHMANDU, Oct 7: Fair price shops, which sell everyday goods to festive shoppers at discounted rates, are doing brisk business.

KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The government is opening fair price shops in different parts of the country starting Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The government is opening fair price shops in different parts of the country starting Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 30: The Industry, Commerce and Consumer Welfare Committee (ICCWC) under Legislature-Parliament has directed the government to effectively run fair price shops during the upcoming Dashain, Tihar and Chhath festivals.

KATHMANDU, Aug 29: A team from the Department of Supply Management and Consumer Protection Monday sealed two pathology labs while issuing warnings to some medical shops.

KATHMANDU, July 24: The Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Development Committee, entrepreneurs and locals have started to remove as many as 60 illegally running vegetable shops at Kalimati area today.

BAITADI, July 16: Seven shops were swept away by flood at Chainpur, the district headquarters of Bajhang, on Friday evening.

KATHMANDU, July 8: Minister for Supplies Ganesh Man Pun today stressed the need for regular monitoring of meat shops in the Kathmandu Valley.

KATHMANDU, July 6: Ncell has opened two new Ncell Shops -- one each in LABIM Mall, Pulchowk (Lalitpur) and Balaju Chowk (Kathmandu) -- in a new format.

It’s been almost two and half years since I got married and people still ask me how married life feels as if I’m a newly-wed. I don’t know how to answer that question.