Mustang sells potatoes worth Rs 628 million

KATHMANDU:- Mustang district produced potatoes worth Rs 628 million in the current fiscal year, according to the Agriculture Knowledge Center Office, Mustang. The Office shared that five..

Delayed budget release behind low development spending: Minister Ghising

KATHMANDU:- Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Kulman Ghising, has said the delayed budget release is one of the primary reasons for the low development spending in the first..

Social Security Fund collects Rs 95.44 billion from contributors

KATHMANDU:- Six years since its establishment, the Social Security Fund has collected a total of 95.44 billion from its contributors. According to the Fund, the amount was collected from its 2.64..

Challenges in importing goods from China as Kerung border obstructed for five months

KATHMANDU:- Nepali entrepreneurs have encountered significant challenges since the Kerung border has been shut for the last five months. On July 8, flooding in the Lamde Khola at the Nepal-China..

IBN approves investment for Betan Karnali Hydel Project

KATHMANDU:- The Investment Board Nepal (IBN) has approved investment for the Betan Karnali Semi-Reservoir Hydropower Project (439 MW) to be developed at an estimated cost of Rs. 93.40..

NEA to invest Rs 3 billion for cross border transmission lines

KATHMANDU:- The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is investing Rs 3 billion for a joint venture to be established for the development of two cross-border transmission lines. The NEA and India’s..

Slight increase in gold and silver price

KATHMANDU:- The fluctuation in the price of gold and silver in the international market has its impact in the domestic market as well. The price of both gold and silver has slightly climbed today as..

Price of gold and silver climbs again

KATHMANDU:- The fluctuation in the gold and silver price has its impact in the domestic market as well. The price of both the precious metals has increased in the domestic market today as compared to..

US announces additional $50 million in support for MCC Nepal Compact

WASHINGTON:- The Government of Nepal and the US government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) have announced that the US will add an additional grant of US$50 million (approximately Rs. 7..

Government still to raise Rs 275 billion in tax dues

KATHMANDU:- The government has to raise Rs 275 billion as arrears from 30,912 taxpayers till fiscal year 2081/82 BS. As per the annual progress report of the Inland Revenue Department made public..

Need of making capital, realty markets vibrant: Finance Minister Khanal

KATHMANDU:- Finance Minister Rameshwor Prasad Khanal has said capital market and realty market should be vibrant for making national economy dynamic. During a discussion programme organized by..

Nepal receives $9.4 million from World Bank for promoting sustainable forest management

KATHMANDU:- Nepal has received $9.4 millions from the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility under its REDD+ Emission Reductions Program in the Terai Arc Landscape, marking the first..

Remittance inflows increases 35.4 percent

KATHMANDU:- Remittance inflows increased 35.4 percent to Rs 553.31 billion in the three months of Fiscal Year 2025/26 compared to an increase of 11.9 percent in the same period of the previous..

Nepal Oil Corporation hikes fuel prices

KATHMANDU:- The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the fuel prices effective from midnight today. A meeting of the NOC Board of Directors on Saturday took the decision to hike fuel..

Savings bonds worth Rs 3 billion open for sale

KATHMANDU:- The Public Debt Management Office has released two savings bonds for sale to raise government debt. The Office has issued ‘Citizen Savings Bond-2087’ worth Rs 2.5 billion and..

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