Kathmandu: Pokhara International Airport (PIA) is officially operational from today. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is going to Pokhara for the official opening of the airport. According to the Civil Aviation Authority Pokhara, the Prime Minister is scheduled to reach Pokhara for the inauguration of the airport. Passenger from first flight will receive a… Continue reading Nepal’s 3rd international airport to become operational from today in Pokhara
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Govt prepares to begin direct flights to USA, Switzerland and Rwanda
Kathmandu: Nepal government has prepared to operate direct air flight services to the US, Switzerland and Rwanda. Suresh Adhikari, secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, informed about this. Speaking at a program held in Kathmandu on Saturday on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal… Continue reading Govt prepares to begin direct flights to USA, Switzerland and Rwanda
Finance and Home Ministers directs to control revenue leakage
Kathmandu: Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane have directed the subordinate agencies to work effectively in controlling revenue leakage. A meeting of the Central Revenue Leakage Control Committee was held on Wednesday. Both ministers were present in the meeting. The Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, Finance Secretary, Revenue Secretary, Head of Security… Continue reading Finance and Home Ministers directs to control revenue leakage
Nepali govt to levy tax on every single phone carried by Nepalis coming from abroad
Kathmandu: The government has tightened restrictions on electronic goods including mobile phones brought by citizens coming to Nepal from abroad. The airport customs office has now started giving customs exemption to only one mobile phone brought by the person coming from abroad. But now the airport customs will be charging 2.5 percent excise duty and… Continue reading Nepali govt to levy tax on every single phone carried by Nepalis coming from abroad
Rasuwagadhi border for the first time after covid
Kathmandu: The Rasuwagadhi border has opened for the first time after the Covid-19 epidemic on Tuesday. Rasuwa Customs Office has stated that goods worth 50 million rupees have exported from Nepal on the same day the checkpoint was opened. The border was closed for almost four years. The Chinese government had closed all entry points… Continue reading Rasuwagadhi border for the first time after covid
India agrees to buy electricity from two more hydro-power projects
Kathmandu: India has agreed to buy electricity from two more hydropower projects. According to the Nepal Electricity Authority, the Government of India has agreed to buy electricity from the 24.25 MW Kabeli B A and 19.4 MW Lower Modi project. Earlier, India was buying 410 megawatts of electricity produced by eight hydropower projects. With India… Continue reading India agrees to buy electricity from two more hydro-power projects
PM Prachanda announces to remove manual works in driving license and passport department
Kathmandu: The newly elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has promised to remove the long queues while mentioning that common people have suffered while getting passports and licences. Speaking briefly to the media after the first meeting of the cabinet, Prime Minister Prachanda promised to solve the problems of the service users. As the… Continue reading PM Prachanda announces to remove manual works in driving license and passport department
Nepal Embassy vehicle in US vandalized
Kathmandu: The funds collected by the Nepali Embassy in Houston, USA through the operation of the consular service camp have been robbed. When the embassy conducted consular service camps in the cities of Dallas, Austin and Houston from December 15 to 20, the ‘money order’ and ‘cashier’s check’ collected from the service clients were robbed.… Continue reading Nepal Embassy vehicle in US vandalized
Only 58 percent people in Nepal have financial literacy
Kathmandu: Financial literacy at the overall national level has reached 57.9 percent. In the Financial Literacy survey released by Nepal Rastra Bank, the financial literacy score of men is higher than that of women. It is mentioned in the survey report of Rashtra Bank that the financial literacy score of men was found to be… Continue reading Only 58 percent people in Nepal have financial literacy
Number of Nepali migrant workers losing life in foreign increases
Kathmandu: A number of Nepali migrating workers losing their lives in foreign country has increased. In last three years, a total of 3,199 Nepali workers have lost their lives in the destination country during their foreign employment. A statistic has shown that Nepali workers who have reached different countries of the world for foreign employment… Continue reading Number of Nepali migrant workers losing life in foreign increases