Category: Finance

Kathmandu: The Government of India has allocated 7.5 billion Indian rupees (12 billion Nepali rupees) in the budget for the fiscal year 2022/23.This is less than the amount allocated in the previous year’s budget. Last year’s budget had allocated IRs 9.92 billion. In the same year, India revised the amount to IRs 6.5 billion. However,… Continue reading India allocates grant worth Rs 12 billion for Nepal

Kathmandu: The committee formed to investigate the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nepal Tourism Board, Dhananjay Regmi, has submitted its report to the board. A report submitted by the committee formed under the coordination of the board’s vice-chairman Chandra Rijal to the board’s chairman and tourism secretary Maheshwar Neupane on Monday concluded that CEO Regmi… Continue reading Investigation committee found CEO of NTB guilty

Kathmandu: Police have arrested 74 people for playing online gambling (bingo) at a restaurant near Boudha, Kathmandu. Subhash Ghising, 30, of Dolakha, now living in Baneshwor, was arrested on Sunday evening at his restaurant by a team from the Metropolitan Police and Police Circle Boudha, police said in a statement. Police arrived on a special… Continue reading Nepal police arrests 74 people for online gambling

Kathmandu: Three private sector organizations have jointly protested against the corruption case filed by the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority against the cement industry. On Monday, the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Confederation of Nepalese Industries and the Nepal Chamber of Commerce issued a joint press release protesting the… Continue reading Pvt sector expresses dissatisfaction over corruption case against cement industries

Kathmandu: The cabinet meeting held on Monday fixed the support price of milk at Rs 56.04 per liter for farmers. Earlier, the price of raw milk was Rs 49.52 per liter. At present, the price has increased by 13.17 percent or Rs 6.52 per liter. The price of processed milk for consumers will be fixed… Continue reading Cabinet decides to raise milk price by 13.17 pc in Nepal

Kathmandu: A meeting of the House of Representatives scheduled for Sunday has been postponed to stop the US-backed Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) from presenting in the parliament. The meeting of the House of Representatives was scheduled for 1 pm on Sunday. Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota had also called a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee… Continue reading Parliament meeting postponed to halt MCC procedures

Kathmandu: The government will provide 24-hour service from the call center, that will listen to all labor-related grievances, including foreign employment. Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security Krishna Kumar Shrestha inaugurated the 24-hour extension of the call center at the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security in Singha Durbar on Sunday. Complaints can… Continue reading Labour ministry begins 24 hours call center service

Rupandehi (Rashtriya Samachar Samiti): Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale has said that they are preparing to make a ‘calibration flight’ from Gautam Buddha International Airport located in Bhairahawa. After inspecting the Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa this afternoon, he said, The technician said that the flight commencement is not… Continue reading Flight operation from Gautam Buddha Intl airport to begin from Feb 21

Kathmandu: The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security has formed a ‘Martial Team’ after the number of Nepalis stranded in abroad increased. After receiving complaints that Nepali citizens have been left stranded in different countries due to the temptation of foreign employment, a martial team has been formed under the coordination of the Deputy… Continue reading Labour Minister forms ‘martial team’ to navigate stranded migrant workers

Kathmandu: Today, the 70th International Customs Day is being celebrated organizing various programs. According to the decision of the World Customs Organization, this day is being celebrated on every January 26. The main slogan of the day is to make the customs service efficient through digital technology. On the occasion of this day, Nepal government… Continue reading Country marks 70th International Customs Day