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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

Kathmandu: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against 18 people, including former president of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Pashupati Murarka, alleging corruption in the cement industries. Authorities have also filed lawsuits against the nine companies. A corruption case has been filed… Continue reading Corruption case against 18 people and nine companies

Kathmandu: The government has demanded details from passengers who paid more than the stipulated fare on a chartered flight last year. The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has appealed passengers, who have returned Nepal last year on chartered flights, to give the evidences to the ministry. Passengers who have paid expensive fare can… Continue reading Govt asks details from passengers who paid expensive fares on chartered flight

Kathmandu: The Government of Japan has provided loan assistance of Rs. 10.47 billion for Nepal’s economic growth and productivity. The cabinet meeting held had decided to accept the assistance provided by the Japanese government. On Tuesday, Finance Secretary Madhu Kumar Marasini signed a letter of exchange regarding the concessional policy loan assistance from Japan.

Kathmandu: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has warned that strict action will be taken against those found trading in cryptocurrencies, hyper funds and other virtual currencies. Stating that such transactions have been taking place for the sake of high returns lately, NRB has said that such transactions cannot be done anywhere. On Sunday, the Foreign Exchange… Continue reading NRB warns not to trade cryptocurrency

Kathmandu: The Public Service Commission (PSC) has postponed all its written examinations scheduled for this month. Today’s meeting of the commission has decided to postpone the written examination till mid-February, according to a statement issued by Deputy Secretary Eknarayan Sharma. The commission has stated that all the pre-scheduled written examinations to be conducted from January… Continue reading Written examination for Public Service Commission postponed

WASHINGTON (AP): The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose to the highest level in three months as the fast-spreading omicron variant disrupted the job market. Jobless claims rose for the third straight week — by 55,000 to 286,000, highest since mid-October, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which smooths… Continue reading US jobless claims rise to 286,000, highest since October

Kathmandu: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has again increased the price of petroleum products. The selling price of petrol and diesel / kerosene has been increased by Rs 3 per liter.Petrol has now reached Rs 139 per liter and diesel / kerosene Rs 122. The corporation has informed that the price of cooking gas has not… Continue reading Govt increases petroleum prices