Nepal begins grass export to China

Kathmandu: Nepal has officially started exporting processed grass to China for the first time. Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayankaji Shrestha, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development Dr. Beduram Bhusal and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song officially launched the haulage export during a program on Saturday. 10 trucks with 80 tons have left… Continue reading Nepal begins grass export to China

Tech gaints Facebook and Google pays tax for the first time in Nepal

Kathmandu: Non-resident individuals and companies providing digital services in Nepal have paid tax for the first time. Nine companies, including Google, Facebook’s parent company Meta, YouTube, Tiktok have been registered in Nepal’s tax system and paid taxes for the first time. So far, some of the nine companies have paid nine crore rupees in value… Continue reading Tech gaints Facebook and Google pays tax for the first time in Nepal

TIA returns 126 people from airport who are travelling to Kuwait illegally

Kathmandu: 126 travellers who were going to Kuwait for foreign employment have been returned from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). Immigration Office Tribhuvan Airport, informed that the people were send back from the airport after the documents were found to be suspicious. Even though they went with a work permit, they were sent back after other… Continue reading TIA returns 126 people from airport who are travelling to Kuwait illegally

IBN signs MoU with German company to establish chemical fertiliser plant in Nepal

Kathmandu: Investment Board Nepal, today, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with German- based DIAG Industries GmbH for Preparation of Detailed Feasibility Study Report for the establishment of Chemical Fertiliser Plant (Urea) in Nepal. Chief Executive Officer of Investment Board Nepal, Sushil Bhatta, and Managing Director of DIAG Industries GmbH, Benjamin Becker, signed the MoU… Continue reading IBN signs MoU with German company to establish chemical fertiliser plant in Nepal

PM Dahal’s wife Sita Dahal passes away

Kathmandu: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’s wife SitaDahal has passed away. She died this morning at Norvic Hospital. According to hospital sources, Sita died at around 8:30 this morning. She was taken to the hospital this morning due to her serious health condition. Sita Dahal, suffering from ‘Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)’, a complex type… Continue reading PM Dahal’s wife Sita Dahal passes away

Remittances increased 22.7 percent in last 11 months

Kathmandu: Remittance inflows increased 22.7 percent to R 1112.52 billion in the last 11 months compared to an increase of 4.1 percent in the same period of the previous year. Number of Nepali workers (institutional and individual-new) taking approval for foreign employment increased 46.6 percent to 459,415 in the review period. The number of Nepali… Continue reading Remittances increased 22.7 percent in last 11 months

Alice Akunga is the new UNICEF Representative to Nepal

Kathmandu: UNICEF has welcomed Ms Alice Akunga as the new UNICEF Representative to Nepal. Akunga presented her credentials to Honorable N. P. Saud, Minister for Foreign Affairs, today. Akunga is a national of Kenya and has more than two decades of experience serving children in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Eswatini, Maldives and most recently in Afghanistan.… Continue reading Alice Akunga is the new UNICEF Representative to Nepal

China kindergarten stabbing: Six dead in Lianjiang

Kathmandu: Six people including three children have been killed in a kindergarten stabbing in China’s south-eastern Guangdong province. Police said they have arrested a 25-year-old man with the surname Wu in Lianjiang town. The other victims are a teacher and two parents, AFP reported, quoting a local city official. One person is also injured. The… Continue reading China kindergarten stabbing: Six dead in Lianjiang