Kathmandu: The Inland Revenue Department has collected revenue of Rs. 384.53 billion in the last fiscal year 2019/2020. This amount is 101.98 percent of the total target. Initially, the government had given a revenue target of Rs 506.18 billion to the department, but after the Corona epidemic, the government reduced the target to Rs 377… Continue reading Govt’s revenue rose to Rs 384 billion last year
Irving Everest Centennial Lions Club distributes Thanksgiving meal to homeless
Dallas: Irving Everest Centennial Lions Club (IECLC) has distributed Thanksgiving Meal for the Homeless in the DFW metroplex area today. In association with six other local organizations, IECLC has organized and sponsored the meals for the homeless people in this area. Around 200-225 people were fed on this occasion of the upcoming United States national… Continue reading Irving Everest Centennial Lions Club distributes Thanksgiving meal to homeless
US to shut down famed huge Arecibo space telescope in Puerto Rico jungle
(The Guardian): A huge US space telescope nestled deep in the Puerto Rican jungle will be shut down after suffering two destructive mishaps in recent months, ending 57 years of astronomical discoveries. Operations at the Arecibo observatory, one of the largest in the world, were halted in August when one of its supportive cables slipped… Continue reading US to shut down famed huge Arecibo space telescope in Puerto Rico jungle
China to launch moon probe, seeking first lunar rock retrieval since 1970s
BEIJING (Reuters): China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon this week to bring back lunar rocks in the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from Earth’s natural satellite since the 1970s. The Chang’e-5 probe, named after the ancient Chinese goddess of the moon, will seek to collect material that can… Continue reading China to launch moon probe, seeking first lunar rock retrieval since 1970s
Trump’s legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none
PHILADELPHIA (AP): As they frantically searched for ways to salvage President Donald Trump’s failed reelection bid, his campaign pursued a dizzying game of legal hopscotch across six states that centered on the biggest prize of all: Pennsylvania. The strategy may have played well in front of television cameras and on talk radio. But it has… Continue reading Trump’s legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none
14 days mandatory quarantine for those coming to Nepal from abroad
Kathmandu: People coming to Nepal from abroad will be kept in quarantine for 14 days. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population Dr. Jageshwor Gautam informed that he has written to the Corona Crisis Management Center (CCMC) to keep all those coming to Nepal by land or air in quarantine for 14 days. He… Continue reading 14 days mandatory quarantine for those coming to Nepal from abroad
Local govt to honor the best entrepreneurs of their respective areas
Kathmandu: The government has issued a circular to the local level to honor an industrialist who has done excellent job in their respective areas. The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has issued a circular to all the local levels to celebrate the sixth industry day at all (753) local levels and to honor… Continue reading Local govt to honor the best entrepreneurs of their respective areas
Expansion of tax range and leakage control necessary to increase revenue: Finance Minister
Kathmandu: Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel has said that it is necessary to expand the scope of tax collection and control leakage to increase the share of internal revenue in the overall revenue structure. Speaking at the inauguration program of the Inland Revenue Office, Jorpati on the occasion of the Ninth National Tax Day, 2020,… Continue reading Expansion of tax range and leakage control necessary to increase revenue: Finance Minister
The metropolis brought a mobile van to collect the swab at the doorstep
Kathmandu: Kathmandu Metropolitan City has brought mobile vans into operation from Sunday to collect swabs. The van came into operation after the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology connected a positive air pressure maintenance room to the vehicle provided by the metropolis and handed it over to the metropolis. The program was organized at the… Continue reading The metropolis brought a mobile van to collect the swab at the doorstep
Rockets hit Afghan capital Kabul, at least eight killed
KABUL (Reuters): Several rockets hit residential areas in the early rush hour in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, killing at least eight civilians and wounding 31, police officials said. The explosions, some close to the diplomatic enclave, sent warning sirens blaring from embassies and it comes two days before a major donor conference for… Continue reading Rockets hit Afghan capital Kabul, at least eight killed