ECONOMY
Paddy plantation completed only on 26.71 percent of the total cultivable area
Paddy plantation completed only on 26.71 percent of the tota...
KATHMANDU, July 9: Even after the third week of Asar (June/July) has passed, only one-fourth of the paddy planting has been completed.
Jul 09, 2023
SOCIETY
15 Nepali workers barred from flying to Jordan as they did not have visas
15 Nepali workers barred from flying to Jordan as they did n...
KATHMANDU, July 9: The immigration office at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) has returned back 15 Nepali workers who were aspiring to go abroad for foreign employment. According to the Department of Immigration, 15 Nepali workers including 13 women and 2 men who were going to Jordan were s...
Jul 09, 2023
ECONOMY
PPMO seeks written clarification from 24 construction companies that did not perform satis...
PPMO seeks written clarification from 24 construction compan...
KATHMANDU, July 8: The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) has sought written explanations from 24 construction companies and suppliers. They have been given seven days to furnish the clarification.
Jul 09, 2023
ECONOMY
Details of importer and market distributor must be disclosed for imported goods from mid-J...
Details of importer and market distributor must be disclosed...
KATHMANDU, July 9: The government has made it mandatory to disclose the details of importers and distributors of imported goods from mid-July. The Department of Customs has published a notice and said that while importing various types of goods, the full details of the importer and market distributo...
Jul 09, 2023
POLITICS
Instances of financial irregularities go unabated in Pashupati property
Instances of financial irregularities go unabated in Pashupa...
KATHMANDU, July 9: The occurrences of financial irregularities at the Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu heritage site, are continuously on the rise. Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, Sudan Kirati, has allocated work worth around Rs 10.5 million without calling for a competitive bid in o...
Jul 09, 2023
POLITICS
PAC stresses implementation of its directives
PAC stresses implementation of its directives
KATHMANDU, July 9: The senior-most member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives, Rajendra Kumar KC has said not implementing the Committee's decisions and recommendations is not only negligence on the part of the government but also a contempt of the sovereign parlia...
Jul 09, 2023
ECONOMY
Provinces fare worse in budget expenditure, spend only 49 percent of total budget in 11 mo...
Provinces fare worse in budget expenditure, spend only 49 pe...
KATHMANDU, July 9: The provinces have spent only half of their budget till June 15 of the current Fiscal Year 2022/23. Of the total budget of Rs 306 billion that the provinces passed for the current fiscal year, they have spent only Rs 151.3 billion till June 15, which accounts for 49.45 percent of...
Jul 09, 2023
POLITICS
Communication secretary Raut arrested in Lalita Niwas land grab scam
Communication secretary Raut arrested in Lalita Niwas land g...
KATHMANDU, July 9: Krishna Bahadur Raut, secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, has been arrested in connection with the Lalita Niwas land grab scam.
Jul 09, 2023
POLITICS
Appointment of justices to conclude soon: CJ Karki
Appointment of justices to conclude soon: CJ Karki
KATHMANDU, July 7: Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki on Sunday said that the appointment of justices would conclude soon. A meeting of the Judicial Council would finalize the appointment of justices at the apex court soon, he said while talking to media-persons at the Biratnagar airport.
Jul 09, 2023
POLITICS
Corruption case filed against eight people including chief administrative officer
Corruption case filed against eight people including chief a...
KATHMANDU, July 9: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed a case at the Special Court today against eight people, including Bishnu Bahadur Shahi, the chief administrative officer of Changkheli Rural Municipality of Humla.
Jul 09, 2023