ECONOMY
Nepal's informal economy is 41 percent of GDP
Nepal's informal economy is 41 percent of GDP
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: The USA, which is the world's largest economy, has an 'informal economy' of 7.3 percent, while China, the second largest economy, has 12.7 percent. However, the average size of Nepal's informal economy is around 40 to 42 percent.
Jan 27, 2024
Editorial
Conclude TJ process at the earliest
Conclude TJ process at the earliest
It has been already 17 years since the government and the then rebel Maoists entered into the peace process with a pledge to provide transitional justice to the victims of the decade-long Maoist conflict. But transitional justice seems like a forgotten issue as the then rebel party currently heads t...
Jan 27, 2024
ECONOMY
Finance Minister Mahat presses for digitalization of customs administration
Finance Minister Mahat presses for digitalization of customs...
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has underlined the need for digitization of the customs administration to enhance its effectiveness.
Jan 26, 2024
ECONOMY
Real estate sector tops informal transactions in Nepal
Real estate sector tops informal transactions in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: Most of the transactions in the real estate sector are found to be informal transactions. According to the data released by the Central Department of Economics of Tribhuvan University (TU), the real estate sector has the highest share of the informal sector economy among the secto...
Jan 26, 2024
SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
Snow leopard found in Morang shifted to central zoo (In Photos)
Snow leopard found in Morang shifted to central zoo (In Phot...
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: A snow leopard found in Urlabari of Morang has been shifted to the Central Zoo in Lalitpur.
Jan 26, 2024
ECONOMY
Revenue collection of Sagarmatha National Park up by 10 percent
Revenue collection of Sagarmatha National Park up by 10 perc...
SOLUKHUMBU, Jan 26: Revenue collection of Sagarmatha National Park has increased by more than 10 percent.
Jan 26, 2024
POLITICS
Chinese Vice Minister Sun Haiyan arrives in Kathmandu
Chinese Vice Minister Sun Haiyan arrives in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: Chinese Vice Minister Sun Haiyan, representing the International Department of the Communist Party of China, has arrived in Kathmandu for a significant four-day official visit.
Jan 26, 2024
SOCIETY
Street vendors announce phase-wise protest against KMC
Street vendors announce phase-wise protest against KMC
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: The Joint Self-employed Street Traders Struggle Committee (JSSTSC) has announced a phase-wise protest against the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), putting forth a seven-point charter of demands.
Jan 26, 2024
SOCIETY
Investigation reveals money deposited in Bikal’s and Sunil’s bank accounts in Singapore
Investigation reveals money deposited in Bikal’s and Sunil’s...
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: It has been disclosed that Bikal Paudel, the suspended executive director of the Security Printing Center (SPC), and Sunil Paudel, the suspended Managing Director of Nepal Telecom, who are currently in the custody of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA...
Jan 26, 2024
SOCIETY
Driving license card printing delayed due to technical issues
Driving license card printing delayed due to technical issue...
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: A technical problem has arisen in the printing of driving license cards that arrived from Germany 15 days ago.
Jan 26, 2024