SOCIETY
SC orders Ncell to appear before court on Sunday
SC orders Ncell to appear before court on Sunday
KATHMANDU, Dec 9: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday ordered Ncell to appear before the court on Sunday.
Dec 09, 2023
WORLD
Putin says he will run for re-election in 2024
Putin says he will run for re-election in 2024
MOSCOW, Dec.9: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Friday that he would run for re-election in 2024, allowing the Kremlin leader to extend his decades-long grip on power into the 2030s.
Dec 09, 2023
OPINION
Inside-Outside the Corridors of Power
Inside-Outside the Corridors of Power
Don’t judge a book by its cover. This phrase aptly applies to Dr. Bhek Bahadur Thapa’s memoire in Nepali Rastra-Pararastra: Ektantradekhi Ganatantrasamma. My English translation will read like Internal-External: From Autocracy to Republicanism.
Dec 09, 2023
POLITICS
Parliamentary Hearing Committee approves recommendation of Sanil Nepal as Nepali envoy to...
Parliamentary Hearing Committee approves recommendation of S...
KATHMANDU, Dec 9: The Federal Parliament Hearing Committee on Friday unanimously approved the name of Sanil Nepal as Nepal's ambassador to Portugal.
Dec 09, 2023
ECONOMY
NRB reduces risk weight of real estate loans, maintains risk weight for share mortgage loa...
NRB reduces risk weight of real estate loans, maintains risk...
KATHMANDU, Dec 9: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has, through the first-quarter review of the monetary policy for the current fiscal year 2023/24, decided to reduce the risk weight of real estate loans and maintain the risk weight for share mortgage loans exceeding Rs 50 million at 125 percent.
Dec 09, 2023
ECONOMY
India bans onion export till March amid rising price in its domestic market
India bans onion export till March amid rising price in its...
KATHMANDU, Dec 9: India has banned export of onions amid rising prices in the domestic market.
Dec 09, 2023
ECONOMY
Short video sharing platform 'Ramailo' now available on iPhone
Short video sharing platform 'Ramailo' now available on iPho...
KATHMANDU, Dec 9: The Nepali short video sharing platform 'Ramailo', which has gained popularity among users in a short span, is now accessible for iPhone users as well. Ghrendra Ghimire, co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of the app, informed that it can be downloaded and run by iPhone us...
Dec 09, 2023
Editorial
Resolve VAT Controversy to Ensure a Smooth Supply of Potatoes and Onions
Resolve VAT Controversy to Ensure a Smooth Supply of Potatoe...
The recent upheaval in the Kathmandu Valley's vegetable markets, specifically the shortage of potatoes and onions, demands urgent attention from the government authorities. While the decision to impose Value Added Tax (VAT) on imported vegetable items like potatoes and onions may not be inherently f...
Dec 09, 2023
ECONOMY
VAT has not been imposed on locally produced potatoes, onions and apples: IRD
VAT has not been imposed on locally produced potatoes, onion...
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has explicitly stated that there will be no value-added tax (VAT) on products such as potatoes, onions, and apples produced in Nepal. In the current fiscal year's budget, the government had imposed VAT on certain items that were previously exempt...
Dec 08, 2023
ECONOMY
Nepali youths stage protest demanding fair opportunity to go to Korea for foreign employme...
Nepali youths stage protest demanding fair opportunity to go...
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Young people willing to go to Korea for foreign employment are demanding that the quota for 2024 be opened in 2024 instead of now. To get this demand of theirs addressed, they initiated a protest on Tuesday, which lasted for four days, concluding on Friday.
Dec 08, 2023