ECONOMY
5% TDS on vegetable, fruit traders to promote tax compliance: Revenue secy
5% TDS on vegetable, fruit traders to promote tax compliance...
KATHMANDU, July 24: According to Revenue Secretary Shishir Kumar Dhungana, the government imposed the new tax after finding income tax collection from the sector very low. He, however, clarified that the tax cannot be passed on to consumers.Fruits and vegetable traders have allegedly hiked prices af...
Jul 24, 2018
ECONOMY
DoFTQC still to take action against dairy producers
DoFTQC still to take action against dairy producers
KATHMANDU, July 24: The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DoFTQC) has not yet taken any action against dairy producers even though it has been almost a months since harmful chemicals were found in samples of packaged milk produced by them.
Jul 24, 2018
ECONOMY
Tourism entrepreneur Tek Chandra Pokharel passes away
Tourism entrepreneur Tek Chandra Pokharel passes away
KATHMANDU, July 24: Veteran tourism entrepreneur Tek Chandra Pokharel passed away in Kathmandu on Monday morning. Pokharel, 84, breathed his last at Om hospital, Chabahil.
Jul 24, 2018
ECONOMY
NRB recommends second-tier institution for cooperatives regulation
NRB recommends second-tier institution for cooperatives regu...
KATHMANDU, July 24: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has released all 14 cooperatives that had received the license to carry out limited banking services from its supervisory and regulatory domain. The NRB and other stakeholders have urged the government to form a separate ‘second-tier institution’ to superv...
Jul 24, 2018
SOCIETY
Tunnel work of Bheri Babai project 50% complete
Tunnel work of Bheri Babai project 50% complete
SURKHET, July 24: Construction work on the tunne of the Bheri-Babai Diversion Multipurpose has completed is fifty percent complete, the project office said on Monday. Designated as a national pride projects, it took nine months for the project to bore six of the total 12 kilometers long tunnel. Whil...
Jul 24, 2018
POLITICS
Officials smell rat in decision to entertain transporters’ liabilities
Officials smell rat in decision to entertain transporters’ l...
KATHMANDU, July 24: Government officials have suspected foul play in the recent government decision to release money from the frozen accounts of the transport committees to allow the transport operators to pay their liabilities.
Jul 24, 2018
SOCIETY
Khadka’s attorney-in-fact files contempt of court case against Nagarik
Khadka’s attorney-in-fact files contempt of court case again...
KATHMANDU, July 24:Claiming that news reports published in Nagarik daily about the court proceedings on a defamation suit filed by the then Managing Director of Nepal Oil Corporation Gopal Khadka against Nagarik daily was defamatory, Khadka’s attorney-in-fact has filed a contempt of court case again...
Jul 24, 2018
SOCIETY
Civil society’s mass sit-in continues Monday
Civil society’s mass sit-in continues Monday
KATHMANDU, July 24: The mass sit-in organized by civil society members from Sunday to express solidarity with the demands of Dr Govinda KC continued on Monday also. On Monday, Dr KC’s fast-unto-death completed 24th day and became his longest fast-unto-death so far.
Jul 24, 2018
POLITICS
Joshee’s parliamentary hearing on Thursday
Joshee’s parliamentary hearing on Thursday
KATHMANDU, July 24: Opening five complaints registered against him on Monday, a meeting of the parliamentary panel also decided to summon the complainants on Tuesday for discussion. Various individuals have registered complaints against Joshee questioning his performance, fairness and integrity duri...
Jul 24, 2018
POLITICS
Oli, Dahal spit venom at NC, Dr KC
Oli, Dahal spit venom at NC, Dr KC
KATHMANDU, July 24: While criticizing the Nepali Congress (NC) for extending support to the agitating Dr Govinda KC, Prime Minister and Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Chairman KP Oli and fellow-Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal have spit venom against the main opposition party and Dr KC for their ongoing...
Jul 24, 2018