ECONOMY, Latest Updates
IRD issues nearly 100,000 PAN in 45 days
IRD issues nearly 100,000 PAN in 45 days
KATHMANDU, July 21: Almost 100,000 PAN cards have been issued by Inland Revenue Department (IRD) after the government made Permanent Account Number (PAN) card mandatory for all salaried workers from the current Fiscal Year 2019/20.
Jul 21, 2019
ECONOMY
Govt likely to defer full-fledged enforcement of VCTS
Govt likely to defer full-fledged enforcement of VCTS
KATHMANDU, July 21: The government has become positive toward the demands of the private sector to defer full-fledged implementation of the online-based vehicle and consignment tracking system (VCTS).
Jul 21, 2019
SOCIETY
3 districts in eastern Nepal isolated due to landslides
3 districts in eastern Nepal isolated due to landslides
PANCHTHAR, July 21: Some eastern hill districts including Panchthar, Taplejung, and Tehrathum have been disconnected from the national road network since Thursday morning due to a huge landslide along the Mechi Highway at Pangrebhir.
Jul 21, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
School introduces health insurance
School introduces health insurance
PALPA, July 21: Rambha Rural Municipality has introduced mid-day meal as well as accident\health insurance cover for school-going children of up to the fight grade of all 37 community schools in the rural municipality.
Jul 21, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Narayani River might offer riverboat cruises this Dashain
Narayani River might offer riverboat cruises this Dashain
CHITWAN, July 21: Preparations to start riverboat cruise in Narayani River before the Dashain festival are going on in full swing.
Jul 21, 2019
SOCIETY
Obstruction of Budhiganga River likely to cause outburst
Obstruction of Budhiganga River likely to cause outburst
BAJURA, July 21: Landslides in Paima of Bajura district has threatened to block the Budhiganga River, triggering panic among the locals of a possible outburst of the collected water.
Jul 21, 2019
SOCIETY
Provincial govts ill-prepared to tackle disasters
Provincial govts ill-prepared to tackle disasters
KATHMANDU, July 21: Constraint of resources and lack of planning continue to hit the rescue, relief and rehabilitation works as the provincial governments fail to bring measures to cope up with the rising disasters.
Jul 21, 2019
POLITICS
Lower house overturns upper house proposal on Administrative Court
Lower house overturns upper house proposal on Administrative...
KATHMANDU, July 21: In a rare parliamentary practice, a lower house committee of the federal parliament has overturned a decision of the National Assembly (upper house) over the status of the Administrative Court.
Jul 21, 2019
POLITICS
Only dismal progress is seen in KP Oli’s dream projects
Only dismal progress is seen in KP Oli’s dream projects
KATHMANDU, July 21: As Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli completes one and half years as head of government, he has little to show by way of progress in realizing the big promises he sold the people during the elections in 2017.
Jul 21, 2019
SOCIETY
Man dies when scooter smashes into parked tipper truck
Man dies when scooter smashes into parked tipper truck
KATHMANDU,July 20: A man was killed and another one injured when a scooter (Ba 92 Pa 6565) crashed into a parked tipper truck (Na 3 Kha 7561) in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-27 on Saturday.
Jul 20, 2019