Public transportation fares hiked in Bagmati Province After the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) raised fuel prices on August 16, the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Transport Management of Bagmati Province has announced hike in fares of public vehicles operating in the province, including taxis. Business 25 Aug, 2023
Petrol and diesel price up Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), has increased the price of petrol and diesel effective from tonight. Business 15 Aug, 2023
Bagmati Province slashes public transport fares ​​​​​​​Following the decision of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) to implement an automated fuel price system on July 17, the Bagmati Province has decided to reduce fares of the publictransport from today. Prior to this, public transport fares had been adjusted on May 25. Business 28 Jul, 2023
EDITORIAL: Usury criminalised Despite some uncertainty, the House of Representatives unanimously passed the anti-usury ordinance replacement bill on Sunday, raising hopes that the usury victims would find justice as loan-sharking has now been criminalised. Opinion 18 Jul, 2023
Automated pricing system in petroleum products KATHMANDU, JULY 16The government will be implementing the Automatic Pricing System in petroleum products effective from this midnight.Nepal Oil Corporation informed the APS would be enforced for petrol, diesel and LGP cylinder. Secretary at MoICS,... Business 17 Jul, 2023
Domestic flights become more affordable with drop in oil prices ​​​​​​​Following the decision of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) to reduce price of aviation fuel for domestic airlines, the fuel surcharge for domestic airlines operating on trunk routes and short takeoff and landing (STOL) routes has been fixed at Rs 72.34 per seat per minute and Rs 51.68 per seat per minute, respectively. Business 05 Jul, 2023
Corruption scandals: Is democracy the cause or remedy? In the case of Nepal and also that of India, corruption was rather low in the early stages of the year 1947 for India and 1990 for Nepal. But it started rising, and it reached its pinnacle in 1990 in India and now in Nepal Opinion 04 Jul, 2023
Former NOC ED Khadka convicted The Special Court convicted former executive director of Nepal Oil Corporation Gopal Bahadur Khadka of corruption. A bench of the Special Court Chair Shree Kanta Paudel and Judges Sharligram Koirala and Khushi Prasad Tharu imposed one year and three months jail sentence and Rs 90.19 million fine on Khadka. Nepal 01 Jul, 2023
Two petroleum pipelines to be constructed for smooth supply of petroleum products An agreement has been reached between Nepal and India for the construction of two important pipelines in the ongoing India visit of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Nepal 01 Jun, 2023
Public transport fare decreases The Department of Transport Management has decreased the fare of passenger and goods carrier vehicles under the inter-province public transport. Kathmandu 17 May, 2023
EDITORIAL: Passport dispute The controversy surrounding Chair of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and former Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane’s dual passport case is unlikely to die down anytime soon despite being cleared by the Office of the Attorney General. Opinion 07 Apr, 2023
Domestic airlines reduce airfares The operators of domestic airlines have reduced the airfare for all sectors from Wednesday. Business 06 Apr, 2023
