SC scraps 10pc service tax in hotels, restaurants Eating out has become a less costly affair for patrons in the country from Thursday as the Supreme Court prohibited hotels and restaurants from levying 10 per cent service tax in their bills. Business 27 Jan, 2023
FIFA urged to pay Nepali workers who 'made WC possible' Over three dozen Nepali civil society organisations today published an open letter to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, urging him to “stop looking the other way” while migrant workers are being denied compensation after having suffered abuses in Qatar. Nepal 16 Dec, 2022
Domino effect on developing economies likely with escalating Ukraine war, recession in Europe Mirco Günther — Head of the Asia-Pacific Department at Friedrich- Ebert-Stiftung in Berlin visited Nepal this week. Nepal 11 Nov, 2022
Illegal commuter taxis Mushika-shika means “quick-go”. Most vehicles used are old beaten-up and discarded cars shipped mainly from Japan. Nepal 10 Nov, 2022
Depoliticising NGOs: Only way to regain credibility Every country has actors: with actors having causes and interests – and always an institution advocating on behalf of these causes. Opinion 14 Oct, 2022
Footpaths are only for pedestrians: KMC Kathmandu Metropolitan City has restated that any activity other than walking is strictly forbidden on footpaths. Kathmandu 30 Sep, 2022
42 held for overcharging, hassling passengers With more people in travel rush to join their families back home for Dashain celebration, traffic police have stepped up action against transport workers overcharging and troubling passengers. Nepal 30 Sep, 2022
50 million people worldwide in modern slavery, says report Fifty million people were living in modern slavery in 2021, according to latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery. Of them, 28 million were in forced labour and 22 million trapped in forced marriage. Business 13 Sep, 2022
NC fails to implement reservation for labour in party and Parliament Former president of Nepal Trade Union Congress Laxman Bahadur Basnet has alleged that the Nepali Congress has failed to secure reservations for labour in the party and the Parliament. Kathmandu 19 Aug, 2022
'UBUNTU' architecture: Approach to creating human dignity Before the end of this year, the greatest show on earth, “FIFA World Cup 2022”, will start in Qatar. Opinion 13 Jul, 2022
Sri Lanka police impose curfew, fire tear gas as unrest escalates Police in Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo imposed a curfew after firing tear gas and using a water cannon on student protesters on Friday ahead of a planned weekend rally, as public discontent escalates over the worst economic crisis in seven decades. World 09 Jul, 2022
EDITORIAL: Irrigation project It took 26 years for the Indian government to construct the 1.2-kilometre-long main canal on Nepali territory and the head regulator of the Mahakali Irrigation Project (MIP), a part of the Integrated Mahakali Treaty, signed between Nepal and India in 1996. Opinion 28 Jun, 2022
