Govt sets support price for paddy Kathmandu, October 24 The government has fixed the support price of paddy for this fiscal year at Rs 2,532 per quintal and Rs 2,673 per quintal, based on the variety. While the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS) has fixed the... 25 Oct, 2019
Govt allocates Rs 150m for pesticide-testing laboratories Kathmandu, October 2 The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) has allocated Rs 150 million to establish pesticide-testing laboratories outside the valley. Considering the consumers’ right to have healthy food, the ministry... 03 Oct, 2019
Government preparing to revive seven sick state-owned enterprises Kathmandu, September 29 However, industry ministry is in no mood to entertain foreign investment in such firms The government is preparing to revive seven different sick state-owned enterprises. As per officials at the Ministry of Industry,... 30 Sep, 2019
How did palm oil become Nepal�s top export item from �zero export� in 2017 Kathmandu, September 26 Does Nepal produce palm oil? No. So how did it feature as Nepal’s top export item in the last fiscal and in the first month of this fiscal? Nepal exported Rs 10.3 billion of palm oil in the last fiscal, which ended in... 27 Sep, 2019
PM Oli, Modi to inaugurate oil pipeline today Kathmandu, September 9 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the Nepal-India cross-border petroleum pipeline on Tuesday through video conference via remote control. As per the Ministry of... 10 Sep, 2019
Oli, Modi to inaugurate oil pipeline on September 10 Kathmandu, September 3 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are scheduled to virtually inaugurate the Nepal-India cross-border petroleum pipeline on September 10 through video conference. As per the Ministry of... 04 Sep, 2019
Govt directs authorities concerned to start market monitoring Kathmandu, August 30 The Central Market Monitoring Committee has directed all the concerned authorities to deploy inspection teams for market monitoring ahead of the festive season. A meeting was held today led by Kedar Bahadur Adhikari, commerce... 31 Aug, 2019
Nepal, Bhutan finalise draft of trade agreement Kathmandu, August 29 Nepal and Bhutan have finalised the draft of a bilateral trade agreement. The joint-secretary level meeting of the two nations settled the draft in Kathmandu today with due priority to enhancing bilateral trade and economic... 30 Aug, 2019
Stakeholders seek early implementation of BBIN MVA Kathmandu, August 11 Stakeholders have urged the government to put in more efforts to implement the BBIN (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal) Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA) as soon as possible. Citing that implementation of BBIN MVA is crucial to... 12 Aug, 2019
NOC plans to extend fuel pipeline to capital via Fast Track route Kathmandu, August 6 The government is preparing to link Kathmandu with the petroleum pipeline via the Fast Track route. After receiving a request from Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) to extend the Motihari-Amlekhgunj Petroleum Pipeline to Kathmandu via... 07 Aug, 2019
Five Nepali dry ports to be internationalised Kathmandu, July 30 The government has registered the Inter-governmental Agreement on Dry Ports (IADP) in the Parliament for its ratification. As per the provisions of Nepal Treaty Act, 1990, the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies... 31 Jul, 2019
Govt to assign security responsibility to NA Kathmandu, July 25 The government is preparing to assign the responsibility of security of Motihari-Amlekhgunj petroleum pipeline project to the Nepali Army. The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS) recently sent a letter to Nepali... 26 Jul, 2019
