Highway eatery fined for selling stale food in Malekhu A highway eatery has been fined for selling stale food to the customers at Malekhu, Dhading. Nepal 30 Jul, 2024
Local levels told to facilitate easy supply of daily essentials ​​​​​​​The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration today issued a circular to all the local levels, directing them to step up market monitoring to check black-marketing, hoarding, profiteering, adulteration, artificial shortage of daily consumables and other unethical trade practices during the festive season. Nepal 13 Oct, 2023
NHRC paints bleak picture of consumer rights ​​​​​​​Although consumer rights are protected in instruments, laws and government commitments related to human rights, the implementation aspect is found to be weak, reads a report recently published by the National Human Rights Commission. Kathmandu 13 Aug, 2023
Kanti Hospital guilty of medical negligence The Supreme Court has held Kanti Children’s Hospital guilty of negligence and ordered it to pay compensation of three million rupees for injecting the wrong medicine to an eight-month-old, causing physical disability, hearing loss, and vision impairment. Kathmandu 29 Jul, 2023
SC rules on statute of limitation The Supreme Court has ruled that in cases of medical negligence, discovery of harm rule should apply in determining the statute of limitation. Nepal 03 Jun, 2023
John F Kennedy and consumer rights: Its relevance to Nepal at present Consumer International, the membership organisation for consumer groups worldwide, observes March 15 as World Consumer Rights Day every year. However, the roots of this day can be traced back to a speech delivered by U.S. President John F. Kennedy to the Congress of the United States on March 15, 1962, in which he presented the Consumer Bill of Rights. Opinion 17 Mar, 2023
Local levels told to intensify market monitoring The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has issued a circular to all the local levels, directing them to intensify market monitoring in a bid to check black-marketing, hoarding, profiteering, adulteration, artificial shortage of daily consumables and other unethical trade practices. Nepal 03 Jul, 2022
Consumer Protection Council to be activated: Minister Badu Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies Dilendra Prasad Badu has said the Consumer Protection Council would be made active by making and amending the related act, rules and policies (if any). Nepal 26 May, 2022
Eight held for tampering with expiry dates of food items, cosmetics KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 2 The ‘use by’ dates on some popular imported snacks, such as Pringles potato chips, Oreo biscuits, along with cosmetic items available in the market may have been changed by some unscrupulous traders to increase their shelf... Horoscopes 03 Oct, 2020
Dhangadhi trader fined for supplying substandard rice in relief package DHANGADHI: A local trader has been fined Rs 200,000 for supplying substandard rice in relief package in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City-4 during the coronavirus crisis in the country. Authorities had requested the concerned department to probe... Travel 12 May, 2020
Govt told to ensure smooth supply of daily essentials Kathmandu, March 26 National Human Rights Commission urged the government to accord utmost priority to health of citizens amid the coronavirus contagion. “We call on the authorities to ensure easy access of daily essentials to citizens,... Horoscopes 27 Mar, 2020
Farmers advised to move court in Garima paddy crop failure case Chitwan, January 16 Farmers who cultivated Garima variety hybrid paddy will likely have to fight a court case against the seed suppliers to claim compensation. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development had given the responsibility to... Travel 17 Jan, 2020
