EDITORIAL: Fuel crisis With the Ukraine-Russia war into its second month, its impact is being felt across the world, including Nepal, where prices of everything, including fuel, have gone up. Opinion 05 Apr, 2022
Kenya woman's ordeal highlights newly identified sex trafficking route Kenyans lured to India for forced prostitution Victim says East Africans control the business UN worries COVID economic fallout will fuel trade NAIROBI: J's cousin promised her a well paid job in India as a housekeeper.... Art & Culture 19 Aug, 2020
Govt fails to raise �petro trade� issue with China during President Xi�s visit Kathmandu, October 13 The country’s plan to start petroleum trade with China, which has been under discussion since the supply obstruction in the southern border in 2015, seems to have lost the priority of the government as the issue was not... 14 Oct, 2019
Cross-border pipeline to supply only diesel: NOC Kathmandu, July 22 The much-hyped Motihari-Amlekhgunj oil pipeline, which is expected to start commercial operation next month, will supply only diesel initially for a certain period, as per Nepal Oil Corporation. Citing that the demand for... Travel 23 Jul, 2019
Petro pipeline to open next month Kathmandu, July 18 The much-hyped Motihari-Amlekhgunj oil pipeline project will start commercial operation by August following virtual inauguration of the Nepal-India bilateral project by executive heads of the two countries. As the project has... 19 Jul, 2019
Fuel trade with India via pipeline soon Kathmandu, June 6 A high-level meeting between officials of Nepal Oil Corporation and Indian Oil Corporation will be held in the first week of July to set the date for official commencement of the cross-border petroleum project. As the... 07 Jun, 2019
Construction of cross-border petro pipeline project nears completion Kathmandu, April 28 Construction of the much awaited Motihari-Amlekhgunj oil pipeline is expected to be completed within the next two weeks as a majority of the pipe-laying process for the project has been completed. As per Nepal Oil Corporation... 29 Apr, 2019
17 candidates apply for NOC�s top post Kathmandu, October 24 The executive director’s post at Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), which has remained vacant for more than a year, is likely to be filled soon as the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS) has started the... 25 Oct, 2018
Government begins process to form National Supply Company Kathmandu, May 31 Following a nod in the federal budget, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS) has begun the process to merge the now-shuttered National Trading Ltd (NTL) with National Food Corporation (NFC). The fiscal budget of... 01 Jun, 2018
National Supply Company in offing Kathmandu, May 9 The government is preparing to merge the ill-fated National Trading Ltd (NTL) with Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) to form an autonomous National Supply Company (NSC). A highly-placed source at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and... 10 May, 2018
Nepal-China fuel trade discussions gain momentum Kathmandu, February 27 The country’s plan to start petroleum trade with China, which had been pushed to the backburner in recent years, has once again gained momentum with the formation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli-led government. Though... 28 Feb, 2018
Fuel trade with China in doubt as govt shuts NTL Kathmandu, January 31 Along with the decision made by the government to shut down National Trading Ltd (NTL), the country’s plan to start fuel trade with China is likely to be affected further. This is because the government had earlier... 01 Feb, 2018
