Private company to manage, operate Inland Clearance Depot in Birgunj KATHMANDU: A private company has been awarded the contract to manage and operate the Inland Clearance Depot (ICD) in Sirsiya, Birgunj. Pristine Valley Dryport Pvt Ltd will be managing and operating the Birgunj-based ICD from now on, stated a press... Travel 08 Aug, 2020
Biratnagar ICP to start operation from today Kathmandu, January 10 Nepal’s second integrated check post (ICP) in Biratnagar is set to start operation from Tuesday. Following official handover of the ICP to Nepal by the Indian government, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian... 21 Jan, 2020
NITDB bars unloading dirty cargo at ICD Birgunj Kathmandu, December 30 At a time when clinker importers are trying to use the inland clearance depot (ICD) Birgunj to unload clinker rail rakes, the Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Board (NITDB) — the government authority that oversees the... 31 Dec, 2017
Traders losing money, thanks to lack of crane at Birgunj dry port Birgunj, December 12 Importers complained that they were compelled to pay huge amounts in fine as the authorities concerned did not manage a crane to load and unload goods at the dry port in Birgunj. Importers said necessary equipment for loading... Travel 13 Dec, 2017
Despite hassles, traders stick to Kolkata port Kathmandu, November 15 Despite numerous hassles and inefficiencies at Kolkata port, Nepali importers have not shown any willingness to shift to the Visakhapatnam (Vizag) port, which could be more predictable and efficient for Nepali... 26 Nov, 2017
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Middle-income group persons �key targets� Kathmandu, October 16, 2007 Unlike what is generally believed, kidnappers in the Kathmandu Valley have been found to be aiming to take advantage of people from the middle-income group, who are “soft targets”, rather than those from the... 17 Oct, 2017
Hanjin bankruptcy creates chaos among Nepali traders Kathmandu, November 3 Bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping has created chaos among Nepali traders as tonnes of goods dispatched from the port of origin to Nepal are stranded offshore in Singapore, Colombo and Kolkata. The vessels of Hanjin Shipping have... 04 Nov, 2016
Shipping liners to issue multi-modal bill of lading Kathmandu, September 27 Some of the shipping liners have agreed to issue combined bill of lading of Nepal-bound cargo from the port of loading to the place of delivery (Inland Clearance Depot, Birgunj). Till date shipping liners have been... 28 Sep, 2016
EDITORIAL: Costly delay It is high time that necessary measures were taken to ensure that the fertilizers reached the farmers on time as further delay threatens to affect the paddy crop The plantation of paddy and weeding is now on with timely onset of monsoon this... 29 Jun, 2016
House panel instructs govt to manage smooth supply of chemical fertilisers Kathmandu, June 27 The Agriculture and Water Resources Committee of the Legislature-Parliament, today, instructed the government to manage smooth supply of chemical fertilisers during paddy plantation and weeding. Plantation of paddy has already... 28 Jun, 2016
New relief measure for importers Kathmandu, December 7 Insurance Board (IB) has granted permission to the insurance companies to extend the validity of coverage period for freight stuck at Kolkata port from 60 days earlier to 90 days, in view of the difficulties faced by importers... 08 Dec, 2015
�Our main objective is to reduce the cost and time in trade� The nearly two-and-a-half month long border-blockade by Tarai-based political parties has severely affected the trade sector. Shortage of fuel and other daily essentials has had an adverse impact on economic activities in the country. The Nepal... 07 Dec, 2015
