Market monitoring intensified for festive season ​​​​​​​The Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer Protection (DoCSCP), the sole authorised market monitoring body of the government, has intensified its market monitoring efforts ahead of the festive season. Business 26 Sep, 2023
Domestic industries struggle for market share While the government continues to stress enlarging the market share of domestic production and reducing the trade deficit, the import of wiring cables and conductors, which are deemed necessary for electrification purposes as well as in the development of hydropower projects, has gravely affected the market share of domestic manufacturers. Business 27 Mar, 2023
Nepa Hima accused of supplying low quality paper to JEMC Nepa Hima Trade Link, which had got the tender for supplying 214 tonnes of paper to Janakpur Education Materials Centre for printing school text books, has been accused of supplying low quality paper. Police have impounded four vehicles loaded with ‘substandard paper.’ Kathmandu 13 Jan, 2023
NBSM provides Nepal Standards certification to 50 products The Nepal Bureau of Standards & Metrology (NBSM) has provided the Nepal Standards Certification Marks to various 50 products. Nepal 24 Jun, 2022
Mangalam pipes Mangalam, Nepal’s first CPVC pipes and fittings manufacturer and pioneer producer and exporter of polymer piping systems in Nepal, has received NS certification for its ranges of CPVC Plus pipes. Business 31 Mar, 2022
TBT, SPS and technical regulations: Time for Nepal to meet the requirements The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has adopted disciplines on standards and regulations, which it does not view as creating unnecessary trade barriers as long as they are based on internationally agreed standards. Regulations and standards differ in terms of compliance. Opinion 31 Jan, 2022
DoP personalised 6,806,913 MRPs till last fiscal The Department of Passports personalised a total of 6,806,913 machine readable passports till fiscal 2020-21. Nepal 21 Jan, 2022
75pc factories in Hetauda Industrial Estate to be booked HETAUDA, NOVEMBER 8 Over 75 per cent of the factories within the Hetauda Industrial Estate have been found to be operating without obtaining a permit for the weighing machines from the department under Bureau of Standards and Metrology. There are... 09 Nov, 2020
Licences of two cement producers terminated KATHMANDU, JUNE 26 The government has terminated the licence of two cement manufacturers for selling substandard cement in the market and also initiated the process to take action against two other manufacturers. The Nepal Bureau of Standards and... 27 Jun, 2020
Finance Minister presents budget of Rs 1,474.64 billion for FY 2020-21 KATHMANDU: Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada presented a budget of Rs 1,474.64 billion for the Fiscal Year 2020/2021 in the joint session of the House of Representatives and National Assembly here today, with a major focus on reviving the economy... Horoscopes 28 May, 2020
909 cabbies booked in a month for violating rules Kathmandu, December 7 Traffic police have taken action against as man as 909 cabbies over a period of one month (mid-October to mid-November) for fleecing the passengers or violating the rules in Kathmandu valley. According to statistics released... Horoscopes 08 Dec, 2019
Two-day Nepal-Bangladesh talks begin Kathmandu, October 22 With an objective to promote and improve trade, investment and connectivity between the two nations, the fourth meeting of Nepal-Bangladesh commerce joint-secretary level technical committee started in Kathmandu today. The... 23 Oct, 2019
