Border traffic chaos chokes Birgunj Birgunj, October 7 The recently concluded civic polls and subsequent Dashain holidays have adversely affected vehicular movement in Birgunj, with a long queue of heavy vehicles across the border in India. The Nepal-India border was sealed for 72... Travel 08 Oct, 2017
Imports from India to cost additional Rs 3.6bn Kathmandu, June 7 Traders will have to bear additional cost of Rs 3.6 billion as transportation and detention charges within a year while importing goods from India. This additional burden will be added as the Indian side has relocated the... 08 Jun, 2016
EDITORIAL: Passing the buck The black market will continue to rule the roost until the government makes its concerned ministries and agencies accountable to the public It was expected that supplies of essential commodities, including petroleum products and cooking gas, would... 19 Feb, 2016
Frequent clashes at sit-in site Birgunj, February 4 With the sit-in of the United Democratic Madhesi Front drawing very few people for some days now, giving continuity to the agitation on Miteri Bridge on the Nepal-India border in Birgunj has become a challenge with frequent... Travel 05 Feb, 2016
Nepal's imports from India, China go down in five months Exports also witness a negative growth KATHMANDU: Nepal's imports from India and China decreased by 39.2 per cent and 14.1 per cent respectively during the first five months of the current fiscal year, the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) said in... 25 Jan, 2016
Birgunj border reopens Birgunj, January 24 Goods, which were obstructed from entering the country through the Raxaul-Birgunj border point for four months due to the agitation of United Democratic Madhesi Front, have started entering the country via Birgunj. Birgunj... Travel 25 Jan, 2016
UDMF steps up protests in Tarai Birgunj, December 18 United Democratic Madhesi Front has stepped up agitation in the districts of Bara and Parsa from Friday to press the government and three major parties to meet their demands. On Friday, UDMF leaders and cadres took to the... Travel 19 Dec, 2015
LETTERS: The crux of the crisis In my opinion the crux of the ongoing crisis in Nepal is the desire of the local people to become import-export revenue-duty chiefs at the import-export points like Birgunj and Kodari, and the addiction to such jobs by those who have accumulated a lot... 04 Nov, 2015
China ready to provide fuel NOC to reroute fuel tankers and LPG bullets stranded at Birgunj-Raxaul customs point Kathmandu, October 27 China is ready to offer necessary assistance to fuel-strapped Nepal, the spokesperson of China’s Foreign Ministry said. “The... Travel 28 Oct, 2015
Supply eases as border points open Jhapa/Nawalparasi, October 12 Most of the border points shut down by the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front reopened from today. With reopening of points bordering India, the flow of vehicles loaded with petroleum products and other goods... Travel 13 Oct, 2015
Auto industry in wait and watch mode Dealers have not been able to deliver vehicles booked at recent NADA Auto Show KATHMANDU: Usually the Nepali auto-mobile industry is excited at the onset of the festive season as more than 40 per cent of the total automobile sales for the year takes... Art & Culture 29 Sep, 2015
House panel urges govt for smooth supply of consumables KATHMANDU: The Committee on Industry, Commerce and Consumers' Welfare of the Legislature-Parliament has stressed on solving the problem surfaced in supply of daily essential goods through the political level, as the problem was created by the... Horoscopes 24 Sep, 2015
