Life as a precept: How metaphors drive the self We are all fond of metaphors, or similes — be it life, career, or any conversation. For most of us, the metaphor of gadgets, not their inner working, is imperative, also important. Opinion 29 Jun, 2022
EDITORIAL: Start a probe While Nepal welcomes FDI, we must see to it that there are no shady deals to circumvent the country’s laws Time and again, the multinational telecommunications company, Ncell, has been making headlines in the media, and always for the wrong reason,... 11 Jan, 2021
Nepali investors make millions from opaque share deals KATHMANDU, JANUARY 9 A handful of Nepali investors have made fortunes buying and selling Ncell shares using funds which appear to have flowed covertly to them via tax havens from the Malaysian telecom giant, Axiata, and Sweden’s Telia. Some... Travel 10 Jan, 2021
20 per cent local stake in Ncell needs to be probed KATHMANDU, JANUARY 9 The controversy surrounding share transactions of Ncell seems to have gotten murkier, with a new investigation finding that even the 20 per cent shares owned by Nepali investors involve shady deals and that the government needs... Travel 10 Jan, 2021
LTO reassesses Ncell�s CGT liability at Rs 60 billion Kathmandu, January 3 At a time when it was believed that the issue of capital gains tax on the transfer of ownership of Ncell from TeliaSonera to Axiata had already been settled, the Large Taxpayers’ Office recently reassessed the tax amount based... 04 Jan, 2021
Ncell pays Rs 14.33 billion to govt, fulfils capital gains tax liabilities Kathmandu, April 12 Private telecom company Ncell today deposited Rs 14.33 billion as tax in the government’s coffer fulfilling its capital gains tax (CGT) responsibility on the company’s buyout deal that took place in April 2016. Jhalak Ram... 13 Apr, 2020
Telia divests its interest in Moldcell KATHMANDU: Fintur Holdings BV (Fintur), wholly-owned by Telia Company, has agreed to sell its 100 per cent holding in Moldcell to CG Cell Technologies DAC, for $31.5 million. “I’m happy to announce the completion of our journey to exit Eurasia... Horoscopes 15 Feb, 2020
Ncell pays Rs 4.5 billion of its total CGT dues KATHMANDU: Private telecom company Ncell has paid Rs 4.5 billion out of the total amount due as capital gains tax (CGT) in its buyout deal. The Large Taxpayers Office (LTO), on December 22, had given an ultimatum to the private telecom to clear its... Horoscopes 31 Dec, 2019
Ncell gets 15-day ultimatum to pay CGT Kathmandu, December 22 The Large Taxpayers Office today gave an ultimatum to the private telecom firm Ncell to clear its outstanding capital gains tax dues within 15 days. Interestingly, LTO’s ultimatum to Ncell to clear the taxes came on the... 23 Dec, 2019
LTO starts consultation with MoF to chart future course An international court on Thursday had asked govenment to suspend CGT collection from Ncell Kathmandu, December 20 The Large Taxpayers’ Office has started consultation with the Ministry of Finance to chart out a future course on collection... 21 Dec, 2019
Govt told not to collect CGT from Ncell Kathmandu, December 19 An international court has directed the Nepal government not to impose capital gains tax on Ncell buyout deal for the time being – a decision that could bring the process of collecting Rs 22.4 billion from the largest... Travel 20 Dec, 2019
Can House panel cross-examine SC verdicts? Kathmandu, September 6 Can parliamentary committees cross-examine verdicts issued by the Supreme Court? Lawmakers are asking this question as a section of the civil society has expressed reservation over the apex court verdict that makes it... Travel 07 Sep, 2019
