Wood worth Rs 70 million decaying at forest office The wood collected at Sub-Division Forest Office at Tinkune of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-8 in Sunsari district is left to decay despite its significant value. Nepal 12 Jan, 2025
Minister directs airlines to submit airfare rates within 24 hours Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, Badri Pandey, has directed all airlines operating international flights to and from Nepal to submit their airfare rates within 24 hours. Kathmandu 20 Nov, 2024
Home Minister Lekhak warns against black marketing, price hikes, and substandard goods during festivals. The Home Minister added that coordinated efforts among the concerned parties are essential for achieving results, and this will be evaluated in the next meeting after the festival. Nepal 29 Aug, 2024
Local levels told to facilitate easy supply of daily essentials The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration today issued a circular to all the local levels, directing them to step up market monitoring to check black-marketing, hoarding, profiteering, adulteration, artificial shortage of daily consumables and other unethical trade practices during the festive season. Nepal 13 Oct, 2023
Govt attention drawn to need to curb inflation, black marketing Parliamentarians have suggested that the government remain aware and vigilant against exorbitant inflation and black marketing of daily consumable items, including sugar, as the major festivals such as Dashain and Tihar were nearby. Kathmandu 28 Sep, 2023
EDITORIAL: Nepal-China deals Nepal and China signed 12 agreements during Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s official visit to Beijing on Monday, which, among others, include promoting bilateral trade, and cooperating in agriculture, fisheries and livestock development, power grid interconnection project, and science, technology and innovation. Opinion 27 Sep, 2023
Parliament committee directs Finance Ministry to facilitate sugar import Industry and Commerce and Labour and Consumer Welfare Committee under the Parliament has directed the Finance Ministry to grant permission for a tax discount on import of sugar. Kathmandu 18 Sep, 2023
Stagflation: Or a bumpy inflation in Nepal? A long-winded tenure typified by sluggish growth and a high unemployment rate bolstered by inflation is termed as “stagflation”. The words “inflation’ and “stagnation” combine together to form “stagflation”. Opinion 26 Sep, 2022
EDITORIAL: Market monitoring Come Dashain and other festivals, and the concerned government agencies become active to monitor the market to ensure that the consumers are not cheated, overcharged or the traders do not create an artificial shortage of essential goods. Opinion 26 Sep, 2022
Local levels told to intensify market monitoring The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has issued a circular to all the local levels, directing them to intensify market monitoring in a bid to check black-marketing, hoarding, profiteering, adulteration, artificial shortage of daily consumables and other unethical trade practices. Nepal 03 Jul, 2022
EDITORIAL: Garbage heaps Garbage heaps on the capital’s streets could not have resurfaced at a more inopportune moment, when dozens of candidates representing different political parties or as individual contenders are vying for the mayoral post. Opinion 05 May, 2022
Don't panic, no shortage of cooking gas, say LPG bottlers The bottlers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are urging consumers not to resort to panic-buying and hoarding, saying there is no shortage of cooking gas in the country. Business 04 May, 2022
