NOC cuts petrol, diesel, and kerosene prices; effective from tonight The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has revised the prices of petroleum products, effective from midnight on Wednesday. Business 15 May, 2024
John F Kennedy and consumer rights: Its relevance to Nepal at present Consumer International, the membership organisation for consumer groups worldwide, observes March 15 as World Consumer Rights Day every year. However, the roots of this day can be traced back to a speech delivered by U.S. President John F. Kennedy to the Congress of the United States on March 15, 1962, in which he presented the Consumer Bill of Rights. Opinion 17 Mar, 2023
EDITORIAL: Maintain transparency The government had decided to adopt an automatic pricing system for petrol, diesel, kerosene and aviation fuel in October 2014. Opinion 21 Oct, 2022
Construction of proposed industrial estate to start soon, says minister Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supply Dilendra Prasad Badu has said construction of Mayurdhap Industrial Estate is due to start soon. Nepal 29 Jul, 2022
Dahal says his trip to India a goodwill visit CPN-Maoist Centre Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that he is visiting neighbouring country India keeping Nepal and the Nepali people’s interest at the centre. Nepal 16 Jul, 2022
EDITORIAL - Heed NOC's advice The state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has no option other than to hike the prices of petroleum products to make up for its loss, running to the tune of billions of rupees every month. Opinion 06 Jul, 2022
EDITORIAL - Start afresh The Supreme Court has issued a mandamus order to the government to build an international airport by causing minimum damage to the environment. Opinion 01 Jul, 2022
EDITORIAL: Live frugally There has been no let up to the price increase of petroleum products in Nepal, a fallout of the war in Ukraine, and the poor consumer is having to bear the brunt every time the price is revised. Opinion 24 May, 2022
'Imports ban of luxury items was necessary' The government’s decision to ban import of luxury items for the remainder of the current fiscal year that ends in mid-July was ‘necessary’ to shore up the country’s fast depleting foreign exchange reserves, the central bank officials said today. Business 28 Apr, 2022
Nepal, India discuss future areas of cooperation Kathmandu, August 22 The second meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Working Group on oil and gas cooperation that was conducted through video conferencing recently, held discussions on future areas of cooperation in the petroleum energy sector,... 23 Aug, 2020
South Asia�s first cross-border oil pipeline operational Kathmandu, September 10 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi today jointly inaugurated the much-hyped Motihari-Amlekhgunj cross-border petroleum pipeline via a video link, thereby marking the commercial operation of... Travel 11 Sep, 2019
Chinese team to explore petro prospect Kathmandu, June 23 As per the agreement with Nepal, a Chinese geological survey team has arrived for the exploration of petroleum prospects in various districts of Nepal. A team from China Geological Survey arrived on Saturday for the... 24 Jun, 2019
