TANAHUN, April 21: The contract for the eastern section under the Muglin-Pokhara road extension project has expired. Following the expiry of the contract on April 17, the government has initiated the process of extending the deadline of the project.

KATHMANDU, April 21: Nepal posted a pathetic performance in its foreign trade as of the third quarter of the current fiscal year, with imports recording Rs 137 billion in the past one month compared to total exports earnings of only Rs 113.94 billion in the entire nine months.

KATHMANDU, April 21: The import of electric vehicles (EVs) has slowed down for the second month in a row.

KATHMANDU, April 21: The non-performing loans of commercial banks increased to 3.65 percent in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, an increase of 0.63 percent compared to the same period last year.

KATHMANDU, April 21: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Sunday added 12.29 points to close at 1,984.43 points.

CAAN and NREN agree to launch eduroam at TIA

Published On: April 21, 2024 06:24 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 21: The Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) is set to launch the eduroam service. For this, a memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal and Nepal Research and Education Network (NREN). With this agreement in place, individuals at the airport will now have access to the eduroam network.

Jufal Airport reopens after 53-day closure for runway repairs

Published On: April 21, 2024 03:23 PM NPT By: RSS

DOLPA, April 21: The Jufal Airport has resumed operations after 53 days of closure for runway repairs. The airport became operational again following the landing of a Tara Air flight from Nepalgunj this morning.

KATHMANDU, April 21: Finance Minister Barshaman Pun, who returned home from a US visit on Saturday, said that the US government, private sector and development partners are interested to work with Nepal more closely.

Gold price remains steady at Rs 139,300 per tola

Published On: April 21, 2024 12:43 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 21: The price of gold remained stagnant in the domestic market on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, April 21: The number of Nepalis obtaining permanent residency (PR) permits in Australia has soared. In 2022/23, as many as 12,041 Nepalis got PR permits. According to the latest data of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the number of Nepalis who have received PR permits in Australia by the end of June 2022 has reached 151,140.