KATHMANDU, August 16: Huawei hosted the opening ceremony for Seeds for the Future – its global flagship CSR program for undergraduate level students from all ICT-related disciplines in Kathmandu on Tuesday. This is the second year that Huawei has launched the program in Nepal.

KATHMANDU, August 16: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has increased the threshold of money remitted from abroad on a daily basis from Rs 1 million to Rs 1.50 million.

India reduces price of petroleum products

Published On: August 16, 2022 05:15 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 16: India has reduced the price of petroleum products it supplies to Nepal. The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has reduced the price of petroleum products and sent a new price list to the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC).

Nepse loses 24.83 points on Tuesday

Published On: August 16, 2022 04:54 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 16: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) on Tuesday plunged 24.83 points to close at 2,041.06 points.

KATHMANDU, August 16: The first general assembly and convention of the Society of Infrastructure Journalist Nepal has elected a new executive committee of 11 members under the chairmanship of Jeevan Kumar Basnet. The first general assembly and convention of the organization held on Tuesday unanimously elected a new executive committee.

Nilhari Bastola elected as TAAN President

Published On: August 16, 2022 03:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 16: The Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) has got a new working committee under the chairmanship of Nilhari Bastola. TAAN is the umbrella organization of mountaineering tourism entrepreneurs.

ILAM, August 16: China has indicated that it will import Nepali tea at a time when efforts are being made to enact a law to stop its import in India. The Government of Nepal, through the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu, had been requesting China to import Nepali tea.

Birgunj Metropolis to provide 10,000 sacks of urea

Published On: August 16, 2022 10:15 AM NPT By: Republica

BIRGUNJ, August 16: The Birgunj Metropolitan City (BMC) has decided to provide 10,000 sacks of urea fertilizers to the farmers in Parsa. Chief Administrative Officer at BMC, Laxmi Poudel, and Chief of Province Office of Agriculture Input Ltd, Chandra Prasad Chaulagain, signed a four-point agreement to this regard on Monday.

Paddy plantation completed in 24 districts

Published On: August 16, 2022 09:38 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 16: Transplantation of paddy, the major staple crop of the country, has concluded enthusiastically, thanks to timely and sufficient rainfall.

KATHMANDU, August 15: The Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) is organizing the Nepal Infrastructure Summit (NIS) - 2022 on September 8 in Kathmandu.