JANAKPURDHAM, July 18: Agriculture is considered the main basis of prosperity of Madhesh Province. The provincial government has been emphasizing a commercial agriculture system to increase agriculture, irrigation and agricultural production to make the province prosperous. But during the paddy planting season, the government has become a mute spectator when the farmers of Madhesh are without fertilizers and any means to irrigate their fields.

KATHMANDU, July 18: The government has decided to give two more years to the Indian company Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (GMR) to complete the financial management of the Upper Karnali Hydropower Project.

Gold price up by Rs 400 per tola

Published On: July 18, 2022 02:58 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 18: The price of gold has increased in the Nepali Market. The price of the precious yellow metal increased by Rs 400 per tola on Monday. The price of fine gold has increased from Rs 93,600 per tola on Sunday to Rs 94,000 per tola on Monday.

KATHMANDU, July 17: It has been a year since the problem began to appear in the country’s external sector. The problems seen since mid-July 2021, the first month of the last financial year, have not been resolved until the beginning of July this year. The problems in some areas are going deeper.

'Mardi trekking route' adds new tourism infrastructures

Published On: July 18, 2022 01:10 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 18: Additional tourism infrastructures have been developed along the trekking route of the world famous Mardi mountain.

'Vehicle scanning machine' being installed at Nagdhunga

Published On: July 18, 2022 12:39 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 18: A high-tech equipment is to be installed at Nagdhunga – the main entrance to the Kathmandu Valley – for scanning and keeping records of the vehicles.

SSF contributors can now avail loan

Published On: July 18, 2022 11:05 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 18: The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security has approved 'Contributors Credit Guidelines 2079 BS based on the Social Security Fund.

KATHMANDU, July 18: The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, which has the main responsibility for advancing the developmental projects in the country, has spent only 53 percent of its allocated budget on capital expenditures in the previous fiscal year 2021/22. This is the lowest in the last 6 years. Additionally, the ministry’s expenditure is less this year than that seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Government to provide Rs 7 billion loan to NOC

Published On: July 18, 2022 08:43 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 18: The government has decided to provide a loan of Rs 7 billion to Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) to make the supply of petroleum products smooth.

KATHMANDU, JULY 17: The Parliamentary Inquiry Special Committee formed to investigate former Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has said that it has questioned the engineer related to CCTV of the Ministry of Finance.