Published On: April 14, 2017 12:35 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, April 14: Tablet personal computers (PCs) are different from smartphones. But tax officials have defined tablet PCs as smartphones and given value added tax (VAT) reimbursement to importers. “
Published On: April 13, 2017 02:23 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, April 12: Failure to recover capital gains tax (CGT) from telecom operator Ncell has put Ministry of Finance (MoF) at the top of the list of government agencies in terms of financial indiscipline in Fiscal Year 2015/16.
Published On: April 10, 2017 03:30 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, April 9: Only six days remain for the government to collect capital gains tax (CGT) from the Ncell share purchase deal, according to a commitment made by the finance secretary and other officials under his ministry on January 15.
Published On: April 8, 2017 07:58 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, April 7: Nepal Airlines on Friday signed a final deal to purchase two Airbus passenger jets, in what is the largest-ever such deal in Nepal’s aviation history.
Published On: April 7, 2017 06:49 PM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, April 7: Nepal Airlines on Friday signed a final deal to purchase two Airbus passenger jets, in what is the largest-ever such deal in Nepal's aviation history.
Published On: April 7, 2017 03:33 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, April 6: All the ministers, ministers of state, planners and few lawmakers will gather at Hyatt Regency Kathmandu on Sunday to learn from Malaysian experience in handling development projects.
Published On: April 6, 2017 10:41 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, April 6: Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Ramesh Lekhak has said that he would soon table a proposal in the cabinet meeting to award the Kathmandu Tarai Expressway Project to the Nepal Army (NA).
Published On: April 4, 2017 09:27 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, April 4: A one percent fee that was being charged separately for environment services for hydropower project companies lifted by the previous government led by K P Sharma Oli using a cabinet policy decision has been brought back by the current government.
Published On: April 3, 2017 06:00 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, April 2: The upcoming election is going to be about twice as costly as that of 17 years ago, even after adjusting for inflation. Government data shows that spending for the parliamentary election in 1999 was Rs 2.75 billion while the estimated spending for the upcoming local election is projected at Rs 20 billion. Adjusting Rs 2.75 billion for an average annual inflation rate of 8 percent over 17 years would result in a figure of around Rs 10 billion.
Published On: March 28, 2017 12:50 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, March 28: A visiting Zimbabwean minister has said that African country wants to learn from Nepal to organize remittances inflow to improve its GDP.
Published On: March 25, 2017 01:10 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, March 25: The government has distributed a total of Rs 5.05 billion to finance different projects in order to woo voters ahead of upcoming election for local bodies.
Published On: March 24, 2017 12:20 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, March 24: Preparatory work to build Upper Arun Hydroelectric Project has begun.
Published On: March 22, 2017 09:36 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, March 22: Work on Bhairahawa-based Gautam Buddha International Airport is resuming from next week.
Published On: March 9, 2017 12:30 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, March 9: Women have outpaced men in 18 districts in terms of self-employment.
Published On: March 2, 2017 01:00 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, March 2: The cabinet on Tuesday endorsed Electricity Regulatory Commission Bill 2017, paving way for the tabling of the much awaited bill in the parliament for approval.
Published On: February 28, 2017 01:37 PM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Public Account Committee in the Parliament directed the government to start working on the Kathmandu-Trarai Fast Track Project so as to finish it in less than 5 years time.
Published On: February 27, 2017 05:30 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: Electricity imports increased by 23 percent to 785 million units over the first half of the current fiscal year compared to the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
Published On: February 22, 2017 10:13 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, Feb 22: It has been revealed that Time of Day (ToD) meters installed in big industries are not monitored regularly. Similarly, energy consumption data is not downloaded from these meters and analyzed as required by the law.
Published On: February 21, 2017 01:10 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Melamchi water is expected to come to Kathmandu Valley this October. But the government has not made any concrete plan for proper management of surge in wastewater in the Valley.
Published On: February 14, 2017 09:15 PM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni
KATHMANDU, Feb 14: Nepal and India have agreed to bring Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur Transmission Line into use from May.