BUSINESS

The workers and laborers in the hotel and hospitality sector will get their minimum wages for the lockdown period.The Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN) and three major trade unions of the tourism and hospitality sector inked a deal ending a longstanding dispute over the workers’ salary for the lockdown period.HAN said that the agreement…

India‘s Reliance Industries on Wednesday said Alphabet Inc’s Google will buy a 7.7% stake in its digital unit for $4.5 billion, winning the backing of another US tech giant after Facebook Inc in late April.With Google’s investment, strategic and financial investors have committed a total of 1.52 trillion rupees ($20.22 billion) in the last…

Nepal Telecom has launched an attractive summer offer. The company has modified its pre-existing Spring Offer 2077 and made some changes in the new Summer Offer. The service under the company's summer offer will be available for 90 days starting from today( July 16/ Shrawan 1 ). Some of the already available packs have been retained and some…

Ncell prepaid subscribers can now enjoy endless conversations with their family and friends within Ncell network at more affordable rates.Ncell Private Limited under its umbrella campaign ‘Plus’ has launched an attractive voice offer ‘Endless Kurakani+’ for its prepaid customers, allowing them to stay connected with multiple options of…

The government is all set to bring the National Payment Gateway (NPG) system into operation from August.The new NPG system is expected to help integrate electronic transactions within and outside the country.According to National Information Technology Centre (NITC), the NPG system will comprise payments from and to the government,…

Consumers in Nepal will soon be able to experience quality wireless internet and WiFi connectivity without any hassle with attractive bundled service. Ncell Private Limited has announced that it has started pre-booking for Wirefree Plus WiFi service under its new theme 'Plus'.Ncell has stated that for the first time in Nepal, it's going to…

Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has decided to exempt late charges on electricity bills if consumers are able to clear the outstanding due by July 22.According to NEA, all types of consumers are entitled to the exemption of late charges if they pay electricity bill during the period of lockdown till July 22. The NEA will levy extra…

The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DoFTQC) has set the standard for juices and beverages.As per the department, the new standard for beverages and juices has been introduced to ensure healthy competition in the domestic market.“The new standard will replace the previous standard set for beverages and juices. The new…

Data bundled YouTube special offer under umbrella theme ‘Plus’ Customers can use YouTube as much as they can at just Rs 100 for a week Comes with additional 4 GB all time all network data Provision of add-on data for Facebook and TiktokAll 4G customers of Ncell can now enjoy nonstop access to popular video streaming platform…

Himalaya Airlines and Huawei Cloud — a Chinese multinational technology company — signed a memorandum of understanding for strategic cooperation in Kathmandu, on Sunday.According to the statement issued by Himalaya Airlines, Huawei will provide Himalaya with competitive products and services to enable the airlines to provide its passengers…