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Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply Lekhraj Bhatta has said there is no issue in the import of foodstuff from India despite restriction in cross-border people's movement.In his statement from the Nepal Television today, the Minister said trucks and containers from India carrying food and other essentials are being disinfected before…

The Nepali government has lifted a ban on the import of food items from eight countries which have been hit hard by the novel coronavirus, citing reduced risk of transmission of virus from food items, a senior official of Nepal's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, said.The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control…

Ncell Private Limited, in line with the decision of the government, reduced rate of its pay as you go (PAYG) internet rate by 25% on Thursday (April 02). With this all Ncell customers can now avail internet connectivity at more affordable rate during lockdown period.The company has slashed rate of its PAYG internet from standard rate of Rs…

Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has reduced the price of petrol and diesel/kerosene each by Rs 10 per liter.The meeting of the NOC board of directors held on Wednesday decided to revise the price of petrol and diesel/kerosene.With the revised price which will come into effect from midnight today, the new price of petrol in Kathmandu valley…

Private telecom company, Ncell, has paid an additional Rs 4.6 billion in capital gains tax (CGT) to the government.As per officials at the Large Taxpayers’ Office (LTO), Ncell paid the aforementioned amount on Tuesday. With this, Ncell has paid Rs 9.1 billion out of the Rs 22.6 billion remaining CGT determined by the government.On…

Mato, a brand of Golyan Agro Trade will be selling fresh vegetables and fruits from eight different location in the valley from Sunday.Issuing a notice on Thursday, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has assured that during ongoing lockdown the movement of vehicles transporting fruits, vegetables, milk, meat items, feed…

The government has set to provide 20% discount on the electricity bill to 3.8 million consumers who use less than 150 units of electricity per month.A meeting between the Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barshaman Pun and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) board of directors on Friday decided to ask the council of…

All Ncell customers can now avail 120% bonus balance on every recharge from today (Thursday, March 26). Ncell Private Limited announced the increment on bonus balance, aiming to make communications services accessible and smooth. In fact, as a critical infrastructure provider, Ncell views it as our civic duty to step up and keep our customers…

Most of the department stores remained closed on Thursday even though the government had said that it would allow such stores to open for few hours in a day to ensure smooth supply of daily essentials during the lockdown.Department stores have taken to social media to inform their customers about closure of their stores due to the lockdown.…

To promote the use of electric induction stoves, Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is offering a discount of 20 per cent on electricity tariffs for consumers who use up to 150 units per month.Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Barsha Man Pun, informed that NEA will provide this offer until the situation created by the…