BUSINESS

Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has announced that it is starting commercial flights to Narita in Japan from March 2.The introductory airfare of Kathmandu-Narita flight has been set at Rs 73,000 per person for a round-trip and Rs 37,000 per person for one-way. As per the corporation, the introductory fare will be in place for a limited…

WeChat Pay, a China-based payment service provider, has finally received permission to operate its electronic payment service in Nepal.Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) recently granted permission to WeChat Pay to conduct its operations in the country.Meanwhile, NRB has allowed NMB Bank to provide the settlement services of transactions made…

As previously planned, the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) is unlikely to begin operation by March as the project is yet to install equipment necessary for the operation of the airport.Though the project has acquired 85.5% physical progress under international competitive bidding (ICB)-01 and approximately 50% progress rate for…

Shree Airlines has started its commercial flights on Kathmandu-Pokhara route from today.With its Dash-8 aircraft, the airline will operate two flights a day in this route. As an introductory rate, the company has fixed one-way ticket from Kathmandu to Pokhara at Rs 2,000 and oneway ticket for Pokhara to Kathmandu has been set at Rs 2,600.…

This Valentine season all Ncell prepaid customers can now enjoy endless conversations with their loved ones.Ncell Private Limited on Thursday announced an exciting ‘Valentine Offer’, under its new campaign ‘Ajhai Najikincha Sambandha’. This offer enables all prepaid subscribers to enjoy on net weekly voice pack of 700 minutes talk time at…

Nepal Telecom (NT), a state-owned telecommunication company, has declared that it has successfully expanded its 4G telecom service in all 77 districts of the country.Speaking during an event organised to mark the 16th anniversary of Nepal Telecom here today, Dilli Ram Adhikari, managing director of NT, announced that the company had…

Buddha Air, a private airline company of the country, has started its direct flights in Kathmandu-Rajbiraj sector from today.With ATR 72 aircraft, the company has begun operating one daily flight in this sector. As a promotional fare, the airline has set ticket price at Rs 2,500 per person.As per the company, the flight service will…

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority has slashed the interconnection usage charge, the fee that one phone company pays to another when a call is made between their two networks, from 54 paisa to 10 paisa per minute.As per the Interconnection Guideline 2019, service providers are required to implement the new charges by mid-March.The…

Indian private airline company Air Vistara is all set to begin direct commercial flights on the Kathmandu-Delhi route from February 11.Publishing a schedule for the Kathmandu flight today, company has informed it will start taking ticket bookings from Wednesday (January 15).According to the company, it will be operating one flight per…

Ncell Private Limited has launched an attractive weekly plan under its existing ‘Mero Plan’ for its prepaid customers, allowing customers to enjoy data and voice services at more affordable rates.The new weekly plan will come into effect from 14 January (Tuesday). Under this, Ncell has launched two weekly plans 2GB Plan and 6GB Plan in…