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Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has inaugurated the office of Nepal Shipping Office on Thursday. The new office based at Ekantakuna has come into operation from Thursday and this office will begin further study and exploration on developing inland waterways. The entity is established following a taskforce headed by joint secretary of the planning…

The government has said it will provide 50 per cent of the minimum wage that it has set to those people who remain unemployed for 100 days if none of their family members are employed for a year.The amount that will be provided will be equivalent to 50 per cent of the government-set minimum wage for 100 days.The Ministry of Labour,…

To make it easier for Nepalis travelling abroad and also foreigners who visit the country the government is planning to issue international driving licence. The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) has started homework to issue international driving permit (IDP) by amending the Federal Transport Act.Gokarna Prasad Upadhyaya,…

The Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), in association with various government agencies and the private sector, is hosting the Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 in the Capital on February 14.At a press conference held today, CNI informed that necessary preparations have been completed to host the event in a successful manner.…

Smart Telecom has started installation of optical fiber in 19 districts of western region – in Province 5, Karnali Province and Far Western Province.The work officially started from Nepalgunj on Wednesday, according to the company.The Government of Nepal had given Smart telecom authority to lay optical fiber, with Nepal…

Construction process for International Cricket Stadium to be established at Bharatpur Metropolitan City of Chitwan district has formally begun from Wednesday.At a programme organized by Dhurmus Suntali Foundation, the Foundation and Bharatpur Metropolitan City signed an agreement related to land acquisition for the same.The agreement…

The government is considering banning password-free Wi-Fi in public place. Nepal Telecommunication Authority set out a new policy to this effect considering security issues.According to a NT report on security provision regarding the free Wi-Fi, the public Wi-Fi networks must have a mandatory login provision in order to access them for…

Commercial banks posted high profits for the first half of the fiscal year ended mid-January despite facing an acute shortage of loanable funds during the period.The unaudited financial reports of 15 commercial banks show a staggering profit growth of around 30 percent in the first six months of the current fiscal year compared to the…

Nepal Television was started in Jan 1985 with few hours of transmission and today serves over 72 percent of the population with terrestrial reach over 50 percent of landmass in Nepal.As the country's only largest and oldest television channel, NTV is celebrating it's 34th anniversary today.On the occasion NTV stated that it has upgraded…

Restaurant and Bar Association Nepal (Reban) has decided to remove 10 percent service charge levied on clients.Issuing a statement, the professional body of restaurateurs said that the decision was taken considering widespread complaints against the service charge from consumers.At present, restaurants are charging 10 percent service…