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The government is introducing e-commerce regulations to supervise the online marketplace which is growing steadily despite a late start.Industry insiders and government officials said that the e-commerce market would grow manifold due to a swelling middle class and a surge in the number of internet users. The Nepal Telecommunications…

City planners and the public have appreciated Lalitpur Metropolitan City’s most recent move of installing a ‘Water ATM’ or ‘Pani Padhero’ to provide the public easy access to safe drinking water. They, however, said such a service should be free of cost, as water is a basic need and a free resource.The metropolis, in coordination with the…

BARCELONA, Spain- At the press conference held at the Mobile World Congress 2019, Lifecell shared its achievements after announcing its new approach to the telecom sector last year with a new partnership with CG Corp Global expanding Lifecell’s experience and know-how in digitalization to Nepal.Lifecell DO vision and 1440 strategy - changed…

Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has announced to close runway of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) between 10 pm to 8 am for rehabilitation and expansion work from April 1 for runway rehabilitation and expansion work which is scheduled to be completed by June.Nepali joint venture Kalika-Tundi is the contractor of the project.…

Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has decided to have the underground electric cable in the Kathmandu Valley in a bid to minimise the risk of electric shocks and maintain the urban beauty.In the first phase of the cable undergrounding project, areas covered by the Majarajgunj Distribution Centre and the Ratnapark Distribution Centre have…

The 91st Academy Awards ceremony, honoring the best films of 2018, was held at the Dolby Theatre, in Los Angeles, California.It was a night of upset in Hollywood, as Green Book took home Best Picture in a hotly-contested category.“Green Book,” the story of the unlikely friendship between a bigoted bouncer and a virtuoso black musician,…

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.…