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Govt gives permits to 145 industries in six months
Govt gives permits to 145 industries in six months The Department of Industry reports 145 local and foreign industries with proposed investments totalling Rs139...
Mid-Modi hydro project conducts successful test run
Mid-Modi hydro project conducts successful test run The 18-MW project will start commercial production in 15 days, officials say
Hetauda Cement Factory resumes production
Hetauda Cement Factory resumes production The facility produces 12,000 to 16,000 bags of cement daily
NEA completes Ghiring substation in Tanahu
NEA completes Ghiring substation in Tanahu The newly built substation would supply power to various places in Bhimad and Ghiring Rural...
Nepali company starts churning out quality floor tiles
Nepali company starts churning out quality floor tiles Nepal Ceramic currently puts out 350 different designs of tiles in the market worth around...
Chhath effect: Demand for earthenware lights up local potter community
Chhath effect: Demand for earthenware lights up local potter community The proliferation of Indian-made articles in the Nepali market has put the local pottery-making business...
Happy Tihar: Capital city dazzles on Deepawali, the festival of lights
Happy Tihar: Capital city dazzles on Deepawali, the festival of lights With Kathmandu dazzling, Nepal Electricity Authority boss is on a new high this Deepawali
Private firm to build 171MW Dudhkosi-6 Hydel Project in Solukhumbu
Private firm to build 171MW Dudhkosi-6 Hydel Project in Solukhumbu The total cost of the run-of-river project to be built in Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality-3...
Deepawali demand for marigold flowers soars
Deepawali demand for marigold flowers soars Flower growers in Jhapa are struggling to keep up with the growing demand for marigolds
NRNA ex-chair Ghale pledges to invest in clean hydrogen project
NRNA ex-chair Ghale pledges to invest in clean hydrogen project The Australia-based entrepreneur expects policy gaps in clean hydrogen production would be gradually resolved 
Manthali airport to operate Solukhumbu-Lukla flights
Manthali airport to operate Solukhumbu-Lukla flights The country's civil aviation authority CAAN steps up expansion and construction works at the Manthali...
Innovative vegans rewriting the rules of Nepali business landscape
Innovative vegans rewriting the rules of Nepali business landscape Businesses have been ramping up their outreach by selling non-meat options
Consignments from China cross into Rasuwagadhi
Consignments from China cross into Rasuwagadhi Customs officials say as many as 56 Chinese containers have crossed the border into Nepal...
Nepal hit Rs 500 million milestone in plywood exports
Nepal hit Rs 500 million milestone in plywood exports There are 79 registered plywood industries in Nepal
Air services in Baitadi closed for six months
Air services in Baitadi closed for six months It takes at least eight hours for a public vehicle to reach Dhangadhi from Baitadi
Imports from Tatopani, Rasuwa check points resume
Imports from Tatopani, Rasuwa check points resume Tatopani and Rasuwa checkpoints have been opened from Thursday
Vaping businesses boom in Nepal
Vaping businesses boom in Nepal Vapes continue flooding the market with a rapidly adaptive industry betting on new hybrid products
Nepal's 'biggest' solar plant connected with national power grid
Nepal's 'biggest' solar plant connected with national power grid The country's 'biggest' 25 megawatts solar plant in Nuwakot has been connected to the national...
ADB vice-president reaffirms support for Nepal’s private sector development
ADB vice-president reaffirms support for Nepal’s private sector development Ashok Lavasa commends the government on progress towards legal and regulatory reforms to attract private...
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