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 Birgunj, Jan 10 (RSS): After the success of the Motihari-Amlekhgunj petroleum pipeline project, the government is extending the pipeline from Amlekhgunj to Lothar of Chitwan. A study is now underway to materialize the 69-kilometers pipeline from Amlekhgunj to Chitwan, said Nepal coordinator in the Nepal-India Pipeline Joint Study Group, Birendra Goit. The study will help to identify the method of extending the pipeline and the estimated cost. A joint task force to be formed following an understanding between the governments of Nepal and India will develop the detail project report.  Lothar in Chitwan will have a storage capacity of 100,000 kilolitre of petroleum.  The pipeline from Motihari of India to Amlekhgunj depot of Nepal Oil Corporation is being used to transport diesel and a study is now being carried to start transportation of petrol as well, using the same pipeline, said Chief of NOC Province-2, Bharat Regmi. For this two petrol tanks of 4.2 million litre capac...

Jhapa, Jan 10 (RSS): The construction of the largest Solar Power Project of Nepal has been gaining speed in the district. Founded two years ago, the Jhapa Energy Limited is constructing the 10 MW solar power plant in 22 bigaha of land in ward no. 3 and 4 of Shivasatakshi municipality of the district. The project is estimated to cost Rs. 790 million rupees and Rs. 600 million is being managed through bank loan, said the chairperson of the Company Lal Bahadur Sanwa. Sanwa is the former Constituent Assembly member. The project is expected to go on a trial production by early January 2022 and start commercial production soon after, according to manager of the company, Subash Bhattarai. The power produced from the plant will be sold to the Nepal Electricity Authority. The company targets to produce 17.6 million units of power in a year. According it will sign a power purchase agreement by the end of this month, and also award the project contract by March. The company was established consid...

Kathmandu, Jan 9 (RSS) : The Tourist Bus Association of Nepal (TBAN) has decided to expand tourist bus service to new tourist destinations across the country. The drive aims to promote domestic tourism, it has been said at an event organised on Saturday here on the occasion of the 10th annual general meeting of the TBAN.  The service, which has already been in operation to and from Pokhara, Chitwan and Lumbini, would be expanded to tourist destinations, Kerung, Muktinath, Rara, Bensishahar, Tatopani and Bardiya.  On the occasion, President of the Nepal Association of Tours and Travels Agents (NATTA) Achyut Guragain urged tourism entrepreneurs to unite for the promotion of domestic tourism. "The government failed to bring reliefs to tourism entrepreneurs marred by Covid-19 crisis. A situation has been created wherein a struggle is needed to save tourism."  Problems have surfaced without consultations between private sector and the government, he viewed. Likewise, the TBAN ...

Kathmandu, Jan 9 (RSS): Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has said it is to import 15-MW more electricity via Tanakpur point to meet the demand during dry season. For this, the government has got positive nod from India. The Central Electricity Authority of India agreed to provide Nepal additional electricity, the NEA said, adding that Nepal was earlier importing 70-MW electricity.  Acting Executive Directive at NEA, Hitendra Dev Shakya, informed that the imported electricity will cost Rs 6.62 per unit. As per the Mahakali Treaty, Nepal has been receiving 70 million units of power from India every year, while the additional electricity is bought on commercial cost.  "Although there is 100 MVA transformer at Tanakpur, there is not permission from India to import more than 70 MW. The continuous discussion with Indian officials has finally persuaded Indian side for 15 KW more power from January to March and July to December, according to him.  According to him, capac...

Chitwan, Jan 9 (RSS): The poultry products are becoming costly due to dependency on feed raw materials from outside the country.  The country is investing over Rs 32 billion annually in importing the raw materials for poultry feed.   According to Nepal Poultry Feed Association chair Raveen Puri, such raw materials for poultry feeds are importing from India and third countries.   He added that the country sent the same amount to import the feeds last year.  Puri further shared that the raw materials for feeds like soybean, corn, wheat are also being imported from outside.   The poultry feeds are becoming costlier with the latest policy of government adopted in reforms in poultry feeds and sectors.   Nepal Hatchery Industry Association chair Tikaram Pokharel said that the poultry products and meats are becoming costlier due to continuous price rise of feeds. The soyabean cake is imported from America, Brazil among other countri...

Chitwan, Jan 9 (RSS): The Chitwan chapter of Nepal Feed Industries' Association has got new membership from the 16th annual general meeting. The nine-member new committee has reelected Bal Chandra Khanal as the Chairman. The chapter got Binod Pokharel as vice-chairman, Om Prakash Tiwari as secretary and Yubaraj Pathak as treasurer. Similarly, the members are Leela Baldav Chapagain, Buddhi Prasad Adhikari, Ramchandra Adhikari, Shiva Poudel and Nirajan Khanal. In the AGM, central Chairman of the Association Rabin Puri said the foreign dependency on raw materials should be ended. He demanded the government to scrap agriculture reform fee. Similarly, Vice-Chairman of Nepal Poultry Federation Narayan Hari Khatri and Tikaram Pokhrel among others complained that cost of chicken and eggs was expensive as the investment cost increased much. There are 25 feed industries in Chitwan alone.

Kathmandu, Jan 8 (RSS): The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Bhairahawa is yet to come into full operation even after 20 years of its launch. The SEZ was introduced in a bid to promote trade, create jobs and replace import. The businesspersons have complained that the SEZ did not come in full operation for lack of infrastructures and hostile provisions in SEZ Act. The SEZ Authority, however, has said it would gradually solve the problems including development of infrastructures. Initially, the industries denied entering the SEZ due to the condition of exporting 80 percent of products. The SEZ Act was later amended and the export percentage was lowered to 60, which still failed to attract industrialists. They are now saying that the provision of 60 percent export is still much and the land lease was quite expensive. During a virtual dialogue held by Society of Economic Journalists Nepal (SEJON) Thursday, the speakers stressed the need to wipe out the policy faults. Former Vice Chairman of...

Pokhara, Jan 8 (RSS):  The first online food delivery service, Foodmandu, has expanded its business here as well. It is the first expansion of the service outside the Kathmandu Valley. Marketing manager Shyamratna Mali shared at a press conference that the online food delivery service was expanded in Pokhara in view of the growing need of customers. "We've come here with quality service. Now, the Pokhara people can order food online and relish it at home," he said. For the expansion of the business, Foodmandu has established collaboration with more than 30 local restaurants and hotels, which Mali said, would increase gradually. Similarly, company founder Manohar Adhikari said although they had planned to launch business in Pokhara quite earlier, Covid-19 badly delayed it. "We were for the business expansion in various cities within 2020, but the Covid-19 forced us to deviate from the goal," he recollected. He further shared that 2021 would be the year of busines...

-Ajaya Kumar Sah  Dhanusha, Jan 7 (RSS): Doubt has been harboured regarding re-operation of Janakpur-Jayanagar train service within coming mid-February. The new date for resuming the train service has been set for the third time after two previous attempts remained abortive to that end. But it is not likely to take place this time too.  In the beginning, the rail service was not put in place despite preparation of railway link with broad gaze and construction of railway station and halt in different places . But this time too there was no likelihood to enliven the service even after four months since two trains have been purchased from India.  The newly-procured trains have been safely parked in Inarwa of Dhanusha district. Locals have expressed doubt over possible resumption of train service within mid-February when two past efforts for the same went in vain.  "I had set up a repair shop last year thinking that the resumption of train service would augur w...

Kathmandu, Jan 7 (RSS): Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index – a tool to measure share trading in securities market has gained double digit points today.  According to the NEPSE sources, the index gained 15.91 and reached 2,194.48 points. Likewise, the sensitive index – a tool to measure the share trading of big companies has increased to 421.22 points with the gain of 3.08 points today.  The trading of total 208 companies made a total market turnover to over Rs 5.874 billion. Total shares traded today were over 11.76 million.  With the rise in the NEPSE index, the market capitalization has jumped over to Rs 2955.86 billion.  The share of 112 companies traded today had marked a rise while 47 companies saw a fall in their share value. Likewise, the share value of different 16 companies remained unchanged. 

Kathmandu, Jan 7 (RSS): Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation has stated that there was no chance of load shedding in the country.   The Ministry has clarified that works were underway in line with the National Energy Crisis Reduction and Electricity Development Decade Policy 2072 to end the energy crisis. The problem of load shedding surfaced lately in some parts in the country was due to technical causes, it argued.   Issuing a press release on Thursday, the Ministry also shared that it was working out to curb power wastage, ensuring sufficient extension lines for supply and energy export.  

Kathmandu, Jan 7 (RSS): The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has urged a high caution in view of the detection of bird flu in neighbouring India.  The Ministry has sent circular to seven border animal quarantine offices under it along the Nepal-India border in the Tarai directing a high caution. It has also directed a halt to the import of poultry products from India, said the Ministry's Spokesperson Dr Sriram Ghimire.  "There are high risks of the virus being imported to Nepal from Himachal Pradesh in India. There has been a halt in the import of poultry products from the Pradesh for the time being," he said urging chief district officer of some Tarai districts to maintain a high alert.  There are possibilities for the import of poultry products through beyond the borders as Nepal shares open border with India. Chief district officer has been asked to be in contact in this regard by following a right to direct bird flu control.  "Chief distr...

Rasuwa, Jan 7 (RSS): Hotels and lodges in the district have re-opened following nil cases of Covid-19 in the mountainous district. There is an increasing inflow of domestic tourists to the touristic areas, Dhunche, Langtang, Gosainkunda, Tamang Heritage Path, Rasuwagadhi, Helambu and Dandepati, where approximately 200 hotels and lodges have been re-opened, said Ram Sharan Gajurel, President of the Hotel and Tourism Entrepreneur Association, Rasuwa.  Revival of tourism activities in the areas has encouraged hotel entrepreneurs here as hotel business had incurred over Rs 60 million monthly due to the infection, he said, adding that as a result, over 70 tourist guides and 400 employees associated with tourism have lost their job.  Small investors have been marred the most by the infection. They have taken out loans from banks and financial institutions to operate hotel business. However, they are now finding it difficult to repay loans and interests with their hotels remain...

Kathmandu, Jan 7 (RSS): Price of gold has gone down by Rs 1,300 per tola (11.66 grammes) in Nepali market today. Price of gold increased continuously in recent few days has decreased today. According to Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers Association, hallmark gold is being traded at Rs 95,400 per tola today while it was Rs 96,700 yesterday. Similarly, price of worked gold has been fixed at Rs 94,900 today against Rs 96,200 yesterday. The price of silver has been fixed at Rs 1,330 per tola today being decreased by Rs 10 per tola. It was Rs 1,330 per tola yesterday. 

Kathmandu, Jan 6 (RSS): Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Parbat Gurung, has urged the entrepreneurs to be confident and move ahead as the recent political change would not have any impact on trade and business. At a convention of Nepal Herbs and herbal Producers Association here today, Minister Gurung clarified that the country would now move ahead with a fresh mandate, adding that entrepreneurs should also move ahead with energy.  Also the former chairperson of the Association, Gurung mentioned that herbal business could attract younger generation back to their villages, stating the sector would help in prosperity by creating employment.  He pointed out that the entrepreneurs should increase production and promote export. The Communications Minister urged the entrepreneurs to move ahead through e-commerce and e-business as the ministry is going to make digital Nepal.  Similarly, Chairperson of Federation of Export Entrepreneurs Nepal, Ram...

Chitwan, Jan 6 (RSS): The 10th Asian Buffalo Congress is scheduled to be held in Kathmandu from June 3 with the participation of buffalo specialists from around the world.  Asian Buffalo Association, Agriculture and Forestry University, Department of Livestock Service Nepal and Nepal Agricultural Research Council  are organising the three-day  congress.  Similarly, Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministries of provincial governments, Nepal Livestock Innovation Project, Nepal Veterinary Council and Michigan State University, USA are the co-organiser of the congress.  This is the first time Nepal is organising the congress that takes place in every three years.   Prof Dr Bhuminand Devkota of Agriculture and Forestry University is the chairperson of Association.  The Association was established in 1992. International Buffalo Federation is the common organisation of buffalo specialists across the world. The Secretariat of the F...

Lahan, Jan 4 (RSS): Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokharel has said that it was government's compulsion to go for elections by dissolving the House of Representatives.  Addressing the district-level cadres gathering organised by Nepal Communist Party, Siraha, at Choharwa on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Pokharel opined that the government decided to go among the people by dissolving the House as conspiracy was hatched to push the country towards crisis and the elected prime minister was not allowed to work.  He further said that no one should escape from the election as election makes the democratic republic stronger.  The DPM mentioned that there is still possibility of party unity if another Chairperson of NCP, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, is ready to go for election for fresh mandate by taking back the charge sheet filed against the Prime Minister.   Saying problems surfaced in the party would be resolved soon, he opined that the party would move ahead being st...

Kathmandu, Jan 4 (RSS): A man was arrested with 50 rounds of live ammunition from Tribhuvan International Airport today. Badri Hang Rai,20, a resident of Mechinagar municipality-2 was arrested from the domestic terminal of the airport, according to Metropolitan Police Range. Rai was about to board a flight to Bhadrapur of Jhapa district, when an examination of his bag led to the discovery of the bullets hidden in wrapped in newspaper. He has been taken into custody and further investigation is underway, spokesperson of the Range Pramesh Bista said.

Kathmandu, Jan 4 (RSS): The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Prachanda-Nepal faction’s standing committee meeting has decided to form a team under the leadership of Party Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal to offer feedback for completion of party unification and organisational issues.    Party’s Spokesperson Narayankaji Shrestha said that the meeting held on Sunday and Monday took the decision assigning Ashta Laxmi Shakya, Girirajmani Pokhrel, Gokarna Bista, Ghanshyam Bhusal, Janardan Sharma, Pampha Bhusal, Barsha Man Pun, Bedu Ram Bhusal, Bhim Bahadur Rawal, Matrika Prasad Yadav, Leelamani Pokhrel, Surendra Prasad Pandey and Shakti Bahadur Basnet as the members of the panel.  Shrestha shared that the panel will provide suggestions to immediately accomplish the task of party unification and organisation and selection of office-bearers of provinces, district committee and all sister organisations. The meeting has instructed the panel to get its task done in a week.   ...

Kathmandu, Jan 4 (RSS): The National Human Rights Commission has drawn the attention of the government towards protecting the life of Ganga Maya Adhikari, and ensuring her right to justice. Issuing a statement, NHRC Joint Secretary Yagya Prasad Adhikari has urged the government to save the life of Adhikari, who is on a fast-unto-death calling for action against those involved in the murder of her son Krishna Prasad Adhikari. It may be noted that the Bagmati Provincial Office of the Commission has written to the Ministry of Health and Population to make necessary arrangement and coordination in saving the life of Ganga Maya. Lately, Ganga Maya began her fast-unto-death on December 21 at Trauma Centre, Bir Hospital. The Bagmati office of NHRC made an inspection of Ganga Maya, and noted that her health was deteriorating. The NHRC has also reminded the government of its recommendation on April 2005 to initiate action on criminal charges against those guilty in the incident, and provi...