Budget saddles consumers with additional financial burden

Budget saddles consumers with additional financial burden

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Salaries of govt employees go up by around 21%

Salaries of govt employees go up by around 21%

Infrastructure development ministry secures highest budget

Infrastructure development ministry secures highest budget

Govt unveils Rs 2,124.34 billion budget (with ministry-wise allocation)

Govt unveils Rs 2,124.34 billion budget (with ministry-wise allocation)

Govt decides to close three embassies, two consulates

Govt decides to close three embassies, two consulates

Govt to blacktop 1,000 km of roads, build 200 bridges

Govt to blacktop 1,000 km of roads, build 200 bridges

CAAN will be unbundled within this year: Finance Minister

CAAN will be unbundled within this year: Finance Minister

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Budget overly burdensome, distributive: Chalise

Budget overly burdensome, distributive: Chalise

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) Spokesperson Devraj Chalise has said that the new budget is contrary to the country’s economic interests, overly burdensome and focused on distribution rather than development. Stating that the structure of the budget could push the...

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CAAN will be unbundled within this year: Finance Minister

CAAN will be unbundled within this year: Finance Minister

International Sagarmatha Day celebrated in Kathmandu

International Sagarmatha Day celebrated in Kathmandu

Government presenting budget for fiscal year 2026/27 today

Government presenting budget for fiscal year 2026/27 today

FNCCI backs contractors, urges govt to adjust prices of public contracts

FNCCI backs contractors, urges govt to adjust prices of public contracts

Only 27 out of 45 PEs made profit in 2024/25

Only 27 out of 45 PEs made profit in 2024/25

Budget saddles consumers with additional financial burden

Budget saddles consumers with additional financial burden

KATHMANDU: While the government has raised the individual income tax threshold to Rs 1 million in a move aimed...

Himal Press 30th May 2026
Major highlights of Economic Survey 2025/26

Major highlights of Economic Survey 2025/26

Nepse snaps two-day winning streak, closes 9.24 points lower

Nepse snaps two-day winning streak, closes 9.24 points lower

Electric scooter adoption grows as petrol prices surge

Electric scooter adoption grows as petrol prices surge

Nepse up 27.85%; turnover highest since April 28

Nepse up 27.85%; turnover highest since April 28

Smartphone import bill jumps 36.7% in 10 months

Smartphone import bill jumps 36.7% in 10 months

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Indian man seeks INR 1 billion compensation for wife’s death in Kathmandu

Indian man seeks INR 1 billion compensation for wife’s death in Kathmandu

Body of missing youth recovered from Dudhpokhari

Body of missing youth recovered from Dudhpokhari

Myanmar advances to final with a 5-0 thrashing of Kyrgyz Republic

Myanmar advances to final with a 5-0 thrashing of Kyrgyz Republic

Kamalpokhari eatery explosion: Two succumb to burn injuries

Kamalpokhari eatery explosion: Two succumb to burn injuries

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Dhant advances to semifinals of Road to UFC

Dhant advances to semifinals of Road to UFC

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Sea buckthorn and the future of Nepal’s upper hills

Sea buckthorn and the future of Nepal’s upper hills

After hosting Trump and Putin, China signals it is now in the driver’s seat

After hosting Trump and Putin, China signals it is now in the driver’s seat

Xi‑Trump Summit: Reset for US‑China relations but Taiwan issue remains

Xi‑Trump Summit: Reset for US‑China relations but Taiwan issue remains

How Pakistan became the primary mediator between the US and Iran

How Pakistan became the primary mediator between the US and Iran

How workplace stress hijacks the nervous system to cause headaches

How workplace stress hijacks the nervous system to cause headaches

Leveraging Buddhist Wisdom to Heal a Divided World

Leveraging Buddhist Wisdom to Heal a Divided World

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Landless squatters stage protest in Butwal [In Pictures]

Landless squatters stage protest in Butwal [In Pictures]

PM Shah holds interaction with chiefs of diplomatic missions

PM Shah holds interaction with chiefs of diplomatic missions

New lawmakers sworn in [In Pictures]

New lawmakers sworn in [In Pictures]

Ghodejatra festival observed in Kathmandu [In Pictures]

Ghodejatra festival observed in Kathmandu [In Pictures]

Polling centers being prepared across the country [In Pictures]

Polling centers being prepared across the country [In Pictures]

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Veteran horticulturist Pradhan publishes new book at 90

Veteran horticulturist Pradhan publishes new book at 90

‘Laali Bazaar’ to hit screens Friday after court refuses interim order

‘Laali Bazaar’ to hit screens Friday after court refuses interim order

Popular Indian singer Asha Bhosle passes away

Popular Indian singer Asha Bhosle passes away

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Differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict, Xi warns Trump

Differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict, Xi warns Trump

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PMC starts removing illegal structures in Prithvichowk area

PMC starts removing illegal structures in Prithvichowk area

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Rare video of BP Koirala’s final journey

Rare video of BP Koirala’s final journey

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Opposition lawmakers obstruct Koshi Province Assembly meeting

Opposition lawmakers obstruct Koshi Province Assembly meeting

Madhesh cabinet reshuffled; five new ministers sworn in

Madhesh cabinet reshuffled; five new ministers sworn in

Illegal structures along Pokhara’s Firkekhola demolished

Illegal structures along Pokhara’s Firkekhola demolished

Lumbini reducing number of ministries to eight

Lumbini reducing number of ministries to eight

Madhesh prioritizes agriculture, production and self-reliant economy

Madhesh prioritizes agriculture, production and self-reliant economy

KATHMANDU:  The Madhesh Province Government has unveiled its policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year 2026/27. Province Chief...

Himal Press 29th May 2026

PMC starts removing illegal structures in Prithvichowk area

POKHARA: Pokhara Metropolitan City (PMC) Office on Thursday demolished various structures located in front of ‘Hong Kong Bazaar’ at...

Himal Press 28th May 2026

Two NC ward chairs lose their positions

KATHMANDU: Two ward chairpersons elected from the Nepali Congress (NC) have lost their positions after they joined another political...

Himal Press 28th May 2026

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