Islamabad. Pakistan's economy grew by 3.89 percent in the second quarter of the current fiscal year (2025-26). According to government data, this growth was primarily driven by the strong performance of the industrial sector.According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the industrial sector grew by 7.40 percent, becoming the main driver of the economy. The services sector grew by 3.69 percent and the agricultural sector by 1.76 percent. This data was approved at the 116th meeting of the National Accounts Committee, which also revised some previous figures.The economic growth rate for the first quarter has been revised down from 3.71...
Kathmandu. The foreign employment sector, considered the backbone of the economy, has been trapped in syndicates and middlemen for decades. From passport processing to manpower agencies, and labor permits to health screenings, workers have been victims of syndicates at every step.The government, led by senior Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leader Balendra Shah with a near two-thirds majority, has begun dismantling these syndicates in the labor sector. Within two days of taking office, Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security Deepak Kumar Sah made a decision regarding this.The decision to abolish the long-standing health screening syndicate has caused a major stir....
Kathmandu. The Film Journalists Association of Nepal has expressed strong opposition to the government's decision to channel all government advertisements exclusively through state-owned media outlets. The association issued a press release formally declaring its complete disagreement with this government directive.In a statement released on Friday by the association's General Secretary, Raghunath Sapkota, it was noted that this government move constitutes a direct assault on private media organizations that have been informing citizens while upholding democratic values and principles. The association asserts that by restricting an open and competitive information system, the government is attempting to impose a 'syndicate' on advertising,...
अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय होम अप्लायन्स ब्राण्ड हायरले क्षेत्रीय डिलर मिट सम्पन्न गरेको छ । कम्पनीले पुर्वमा रहेका आफ्ना डिलरहरुलाई समेटेर यहि आइतबार मोरङको बिराटचोक स्थित नेपालइरिका होटलमा उक्त कार्यक्रम आयोजना गरेको हो । कार्यक्रममा पुर्वका डिलर प्रतिनिधिहरुको उल्लेख्य उपस्थिति रहेको थियो । कार्यक्रमले कम्पनी र डिलर नेटवर्कबीचको सम्बन्धलाई थप प्रगाढ बनाउने विश्वास लिएको छ । कार्यक्रममा डिलरका […]