There has been a drop in voice, international and roaming calls, state-owned firm says.

The direct sales business is the illegalised networking business in a new avatar, consumer rights activists say.

Valley residents are rediscovering the good old bicycle as the virus limits their transportation options.

Traders charging more than the maximum retail price may be fined Rs 200,000 to Rs 300,000, officials say.

The new price will come into effect from August 26 in three districts of Kathmandu valley including Kavrepalanchok.

Shipments of listed products in fiscal 2019-20 plunged 18.65 percent year-on-year, according to official data.

The board has cancelled all promotional activities in overseas markets, and spending on branding and marketing, officials said.

With cash inflow at its lowest, start-up owners worry Kathmandu’s burgeoning start-up community will collapse.

Other shopping destinations in Kathmandu are also seeing fewer customers, say traders.

The government lacks adequate competent personnel to conduct regular market inspection, say officials.