The scheme will not help to control prices, nor will it benefit the targeted groups, activists say.

Number of trademark infringement cases has increased by more than 50 percent in three years, officials say.

Competition will bring down freight charges, and Nepali traders will also save time, officials say.

Representatives of internet, phone and cable companies say the rent for the use of utility poles is excessive.

Most start-ups are operating just to survive in the current situation, entrepreneurs say.

As per the revised budget announced by the government, higher excise duty and road construction charge will be levied on two-wheelers sold in the country.

In the last few months, several cases of deceptive business practices have been revealed, insiders said.

Many hydropower projects will be completed in the next few years, and Nepal needs this transmission line to export power to India, officials said.

The infrastructure on the Indian side to be built jointly, while Nepal will build on its side on its own.

Bagmati had the highest share of FDI stock while Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces accounted for the lowest, as per the central bank study.