गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Government to book business people for selling bottled water at high price Nepal Government to book business people for selling bottled water at high price KathmanduPati October 13, 2020 KATHMANDU : The Department of Commerce, Supply and Consumer Protection Management has held talks with business people after the latter hiked the price of bottled water. As per discussions with the business people, an agreement has been made not to hike the price of bottled water.Government officials and business people have agreed to immediately issue a public notice to withdraw the recently-increased price of the drinking water, Department’s Information Officer Rabindra Acharya said. Earlier, the Nepal Bottled Water Industry Association had decided to increase the price of jar water from October 4. Acharya said, “We will continue regular market monitoring. We will book if the price hike was not withdrawn. We will lodge case on black marketing by immediately arresting them if the processed water was not sold in the previous rate.” Write your comments RELATED NEWS PM Shah expresses commitment to making police organization capable Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Why the PLA broadcasted Punjabi songs for Indian troops WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis ANM and Lab Assistant trainings to no longer be provided in Nepal, task force created for solution Bam Dev Gautam to become National Assembly member CIAA initiates investigation into financial irregularities complaints against two SSPs Indian intelligence agency RAW’s chief Goel arrives in Nepal Govt picks career diplomats as ambassadors to three countries
