KATHMANDU, March 12 -- The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) under the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has blacklisted 10 construction companies.

The office issued a public notice on Wednesday stating that two companies have been blacklisted for one and a half years and the others for one year, effective from today.

Tara Laxmi Nirman Sewa of Gulmi, with Ganesh Tanganami as the main person, and Mamata Manju Construction Pvt Ltd of Kathmandu, led by Anil Basnet, have been blacklisted for one and a half years.

Similarly, Sanam Nirman Sewa from Sankhuwasabha, led by Subodh Khatiwada, and Nirjara Nirman Sewa from Sabha Pokhari Rural Municipality, with Kamal Sapkota as the main person, has been blacklisted for...