Kathmandu: For many it looks unbelievable that a trafficked woman could lead a social movement in a closed society like Nepal but Sunita Danuwar broke all social barriers and has been able to become a role model for many people across the globe. Danuwar became a sex-slave at the age of 14 but now she […]
Deepraj Sanyal / Kathmandu: The World Environment Day (WED) is being marked across the world today amidst various programmes and events highlighting the importance of the environment and its protection. As mankind continues to make progress with more and more sophisticated knowledge and discoveries along with advancement of technology, he is putting a lot of […]
Kathmandu / June 2: President Bidya Devi Bhandari received letters of Credence from Saaed Hamdan Mohammed Al Naqbi, Hamza YAHIA-CHERIF, Demetrious A. Theophylactou, Milan Hovorka and Ms Samargiul Adamkulova, the Ambassadors of United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Algeria, the Republic of Cyprus, the Czech Republic and the Kyrgyz Republic to Nepal respectively amidst a […]
Kathmandu / June 1: President Bidya Devi Bhandari today said the sporting sector plays a crucial role in contributing towards building a healthy and prosperous nation. Inaugurating the 8th National President Running Shield and School Sport Competition – 2072 at Dasharath Stadium here, she said the sporting fraternity would be of support in knitting the […]
Kathmandu / May 31: All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) honoured Nepal’s national football team midfielder Raju Tamang as the Best Footballer of the Year for 2072 BS. With this honour, Tamang received cash prize worth Rs. 2.5 million amidst a function organized in the Capital today. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli handed the cheque to […]
Kathmandu / May 31: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said a golden age has started in the energy development sector in Nepal. The Prime Minister said this while inaugurating the Nepal Power Investment Summit, 2016 here today. The summit is organised jointly by the Ministry of Energy, the Investment Board and the Energy Development […]
Kathmandu: Recently social media was abuzz with debate in favor and against the recent statements of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli. Although his statements look very ambitious at a time when people are facing problems of hand to mouth but these are not unrealistic dreams and this is the time to think big and act […]
Kathmandu / May 29: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the budget for the coming fiscal year has presented a new concept to accelerate the development task of Nepal. Addressing the programme organised on the occasion of the 9th International Mt Everest Day here today, Prime Minister Oli said that the budget has […]
Kathmandu / May 29: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has signed an agreement with 36,287 affected households of 10 districts hit by the April 25, 2015 earthquake to distribute them the relief amounts announced by the government. “Every family who signed agreement to receive the reliefs will be provided with the first installment of Rs […]
Kathmandu / May 28: The government has presented the total budget of one trillion 48 billion 921 million 324 thousand rupees for the fiscal year 2073-74 BS (2016-2017). In a meeting of the Legislature-Parliament today, Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel stated that of the allocated budget, Rs 617 billion 164 million 129 thousand (58.9 percent) […]