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VP inaugurates second trade fair; says no country can prosper without women’s participation

Kathmandu / Feb. 14: Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of any country’s prosperity without women’s participation. While inaugurating the Second Trade Fair of the International Women Entrepreneurs Federation Nepal today, VP Pun urged the government to address the problems of women entrepreneurs. He further stressed on holding the elections of […]


NRA Directive Committee meet forms panel to prepare draft on fund mobilisation

Kathmandu / Feb 13: A meeting of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA)’s Directive Committee today constituted a committee headed by the Chief Secretary to prepare a draft for the mobilisation of reconstruction fund.The newly formed committee comprises secretary of the respective ministry as the member-secretary. The meeting that took place at the Office of Prime […]


Parties fail to institutionalize changed system: Ex-President Yadav

Kathmandu / Feb 12: Former President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has complained that political parties were yet to institutionalise the democratic system. Launching the ‘Total’, the national monthly magazine amidst a programme here Sunday, the former president said, “Three significant political changes since 2017 BS in the country were possible due to unity among all […]


Kathmandu – Kuala Lumpur direct flight takes off

Kathmandu / Feb 10: Private airline company, the Himalaya Airlines, today launched direct flights between Kathmandu and Kuala Lumpur. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MOCTA), Jeevan Bahadur Shahi, inaugurated the airline’s maiden flight to the Malaysian capital amidst a special ceremony held at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) this morning. Himalaya Airlines, a […]


Rs 68 million released to purchase free-distributed medicines; Government to spend Rs 960 million to purchase medical equipment

Dadeldhura / Feb 9: The Ministry of Health has released Rs 68.7 million to various hospitals in nine districts in the Far West Region to purchase medicines to be distributed by the government free of cost. The hospitals that are entitled to the amount include Far Western Regional Health Directorate, District Public Health Offices and […]


Distribute second tranche to quake survivors in three months-PAC

Kathmandu / Feb 8: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Legislature-Parliament has directed the government to distribute grants of second tranche to the earthquake survivors within three months. After the meeting today, PAC Chairperson Dor Prasad Upadhyay directed the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) to work in such a way that the capital expenditure would […]


Teriya receives hero’s welcome in home district

Tillottama / Feb 8: The title winner of the ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ Season 9 – a dance contest aired on the Indian tv channel ‘Colors’ – was given a hero’s welcome after returning to her home district here in Nepal. Teriya Fauja Magar of Rupandehi on Tuesday came home to an upbeat welcome ceremony by […]


11 wild buffaloes released in CNP in 12 days

Chitwan / Feb 6: Eleven wild buffaloes have so far been brought to the Chitwan National Park (CNP) from the Koshitappu Wildlife Reserive and the Central Zoo in the capital. Ten wild buffaloes including two males from the Koshitappu and one male from the central zoo have been brought to here recently, as said by […]


2.3 million people visit Narayanhiti museum

Kathmandu / Feb 5: A total of 2.31 million peoples from different countries visited the Narayanhiti Durbar Museum so far since the former royal palace was changed into the museum in 2009. Records reveal that 2.3 million plus tourists from at home and abroad visited the museum since February 25, 2009– the date Ministry of […]


BIMSTEC preparatory meeting tomorrow

Kathmandu / Feb 4: The 17th session of the BIMSTEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) and its preceding meetings are going to begin here on Sunday. The preceding meetings include the 7th meeting of BIMSTEC Joint Working Group on the Establishment of BIMSTEC Permanent Secretariat (BIMSTEC-JWG) and Second Preparatory Meeting to the 17th session of BIMSTEC […]




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