Kathmandu / Feb 4: A total of 16 metric tonnes of solid waste was extracted in course of the weekly cleaning of the major rivers in Kathmandu valley on Saturday. As part of the 195th week of Bagmati cleaning campaign, seven metric tonnes of solid waste was scooped out from the slum area at Jagriti […]
Myagdi / Feb 3: Kaligandaki Energy Development Consumer Committee has spearheaded an effort to generate 500 kilowatts of energy from Beni, the confluence of Myagdi and Kaligandaki rivers. The electric power was generated at a total investment of Rs 500,000 in which the consumer committee donated Rs 450,000 and Beni Municipality chipped in with Rs […]
Kathmandu / Feb 1: The Development Committee under Legislature-Parliament has directed the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport to complete under-construct bridges under the strategic road network project within the stipulated time. Today’s meeting of the committee has also directed concerned authorities to blacklist those contractors who have failed to complete bridges on time, following […]
Kathmandu / Jan 31: Nepal lost to Australia in the first match of the 2nd Blind Cricket T20 World Cup in New Delhi, India. Australia defeated Nepal by 10 wickets. Nepal had posted a victory target of 144 runs which Australia met in 12.4 overs without losing a single wicket. Nepal had gathered 143 runs […]
Rajbiraj / Jan 31: A Nepali migrant worker has died in a road accident in Malaysia. Prabin Jha of Deuri Bharuwa-3, Saptari was returning to his rented quarters when he was hit by a bus. The incident took place two days ago, according to his family. Jha was working for the Tamindia Electronics in Malaysia […]
Chitwan / Jan 30: The Supreme Court has settled the dispute between the Tribhuvan University (TU) and the Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) regarding student admissions in Hetauda. The two varsities had been sparring ever since the establishment of the AFU. Although TU stopped taking student admissions in the agriculture and veterinary faculties at Rampur […]
Myagdi / Jan 29: Disappearing species of vultures are gradually appearing in hilly and mountainous parts of the district after the district was declared diclofenac-free last year. The vultures were gradually disappearing with the increasing temperature, poisonous food and lack of safe habitat for them. A local Dhruba Paija informed that, such vultures were gradually […]
Kathmandu / Jan 25: A group of Honorary Consuls and Consul Generals paid a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari. During the meeting held at Rastrapati Bhawan, Sheetal Niwas, on Wednesday, Dean Shreeram Lamichhane from the group of the Honorary Consuls and other Consul Generals familiarized President Bhandari about their activities. On the occasion, […]
Kathmandu / Jan 24: The government is set to launch a two-day special polio vaccination drive in 15 districts to prevent children from being infected with polio virus. According to Basanta Shrestha, Vaccination Section Programme Officer at Child Health Division under Ministry of Health, the programme is set to administer polio vaccination to 1,692,315 children […]
Kathmandu / Jan 24: The two aircraft the national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation, received in loan assistance from China are to be brought here by coming Saturday. The Chinese side has already expressed commitments in writing with the NAC regarding the supply of spare parts and other technical issues, according to NAC General Manager […]