Kathmandu, Aug 22: The eighth finance ministerial meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) would give priority to the issues of trade and investment promotion in the region. The meeting has been scheduled for coming August 25 and 26 at Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. Under Secretary at the Finance Ministry, International […]
Banepa / Aug 21: Press Council Nepal’s Chairman Borna Bahadur Karki said the Council floated the proposal for conducting proficiency test for journalists with a view to establishing ethics, norms and values in journalism profession. Addressing a programme organised here Sunday to mark the 14th anniversary of ‘Susandesh Weekly’, he said there was a big […]
Kathmandu / Aug 21: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Sunday arrested Dinesh Shrestha, a sub-engineer at Kathmandu Metropolitan City-3 while taking bribe. A team of CIAA nabbed Shrestha red-handed from a restaurant at Maharajgunj in the capital city while receiving Rs 300,000 from a service-seeker promising him a certificate of […]
Kathmandu / Aug 20: Dr Govinda KC, who has been fighting against the anomalies and aberrations in the medical education and health sector joined a demonstration held in front of the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar today. Addressing a gathering of demonstrators on the occasion, Dr KC warned that he would sit for a […]
Gorkha / Aug 20: As many as 33, 871 quake survivor locals in the district have received grant provided by the government to build their houses. Each quake affected household received Rs 50,000 through different banks. The Gorkha quake occurred on April 25 last year had reportedly damaged thousands of houses in the district. Though, […]
Portugal / Aug 19: Nepali migrants living in Portugal have come to the rescue of people of Syangja district in Nepal whose houses were burnt down in a fire outbreak at Pelakot VDC four months ago. The Syangja Sahayog Samaj Portugal has donated Rs 50,000 to the fire victims. A team including the Samaj Chairman […]
Kathmandu / Aug 19: The Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has resumed Kathmandu-Dubai direct flight after a gap of around four years. Earlier the service was halted due to a lack of aircraft. The service formally resumed on Thursday when an aircraft belonging to the national flag-carrier with 158 passengers onboard took off for Dubai at […]
Bhaktapur / Aug 18: The locals in Bhaktapur in association with the Guthi Sansthan Office in Bhaktapur performed Ghintang Ghisi Dance on the occasion of Janai Purnima. The dance which started from the Bhakapur Durbar Square today noon will come to an end by evening after the dancers tow around the City shaking their legs. […]
Kathmandu / Aug 18: The number of scrub typhus patients has so far reached 78 across the country, with three deaths so far. Scrub typhus is an infectious disease caused by the Ricekettsia bacteria and is transmitted to humans from the biting of fleas, mites and lice. It is however easily curable with timely diagnosis […]
Kathmandu / Aug 17: Human rights workers campaigning to save the life of Ganga Maya Adhikari met with Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission Anup Raj Sharma on Wednesday, drawing the Commission’s attention towards Ganga Maya and her long struggle for justice. Handing over a memo to the NHRC Chair at the Commission, they appealed […]