Kathmandu / Dec 19: Rural development projects financed and supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have contributed to increased agricultural productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers in Nepal, claimed a report prepared by the IFAD. The report reviews the joint work of IFAD and the Government of Nepal over the past seven […]
Dhangadi / Dec 18: Heavy rainfall followed by a cold wave has affected normal life in the western Tarai region of the country. Effect of the cold wave has also been witnessed in Kailali and Kanchanpur districts of the region. A cold day in western Tarai, as seen on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. Mercury dropped […]
Bhimduttanagar / Dec 17: The number of species of birds in Kanchanpur-based Shuklaphanta National Park (SNP) is increasing. SNP chief conservation officer Laxman Poudel said the number of species of birds has gone up in the park. The latest census (2019) concluded recently, the number of bird species here has reached 450. The 2012 census […]
Kathmandu / Dec 16: The first batch of 21 officers of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) of Nepal has commenced their six-day training on ‘Prevention of Fraud, Bribery and Corruption’ at Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU), Gandhi Nagar today. The training (tailor-made course) designed at the request of Nepal Government is […]
Kathmandu / Dec 10: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has summoned the winter session of the Federal Parliament for December 20. In a press statement on Tuesday, the President’s Office stated that the president summoned the parliament session at the recommendation of the cabinet as per the article 93 (1) of the constitution. According to the […]
Chitwan / Dec 7 : Touristic town Sauraha is hosting the Elephant Festival from coming December 26. The six- day 16th edition of the festival in particular aims to encourage tourists expecting to promote the Visit Nepal Year 2020, said the festival organiser, Regional Hotel Association, Sauraha. According to Deepak Bhattarai, the Association chair, elephant […]
Kathmandu / Dec 2: Nepal’s 21 officers started their six-day training titled ‘Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism’ at the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN), Faridabad today. This is a special tailor-made course designed at the request of Government of Nepal for a total of 60 officers, according to a […]
Kathmandu / Nov 23: Kathmandu Metropolitan City, which had been planning for public toilet, has just prepared design for it. The construction of public toilet will begin from the current fiscal year, it informed. Vice Chairman at urban planning commission in KMC, Saroj Basnet, said 20 designs were prepared for the public lavatory. The construction […]
Kathmandu / Nov 20: The transportation of ballot papers for the forthcoming by-election has begun. Election Commissioner Narendra Dahal said that with the completion of the printing of ballot papers, the transportation began on Wednesday for the November 30 by-election. All constituencies will get the ballot papers within three days. The election materials including the […]
Kathmandu / Nov 19: Japan has handed over an excavator valued at about Nepali Rupees 9.3 million to officials of Tukche-1 of Thasang Rural municipality in Mustang district on Tuesday. Yoshiki Sando, the second secretary at the Embassy of Japan in Kathmandu handed over the excavator to local authorities amid a function held at Tukuche, […]