Kathmandu / Jan 13: KATHFEST 2019 has kicked off today with a slogan “Solving the Problems of Nepal” at Kathford International College of Engineering and Management at Balkumari, Lalitpur. The aim of this program is to make students use their knowledge of technology for the society, says the principal Madhu Sudan Kayastha. The exhibition features […]
Kathmandu / Jan 12: The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA)—the umbrella network of the diaspora community—has decided to hold its ninth global conference in October 2019 in Kathmandu. A meeting of the NRNA International Coordination Committee held in the capital on Friday decided to hold the global conference from October 13 to 16. Reviewing the activities […]
Kathmandu / Jan 12: The Nepalese Scientific Association in Switzerland (NepSAS) is a voluntary organization founded by young Nepali graduates and professionals studying and working in Switzerland. The Association actively promotes science and technology-based startups amongst young people. NepSAS aims to channel the current trend of brain drain into sustainable and prosperous brain gain. To […]
Kathmandu / Jan 11: The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation on Friday has relaxed some of the restrictions imposed on plotting of land. According to Minister of Land Management and Poverty Alleviation Padma Kumari Aryal, the total ban on land plotting issued on August, 2017 has been moderated because of practical difficulties […]
Morang / Jan 10: The province 1 government is set to construct a multi-ethnic museum in the area vacated by Bhutanese refugees in Patharishanishchare Municipality-10 in Morang. Province Minister for Social Development Jiban Ghimire in the course of an inspection of the construction site confirmed the museum construction. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said […]
Kathmandu / Jan 9: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority has filed a corruption case at the Special Court against Chandra Man Shrestha, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Forest and Environment, for amassing illegal property. The anti-graft body said Shrestha amassed illegal property worth around Rs 13.4 million when he was the […]
Kathmandu / Jan 08: Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) has recently increased the hours for operating evening/night flights to various destinations inside the country. TIA Managing Director Raj Kumar Chhetri was quoted in Rastriya Samachar Samiti as saying that earlier, the evening flights were in operation for an hour (5:00 pm to 6:00 pm) while it […]
Kapilvastu / Jan 8: Excavation and exploration have started in ancient Tilaurakot where the Palace of King Suddhodan, father of Gautam Buddha, is located. With the financial assistance of UNESCO, the excavation works of this year began in the historical site. The excavation around the Kanthak Stupa located outside the eastern gate of Tilaurakot palace […]
Kathmandu / Jan 7: Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) senior leader and former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has made it clear that he had no connection with the Christian religion and holy wine issue that rose from the recently held Asia Pacific Summit in the capital. Responding to queries of lawmakers in this connection […]
Inarwa / Jan 6: A census of water birds in the Simsar area of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve began on Saturday. A census of the aquatic birds in and around Koshi Tappu has been initiated in order to find out the number and the situation of such birds, said Coordinator of Koshi Birds Society, Sunsari […]