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FDI in 170-megawatt solar plant approved

Kathmandu, July 20: Investment Board Nepal (IBN) has approved a foreign direct investment proposal of Dolma Fund Management, a Mauritius-based company, to set up a 170 MW solar plant in Nepal. The decision means the company can now begin works on investment plan and also conduct detailed study for the project estimated to cost US$ […]


Medical Education Bill cannot be withdrawn: Minister Pokharel

Kathmandu, July 19: Minister for Education, Science and Technology Girirajmani Pokharel today ruled out the possibility of pulling out the Medical Education Bill. He however, said that some revisions could be made in the bill. “There is no possibility to withdraw the Bill as it has already entered the parliament process,” he said, adding that […]


Mercury on rise in Kathmandu, heavy rainfall expected in some places

Kathmandu, July 19: The Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has predicated a possibility of heavy rainfall in some sections of central and western parts in the country for three the next three days. Issuing a press statement on the weather forecast for three days here today, the Division has also […]


Nepali Congress to organise protest programmes on July 31

Kathmandu, July 18: Major opposition Nepali Congress has decided to organize protests in all the district headquarters on July 31 against the anti-people activities of the central and provincial governments. Issuing a press release today, NC General Secretary Dr Sashank Koirala directed the district committees of the party and all sister organizations, units and well […]


‘Educate daughter; save daughter’ plan gains popularity in Province-2

Birjung, July 17: The ‘educate daughter; save daughter’ plan floated by Province-2 government to increase access of children and adolescents to education is gaining popularity in Parsa and Bara districts. The ‘ Girl Children Golden Plan (Balika Swarnim Yojana) put forth by Pokhariya municipality of Parsa district under the ‘Educate daughter; save daughter’ programme is […]


Month-long festival kicks off at Doleshwor, Ashapuri Mahadev temples

Bhaktapur, July 17: A month-long religious festival has kicked off at the Hindu temples– Doleshwor and the Ashapuri Mahadev–based in Sipadole of Suryabinayak Municipality-8. The formal inaugural celebrations of the Doleshwor temple festival were held this morning. A kalash yatra (religious procession) was held from the Chandrabinayak Ganesh Temple to the Doleshwor. According to Doleshwor […]


Time card system to be put in place for cargo vehicles from July 17

Kathmandu, July 16: The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division is all set to bring the time card system into operation for cargo vehicles plying from Jagati of Bhaktapur to Koteshwar of Kathmandu beginning from July 17. The traffic police is implementing the time card system in its bid to minimize the increasing traffic accidents in the […]


Chitwan declared fully immunized district

Chitwan, July 16: Chitwan district has been declared fully immunized district amid a program here today. Addressing a program organized by Bharatpur Metropolitan City to declare Chitwan fully immunized district, State Minister, Padma Aryal, reaffirmed government’s commitment to render medical services to one and all in the country. State-Minister Aryal assured that the anomalies taking […]


PM joins ‘Chandragiri Srijana Yatra’

Kathmandu, July 15: Prime Minister KP Sharma today joined the Chandragiri Srijana Yatra, a literary creation journey, organised as part of the three-day greater Himvatkhand Art and Literature Conclave-2075. The event is organised by the Madan Bhandari Academy of Art and Literature on the occasion of the 205th birth anniversary of pioneering poet Bhanu Bhakta […]


Policy promoting entrepreneurship stressed

Kathmandu, July 15: Speakers attending an interaction program here today pointed out the need to formulate policy to promote entrepreneurship and achieve economic prosperity. At the program organized by the Sushil Koirala Memorial Foundation on the theme ‘Entrepreneurship in Nepal: Social and Government Responsibility’, they spoke of the need to consider amendment in the policies […]




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