Kathmandu / Aug. 5: Nepal imports gold worth Rs 30 billion annually, according to Kathmandu Gold Silver Dealers Association KGSDA. The Association, in its 15th annual general meeting held here today, also shared that the trade of gold and trade contributes Rs 9 billion to country’s national exchequer. Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) mayor Bidya Sundar […]
Kathmandu / Aug 3: Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Amjad Hussain B Sial, has viewed that the SAARC process could be strengthened by concentrating on development, poverty reduction and the projects relating to health and education. During a programme on ‘Revitalizing the SAARC Process’ organized by Nepal Council of […]
Hetauda / Aug 3: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chair Kamal Thapa has blamed the incumbent government of being indifferent to take Madhesh-centric political party-Rastriya Janata Party (RJP) into its confidence as well as to address their genuine demands. At an interaction organized by RPP, Makawanpur chapter in Makawanpur on Thursday, leader Thapa argued that RJP […]
Kathmandu / Aug 2: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has intensified the rescue of Nepali workers stranded abroad in course of foreign employment. The arrival of Sita Tamang, 48, hailing from Panchakanya-4 Nuwakot in Kathmandu is the latest case of rescue. She was rescued from Kuwait. Reached in Kuwati a year back, she extended heartfelt […]
Ramesh Lamsal / Kathmandu: The Public Account Committee of the Legislature-Parliament has issued directives to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to scrap the contract for the 25-megawatt solar power system. A meeting of the committee today directed the NEA to cancel the contract, saying the contract process itself was of mala fide intention. The NEA, the […]
Biratnagar / July 31: Stakeholders have opined that if the current trend of Nepali youths going abroad for overseas employment continues for more than 10 years, it will have a negative impact on the social, economic and cultural aspects of the country. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which is giving attention to the human rights […]
Kathmandu / July 30: Lawmakers have demanded no more delay in distribution of grants to earthquake survivors for house re-construction. During the zero and special hour in today’s meeting of the Legislature-Parliament, they drew the attention of the government saying tens of thousands of households have not yet received the housing grant even 27 months […]
Kathmandu / July 28: Residents of Kathmandu who have been enjoying uninterrupted power supply since some months will face power outages again as Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is set to discontinue power supply to some areas of Kathmandu valley and other parts of the country, citing regular repair and the expansion and construction of transmission […]
Kathmandu / July 27: The Education Journalism Award is being conferred on Nagarik daily journalist Ruby Rauniyar and editor at edukhabar.com news portal, Shreedhar Poudel, for this year. Shikshyalaya and Ajako Awaj Media are jointly giving the award which carries a purse of Rs 5,000. During a press meet organized here today, Chairman of National […]
Kathmandu / July 26: Home Minister Janardan Sharma has said after the formulation of necessary policy, the security force was doing exercise to access to the place of landslide and floods within 30 minutes of the disaster. During a meeting of the State Affairs Committee under the Legislature-Parliament Wednesday, Home Minister Sharma said, “Government has […]