Kathmandu / Feb 26: The government has decided to provide Rs one million as monetary relief to the family of Jay Shankar Sah who died in a police firing during a protest at Barahathawa municipality-6, Sarlahi. The meeting of the Council of Ministers held at the Prime Minister’s Office, Singha Durbar, decided to this regard […]
Kalikot / Feb 26: The Suntharali Airport in Kalikot commenced its operations after 38 years. Deputy Prime Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka inaugurated the airport by lighting a lamp on Monday. On the day of the inauguration, planes from Nepal Airlines Corporation and Yeti Airlines landed at the airport today. The construction of the airport started […]
Kathmandu / Feb 26: Veteran singer and musician Bhakta Raj Acharya, popularly known as Bhajan Shiromani, died on Monday. He was 82. Musician Hari Lamsal, a neighbour of Acharya, confirmed that Acharya passed away while being taken to Nepal Mediciti Hospital. “I along with Swaroop (Acharya’s son) took him to the hospital after his oxygen […]
Kathmandu / Feb 25: President Ramchandra Paudel has said Japan is very indeed a good friend of Nepal and a reliable partner for fostering sustainable development. In his address to the opening ceremony of the golden jubilee of Nepal JICA Alumni Association (JAAN) here today, the President said Nepal always highly acknowledged Japan’s contributions to […]
Kathmandu / Feb 25: The Department of Cooperatives (DoC) in collaboration with Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has started onsite inspection of big cooperatives that have been carrying out huge financial transactions on a daily basis. According to the DoC, three groups in coordination of the department’s deputy-registrar Tola Raj Upadhyaya have started the onsite inspection […]
Kathmandu / Feb 25:The Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Security has decided to temporarily suspend medical testing services provided by 70 health institutes for individuals seeking foreign employment. The Ministry had issued a notice on January 26, instructing these medical facilities to comply with certain criteria. However, as they failed to adhere to the […]
Kathmandu / Feb. 24; Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, has said that the reliance on fossil fuel-based energy production, coupled with the escalating fuel and energy prices, has been placing an enormous burden on the climate and environment of the South Asia region. “This unfolding scenario paints a bleak picture […]
Kathmandu / Feb 24: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has warned to take strict action against those using plastic bouquets and flowers. The KMC has imposed prohibitions in the production, sales, distribution, storage and use of plastic bouquets and flowers as well as plastic bags with thicknesses below 40 microns since July 17 last year. […]
Kathmandu / Feb 24: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has announced plans to install an electronic system to mitigate bird-related hazards at the airport. The CAAN is going to install this electronic bird deterrent system in all the airports that are currently in operation. For this, the CAAN has asked for an application […]
Narayan Neupane / Kathmandu, Feb 23: Major political parties held meetings and gatherings amidst the winter session of the Federal Parliament. Those gatherings were primarily focused on framing strategies and exploring ways for garnering a majority in the upcoming (2084 BS) parliamentary elections. Through such sittings, political parties endorsed resolutions for establishing political stability and […]
