Kathmandu / Feb 17: Speakers and experts have called for integrating anticipatory disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) approaches with climate science to make sure that more lives are protected from climatic disasters. Speaking at a panel discussion organized by the think tank ‘Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and Oxfam in Pakistan […]
Kathmandu / Feb 18: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) registered a case at the Special Court against more than 15 persons including the then Chairman of Melamchi Water Supply Development Board (MWSDB) and the then Secretary of Ministry of Water Supply Bhim Upadhyay on the charge of corruption. According to the […]
Kathmandu / Feb 17: Nepal registered a nine-wicket victory over the Netherlands on Saturday in the 2nd Match under ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 in Kirtipur. Batting first Netherlands scored 137 runs before being all out in 38.6 overs. In response, Nepal chased the target of 138 runs in 15.2 overs by scoring […]
Lalitpur / Feb 17: President Ram Chandra Paudel has said nature conservation has become the issue of common concern and challenges to human beings. Addressing the ‘Wildlife Conservation and Environmental Justice’ conference jointly organized by the Ministry of Forest and Environment, Judges’ Society Nepal, and National Trust for Nature Conservation in the capital on Saturday, […]
Kathmandu / Feb 17: The World Health Organization (WHO) has congratulated Nepal for formulating a law on restricting levels of industrially produced trans-fatty acids in food items. Issuing a press statement recently, Saima Wazed, Regional Director for South East Asia, lauded Nepal for taking steps to curb the production of trans-fat through legislation, a move […]
Kathmandu / Feb 16: The government has started to print postage stamp within the country after 64 years of gap. The postage stamp used to be printed in the country till 1960 but after that it used to get printed in other countries. Postal Service Department in coordination with the Janak Education Material Center Limited […]
Sher Bahadur Sharki / Bajura, Feb 16: Farmers in Bajura have started looking towards dragon farming as a new business opportunity. Road linkages in rural villages have encouraged farmers towards dragon farming. Bishnu Raj Pandey, a resident of Himali Rural Municipality-6, said that dragon farming is a good source of earning from the land which […]
Kathmandu / Feb 15: Progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remains uneven and inadequate across various segments of the population and within the five sub-regions of Asia and the Pacific, according to a new report published by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on Thursday. The report reveals […]
Kathmandu / Feb 14: The government has announced 35 days of public holidays for the Nepali year 2081 BS. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) on Wednesday published the list of public and festive holidays for the year 2081, indicating 27 days of festive holidays. Additionally, six holidays mark specific days while two holidays are […]
Kathmandu / Feb 14: Nepal has secured a spot in the semi-finals of the ACC Women’s Premier Cup by defeating Kuwait in the quarter-final match held today at the YSD-UKM Cricket Oval in Kuala Lumpur. Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Kuwait set a target of 74 runs for Nepal. However, rain interrupted […]
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