Kathmandu / Feb 27: All ministers representing the CPN-UML have submitted resignations en masse to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. The UML ministers reached Baluwatar on Monday afternoon and submitted their resignation to PM Dahal. Those tendering resignation include Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel, Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Jwala Kumari Shah, […]
Lumbini / Feb 27: Chief of Army Staff Prabhuram Sharma has called for alertness towards the criticism made by some elements devaluing the constitutional responsibility, role and contribution of the Nepali Army. Inaugurating the ex-NA army personnel conference and health camp that began today under the auspices of NA Midwest Regional Headquarters in Butwal today, […]
Kathmandu / Feb 26: The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has today begun a survey in a bid to find data on average expenditures by foreign tourists. The survey aims to find how much foreign tourists spend during their stay in Nepal, said the NTB Director Maniraj Lamichhane. “Two thousand sample respondents will be selected for […]
Kathmandu / Feb 26: The Kathmandu metropolis has decided to restore the operation of its biogas plant which has remained dormant for the past five years. According to Rabin Man Shrestha, Chief of the Environment Department, Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Office, the plant was set up on the Department premises at Teku with the financial […]
Kathmandu / Feb 26: The High Court of Pokhara has acquitted actor Paul Shah, who is serving a sentence in a case of child sexual abuse. The joint bench of Judges Dilliraj Acharya and Sridhara Kumari Pudasaini gave the acquittal stating that the prosecution’s claim was not sufficient. According to Paul Shah’s lawyer Kamala Mohan […]
Kathmandu / Feb 25: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ said a consensus reached among the eight political parties representing the parliament on Friday was a framework of national consensus itself. Prime Minister Prachanda said this at a talk programme entitled ‘Contemporary Nepali Politics and Nidhi’s Thoughts’ held at PM’s residence, Baluwatar, on Saturday on […]
Kathmandu / Feb 25: The National Planning Commission (NPC) has fixed the ceiling for the budget of the fiscal year 2023/24 at Rs 1.688 trillion, which is less than the budget announced for the current fiscal year by Rs 105.43 billion. After the government downsized the budget for FY 2022/23, adopting austerity measures due to […]
Prem Raj Simkhada / Kalikot, Feb. 25: Kalikot district is known as a hard-to-reach rural district because of tough geographical terrain and lack of proper roads. However, this district has many religious and natural attractions, making it an ideal place for tourists to visit. Locals had expected that after the setup of local governments, they […]
Kathmandu / Feb 24: Eight political parties decide to endorse the Nepali Congress (NC) candidate for the upcoming presidential election. According to NC Vice President Purna Bahadur Khadka, the decision was made by the meeting of the ruling CPN (Maoist Center), Nepali Congress, CPN (Unified Socialist), Janata Samajbadi Party, Janamat Party, People’s Front Nepal, Loktantrik […]
Kathmandu / Feb 24: The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the Patan High Court’s decision to prohibit rape-accused cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane from traveling abroad along with the national team for cricket matches. As a result, Lamichhane has been excluded from the Nepali cricket team which is preparing to visit the UAE to play the ICC […]