Kathmandu / Feb 8: Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ today. A delegation of the USAID led by Power help the meeting with PM Prachanda at the latter’s office in Singh Durbar. Earlier today, Power held talks with Finance […]
Kathmandu / Feb 8 : The government has decided to send medical teams and essential assistances to Turkey in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake there. A meeting of the National Council for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Minister Wednesday took a decision to […]
Kathmandu / Feb 8: The Supreme Court has ordered the Federal Parliament Secretariat to submit a written clarification for recognizing Sher Bahadur Deuba-led Nepali Congress as the main opposition party although the NC supports the incumbent government. The apex court issued such an order responding to a writ petition filed by advocate Bimal Pokharel arguing […]
Kathmandu / Feb. 7: The government has decided to approve for acquiring 45 ropanis of land for petroleum exploration at Jaljale in Bhairavi Rural Municipality in Dailekh district. The government made this decision through a meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Monday, according to Minister for Communication and Information Technology and Government spokesperson […]
Jhapa / Feb 7 : Tea worth Rs 38 million has been exported from Nepal. According to National Tea and Coffee Development Board, tea farming is done in around 27,500 hectares of land and Jhapa covers more than one third of the total tea gardens. Of the total 28 million kilograms of tea, Jhapa produces […]
Kathmandu / Feb 7: An agreement has been signed between the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) and the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to install modern street lights on the main roads of Kathmandu. The KMC–NEA deal is based on an earlier agreement reached among the KMC, the NEA and the Department of Roads. The deal was […]
Kathmandu / Feb 6 : Amid speculations of economic slowdown and challenges in the country’s economy, some positive signs are visible in the economy except for higher inflation rate. According to the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the consumer price inflation was recorded at 7.25 percent in the first six months of the current fiscal year […]
Jhapa / Feb 6: Jhapa is the largest tea producing district of Nepal. Tea farming and estate is densely found here. Thousands of farmers and labourers are relying their life sustenance on tea farming. But, the government has been turning deaf ear to address the challenges facing the sector, local tea producers accused. General-Secretary of […]
Kathmandu / Feb 5: The ‘revenue model’ in the local reserve fund management system has come into operation at the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG). Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel launched the model on Sunday. With the revenue model in place, it is believed that fiscal report would have uniformity, […]
Kathmandu / Feb. 5: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has decided to leave the government. A joint meeting of central members and MPs of the party held on Sunday decided to quit the government. After Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal took the stance of not giving the home ministry to RSP Chairman Rabi Lamichhane or […]
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