Pokhara / Dec 10: Buddha Air is going to make its first international flight from Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA), which will be operational from January 1, 2023. For this, the company has submitted an application for permission to the regulatory body, Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN). “We have started preparations for the first […]
Gandaki / Dec 10: Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun asserted that Nepal possesses a huge potential in mountain tourism. Vice President Pun said it while inaugurating the 7th Mountain Festival organized by the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) at the International Mountain Museum in Pokhara today on the occasion of International Mountain Day that falls today. Lamenting […]
Kathmandu / Dec 10: Prof Dr Kapil Man Shrestha and the Manav Sewa Ashram based in Kathmandu have won the ‘Human Rights Award-2079’. Pof. Dr Shrestha was honored with the award for his studies, research, teaching, writings, publications, advocacy and protection of human rights, according to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Similarly, […]
Patan / Dec. 9: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that Tribhuvan University (TU) has played an important role in developing higher education in Nepal. Addressing the 48th convocation ceremony of TU on Friday PM Deuba said that TU has made Nepal proud by producing thousands of human resources that are able to compete […]
Prem Adhikari / Dec. 9: Nepali agricultural products as well as ethnic dances of Rai and Chaudhari communities are showcased at the Orange Expo in Kolakta, India that began today. The Expo has been organized to promote rural tourism in Asian countries, and Nepali tourism entrepreneurs have also participated in the three-day event. Nepali fruit […]
Avinash Chaudhari / Dhangadhi, Dec. 8: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the construction of the West Seti Hydropower project has been taken ahead with priority for the development and prosperity of Sudurpaschim Pradesh. The PM said so while inaugurating on Thursday the Sudurpashim Fair held in Dhangadhi. The PM added that the […]
Kathmandu / Dec. 8: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has said that the government is serious about the problems of the entrepreneurs due to the rise in the interest rate and crunch in liquidity. Addressing the ‘Feen Electro Tech 2022’, the finance minister said that the government was working in line with the suggestions put forward […]
Kathmandu / Dec 8: Dr Junichi Yamada, the executive senior vice-president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was on a three day visit to Kathmandu, Nepal, from December 4 to 7. During his visit to Nepal, he held talks with the high-level officials of the Government of Nepal and discussed the future JICA cooperation […]
Kathmandu / Dec. 7: The government has decided to accept grant assistance amounting to over five billion rupees from Norway and Finland. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Tuesday made a decision to this effect. Making public the Cabinet decision through a press meeting on Wednesday, government spokesperson and Minister for Communication […]
Kathmandu / Dec 6: Private hydropower companies say they incurred losses of Rs 1 billion due to the reluctance of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to procure the electricity produced by the private power producers. According to Independent Power Producers’ Association Nepal (IPPAN), the NEA has not purchased electricity from 22 private sector-run power projects since […]