Kathmandu / Sept 5: The Conflict Victims’ Association has demanded that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli keep the conflict victims in the center while appointing office-bearers to the transitional justice commissions. Submitting the memorandum to Prime Minister Oli at the official residence of the Prime Minister at Baluwatar today, the delegation led by Association Chairperson […]
Kathmandu / Sept 5: The government has appointed Deepak Raj Joshi as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nepal Tourism Board. Joshi was appointed as the CEO for a four-year term by the meeting of the NTB Board of Directors today, according to Senior Director and Spokesperson of the Board Nandini Lahe Thapa. This […]
Kathmandu / Sep. 05: An International Conference on Gender Inclusiveness in National Human Rights Institutions concluded in Kathmandu on Thursday, issuing a nine-point declaration. The Kathmandu Declaration calls on NHRIs, respective governments, UN agencies, private sectors, and the relevant stakeholders from the Asia Pacific region to respect, protect, and fulfil the human rights of all […]
Kathmandu / Sept 4: President Ram Chandra Paudel honoured the Nepali team including Taekwondo player Palesha Govardan who won a historic bronze medal in the recent Paris Para Olympics. President Paudel and First Lady Sabita Paudel honoured bronze medalist Palesha and her team by garlanding them amidst a programme organized at the President’s Office, Shitalniwas […]
Kathmandu / Sept 4: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) will not be issuing new banknotes for Dashain this year. Instead, the bank will provide only clean notes. This change is part of the NRB’s cost management strategy, as it seeks to reduce expenses associated with printing new currency. The decision also aligns with a broader goal […]
Kathmandu / Sept 4: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Deepak Khadka held a meeting with Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Country Director for Nepal Arnaud Cauchois on Wednesday. During the meeting held at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation in Singha Durbar, they discussed the progress of energy sector projects supported by […]
Kathmandu / Sept 3: The three-day international conference on gender inclusion in National Human Rights Institutions has kicked off in Kathmandu from today. More than 150 representatives from 19 countries of Asia and Pacific region have been participating in the conference inaugurated by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The conference was organized by National Human […]
Kathmandu / Sept 3: The Ministry of Forest and Environment (MoFE) has started preparations for the COP-29 to be held in Baku of Azerbaijan from November 11 to November 22 this year. The Ministry on Monday discussed the forthcoming UN Climate Change Conference’s agendas with various intergovernmental ministries, experts, journalists, non-governmental agencies and other stakeholders. […]
Kathmandu / Sept 3: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba has lauded the role of the civil society for overall development of the country. In her address to a workshop ‘Nepal Civil Society Conference for the Summit of the Future’ organized in Lalitpur today, she said the civil society has a significant role […]
Kathmandu / Sep 2: Over 700,000 tourists have visited Nepal in the last eight months. According to Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), from January to August 2024, 720,334 tourists visited Nepal. In August alone, 72,719 tourists arrived in Nepal, compared to 67,153 tourists in August of the previous year (2023) and 41,304 tourists in August 2022. […]
