Kathmandu / Dec. 28: The newly elected female parliamentarians and women activists have sought for an organised women’s caucus in the upcoming federal parliament, to collectively lobby and prioritise women’s agendas. Speaking at a programme organised here on Tuesday to discuss the women’s participation and role in the upcoming parliament, female lawmakers said the caucus, […]
Kathmandu / Dec. 27: An expert team from China for the feasibility study of the Nepal-China cross-border railway arrived in Kathmandu today. The Chinese expert team was welcomed by Wang Xin, charge d’affaires of the Chinese embassy in Nepal, according to the Chinese embassy. “The expert team for the feasibility study & survey of China-Nepal […]
Kathmandu / Dec 27: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that the top agenda of his government was economic development. PM ‘Prachanda’ said so in a meeting with the office-bearers of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chitwan at his personal residence at Khumaltar in Lalitpur on Tuesday. The newly appointed PM said […]
Kaski / Dec 27: Dhan Bahadur Pun of Annapurna rural municipality-6 in Kaski, a returnee migrant worker from South Korea, now runs a coal industry in his hometown. The 46 –year-old has been in this occupation for the past four years. Now he earns a net profit of Rs 60,000 from the coal industry. Pun […]
Kathmandu / Dec. 26: President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Prime Minister as well as eight councils of ministers today. The oath of office and secrecy was taken in a special ceremony held at the President’s Office Sheetal Niwas. President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of Office […]
Nawaraj Shrestha / Ramechhap : Laxmi Ghimire is a single member representing disability field in the 110-member Bagmati Province Assembly. Rastriya Prajatantra Party has nominated her under proportional category for the assembly seat. Ghimire from Gokulganga Rural Municipality-4 of Ramechhap suffered spinal paralysis after she fell from a mountain at the age of 16 in […]
Kathmandu / Dec. 26: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has urged people to avoid the risk of cold wave and snowfall. Dr. Samir Kumar Adhikari, Deputy Spokesperson for the MoHP, said that the cold wave and snowfall along with the cold have affected the normal life across the nation. Kathmandu recorded the coldest […]
Kathmandu / Dec 25: Chairperson of CPN – Maoist Center Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been appointed the Prime Minister of the new post-election government. President Bidya Devi Bhandari today appointed him as the PM as per Article 76 (2) of the constitution of Nepal, after receiving Dahal’s claim to the seat, backed by as many […]
Kathmandu / Dec 25: High-capacity charging stations for electric vehicles are to be built at the country’s main administrative hub, Singha Durbar. The country’s main administrative centre has charging stations, but not of high-capacity. The government has decided to set up five charging stations of 30 kilowatts capacity each under the ‘Energy Development Decade Action […]
Kathmandu / Dec 25: The Kathmandu Valley Development Authority (KVDA) has decided to establish various parks at different locations in the Valley. Authority information officer and engineer Saurabh Dhakal said Shalinadi Park at the Shankarapur municipality, the Ghatalbaba temple park at the Nagarjun municipality, the Kageshwori Park and the Nawatandham Park at the Kageshwori Manohara […]