Kathmandu / Aug 30: The Government of Japan handed over advanced ophthalmological medical equipment to Koshi Hospital in Biratnagar Metropolitan City in Morang district on Friday. Takahiro Tamura, the Deputy Chief of Mission of the Japanese Embassy in Nepal, joined the ceremony. According to a press release issued by the Embassy of Japan in Kathmandu, […]
Kathmandu / Aug 29: President Ramchandra Paudel on Thursday authenticated the Bill to amend the Commission of the Investigation on the Enforced Disappeared Persons and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act (TRC Bill). The Office of the President stated about this. The President assented to the Bill in accordance with Article 113 (2) of the […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 29: Shahid Dharmabhakta National Transplant Center, Bhaktapur, has successfully conducted renal transplant to 1300 individuals and liver transplant to 28 individuals in a period of 12 years. The success has been considered as a milestone in the health sector of the country. The Center marked its success by organising a programme on […]
Kathmandu / Aug 29: Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has opined that the freedom of the press and of expression in Nepal is open and liberal as compared to other countries. Talking to the Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) on Thursday, Minister Gurung said the state of press freedom was robust in […]
Kathmandu / Aug 28: The Central Revenue Leakage Control Committee has introduced a comprehensive plan to boost revenue collection in the current fiscal year by taking measures such curbing revenue leakages and expanding tax-friendly services. In the meeting presided by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Bishnu Prasad Paudel in Singha Durbar today, Heads […]
Kathmandu / Aug 28: Japan has decided to grant a scholarship of Japanese yen 454 million (estimated Nepali Rupees 422.3 million) to civil servants of Nepal for their higher studies at the universities of Japan. Dr Ram Prasad Ghimire, the secretary of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Kikuta Yutaka, ambassador of Japan to Nepal, […]
Kathmandu / Aug 28: Minister for Education, Science and Technology Bidhya Bhattarai said that the Integrated Higher Secondary Education Bill will be introduced soon. Talking to journalists at her office in Singha Durbar today, Minister Bhattarai pledged to introduce the Bill even by preventing or delaying other bills. “The School Education Bill was delayed. I […]
Kathmandu / Aug 27: The government has called for project proposals for startup enterprise loans. The Industrial Enterprise Development Institute (IEDI) issued a notice today, inviting eligible entrepreneurs to submit their project proposals for startup enterprise loans within 21 days. According to Section 4 of the Startup Enterprise Loan Operation Procedure, 2081, the IEDI has […]
Kathmandu / Aug 27: The government has filed a review petition against the Supreme Court (SC)’s order to increase the salaries of civil service officials up to the level of under-secretary. The government has sought a review of the order, concluding that implementing it would put pressure on the treasury and lead other employees to […]
Kathmandu / Aug 27: Nepal and Oman has made an understanding to ink a labour agreement on taking additional workers from Nepal to Oman. This understanding was reached today during a bilateral meeting between Foreign Minister Dr Arzu Rana Deuba and visiting Oman’s foreign minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi. According to the […]