Kathmandu / Aug. 22: As part of the recently announced $2.76 billion in U.S. government funding to address the global food crisis, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide $15 million to Nepal to protect vulnerable populations from the escalating global crisis. According to the U.S. embassy press release issued today, President […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 21: Final rites of the Nepali Congress leader Pradeep Giri have been performed today at the Aryaghat in Pashupati. Prime Minister and NC president Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN (UML) Chair KP Sharma Oli, among leaders of other parties, reached Pashupati to pay tribute to leader Giri. Earlier, leader Giri’s body was […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 21 : Senior Vice President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Chandra Prasad Dhakal, has said that the export of agricultural products should be increased to solve the problem of foreign exchange reserves. In the aftermath of the COVID-19, amidst growing imports, the country is facing external […]
Morang / Aug. 21: Minister for Health and Population Bhawani Prasad Khapung has warned of action against doctors not staying at hospital during the duty hours. Inaugurating a pediatric ward of 36 beds and another ward of 40 beds with two operation theatres at Koshi Hospital here today, he urged the doctors to treat the […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 20: The Election Commission (EC) has directed all the three tiers of the government- federal, provincial and local- to not initiate any new projects and programmes to influence voters and affect the fairness and impartiality of the election. Issuing a press statement on Saturday, the EC made it clear that no activities […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 20: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s announcement to dispose of waste within the city itself by segregating biodegradable and non-biodegradable garbage has yet to be implemented. So far, the KMC has identified five places for dumping biodegradable waste produced from the Valley. But, local people from the proposed dumping sites are not positive […]
Solukhumbu / Aug. 20: There has been an increase in the number of foreign tourists coming to the Everest region this ‘off-season.’ According to the office of the Sagarmatha National Park, more foreigners have come to the Khumbu area this year in the post-tourism month of August than previous years. Up until last year, the […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 18: The House of Representatives (HoR) has endorsed the Nepal Citizenship First Amendment Bill with a simple majority. A total of 135 HoR members voted for the amendment bill whereas 60 voted against it when Speaker Sapkota presented the bill for voting. 195 lawmakers were present in the HoR meeting today. Earlier, […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 18: House of Representatives (HoR) members have expressed concern over the pressing issue of waste management in the Kathmandu Valley and sought the government’s prompt response to address it. Airing her views in the zero hour of today’s lower house session, lawmaker Amrita Thapa Magar said garbage piles in the town have […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 18: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has asserted that the government is ready to lend the support required for the promotion and marketing of products manufactured with the use of domestic raw materials and homegrown technologies and skills. While inaugurating the “Sixth International Women’s Trade Expo” organised by the Federation of Woman […]
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