Kathmandu / Aug. 15: Thanks to timely and sufficient rainfall, transplantation of paddy, the major staple crop of the country has concluded enthusiastically. Paddy transplantation has taken place in 75 of the 77 districts except for the two districts of Manang and Mustang. Hundred per cent transplantation of paddy has been held in 24 districts […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 15: Lalitpur Metropolis has removed the concrete dividers and replaced them with rubber dividers on the roads in the metropolis. The metropolis has removed the cement dividers in Lalitpur’s Kupondole, in front of Pulchowk Engineering Campus, the road to the Ministers’ Quarters, the road to Krishna Galli and the area in front […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 14: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has returned the Nepal Citizenship, First Amendment Bill to the House of Representatives (HoR) for reconsideration. The amendment bill was presented to the President for authentication after being endorsed by the HoR and the National Assembly (NA). The spokesperson of the Office of the President, Sagar Acharya, […]
Kathmandu / Aug 14: The government has decided to accept around Rs 12.7 billion ($100 million) development policy credit (DPC) provided by the World Bank to improve the enabling environment for Nepal’s green, climate-resilient and inclusive development pathway. Similarly, the Cabinet meeting on August 11 decided to accept the grant of approximately Rs 2.1 billion […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 14 : Nepal’s national men’s cricket team head coach Manoj Prabhakar arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday evening to take the charge of men’s cricket team for the upcoming Kenya tour. Addressing the press at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), Coach Prabhakar said that he was very excited to be a part of Nepal’s […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 13: The government has urged the victims of loan sharking to file complaints along with substantial evidence. The complaint filing should be done within August 21, according to a notice issued by the task force formed to recommend the controlling of loan sharking. The task force was formed on Friday acting on […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 13: The Nepali Congress has entrusted party president Sher Bahadur Deuba with the task of selecting candidates for the upcoming elections of House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assembly (PA) members slated for Nov. 20. Speaking to journalists after the meeting of the Central Executive Committee held at the party’s central office, […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 13: The Embassy of Pakistan in Kathmandu on Friday organized a literary event titled “Nepal Aur Urdu Adab” as part of 75th Independence Year celebrations. Minister of Education of Science & Technology DevendraPaudel was the Chief Guest on the occasion while Chancellor Nepal Academy Ganga Prasad Uprety attended the event as Special […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 12: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government is committed to ending educational unemployment among the youth in the country. Prime Minister Deuba has expressed his commitment while addressing the programme organized by the Youth Council in Kathmandu on the occasion of International Youth Day on Friday. PM said, […]
Kathmandu / Aug 12: The government has formed a task force to take steps for the containment of loan sharking. The six-member task force formed by Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand at the direction of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is coordinated by Home Ministry’s joint-secretary Dr Bhishma Bhusal. It follows the ministry-level decision. Nepal […]