Kathmandu / Feb 7: Three people including industrialist Arun Chaudhary who were earlier arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police over the charge of illegal privatization of land owned by Bansbari Leather and Shoes Factory have been released. They were freed today following the verdict of the District Court Kathmandu with the […]
Kathmandu / Feb 6: The half-yearly review of the current fiscal year 2080-81 BS (2023-24) suggests positive trends in various economic and financial indicators. According to the central bank’s assessment, based on the six months’ data ending in mid-January, there is an improvement in overall economic and financial indicators. Remittance inflows increased by 25.3 per […]
Kathmandu / Feb 6: The Nagdhunga-Sisnekhola tunnel is set for a breakthrough on March 6. Deputy Director of the Nagdhunga Tunnel Project Gobinda Dumaru announced the progress of the Nagdhunga Tunnel during the meeting of the Sustainable Development and Good Governance Committee under the National Assembly on Tuesday. He said that preparations are underway to […]
Kathmandu / Feb 6: President Ramchandra Paudel on Tuesday appointed Padma Prasad Pandey as general secretary of the Federal Parliament, two months after his recommendation for the position. The Office of President in a statement said Pandey was appointed as per Article 106 of the constitution on the joint recommendation of Speaker of the House […]
Kathmandu / Feb 5: The government has recently brought 650,000 doses of vaccines against measles and rubella. Dr Abhiyan Gautam, the chief of Child Health and Vaccination Section under the Department of Health Services, confirmed the arrivals of the vaccines in the country under the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunizations (GAVI) grant assistance. The […]
Kathmandu / Feb 5: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has installed 1,026 smart ‘street lights’ at various places in the capital city. Among them, 318 lights have been installed in Maharajganj-Lainchaur-Jamal section, 363 in the Maharajgunj National Police Academy-Baluwatar-Naxal-Maitighar Mandala route, 181 from Kamalpokhari to Gaushala, 76 along the Tripureshwor-Thapathali-Maitighar Mandala road, and 99 in Chabahil-Boudha […]
Kathmandu / Feb 5: Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma, has asserted that the government has kept the development and use of information technology in high priority. Addressing the 20th anniversary programme of Nepal Telecom Company Limited here today, she said, “Telecommunication is the basic infrastructure of IT. The Company’s programmes are directed […]
Kathmandu / Feb 4: The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority is actively formulating an integrated procedure for post-earthquake reconstruction. This new procedure aims to enhance the involvement of local levels, empowering them to play a significant role in post-quake reconstruction efforts, according to Bharatmani Pandey, Chief of the Policy and Planning Division at […]
Kathmandu / Feb 4: The Special Court has sentenced former member of the Constituent Assembly and promoter of Civil Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited Ichchha Raj Tamang to three years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 1.73 billion. The court also sentenced Tamang’s wife to one year and six months behind the bars […]
Kathmandu / Feb 4: Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya held discussions with Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka today on the by-election to be held for 25 various posts that have fallen vacant. In the meeting took place at the Ministry of Defence in Singha Durbar, CEC Thapaliya and DPM Khadka […]
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