Ramesh Lamsal, Kathmandu / April 3: India has paved the way for electricity trade from Nepal, rising above the framework of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the declaration of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). Although Nepal has been making efforts for a long for […]
Damauli / April 3: Nepali Congress central member Dr Shekhar Koirala has pointed out that the country has faced irrelevant expenditures in the name of constructing view towers. Rather budget spent on the construction of the view towers should have been invested in the construction of hospitals and schools, he said while inaugurating the Simaltar […]
Kathmandu / Apr. 2: Four agreements have been signed between Nepal and India at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Saturday during the three-day visit of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to India. The agreements were signed between the delegations of the two countries in the presence of Prime Minister Deuba and Indian Prime Minister […]
Kathmandu / Apr. 2: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has inaugurated the Himalayan Hydro Expo amidst a special ceremony organised at Bhrikutimandap today. The three-day expo has been organised with the objective of holding a discussion on all the concerned issues related to the hydropower sector including an exhibition of the latest technology. Lauding the role […]
Kathmandu / Apr. 2: Schools across the country are publishing schedule for final examinations of current academic session with a preparation to start coming academic session from mid-May. After the government asked schools and concerned authorities to prepare for the new academic session from mid-May, schools are preparing for examinations from next week. Many private […]
Kathmandu / April 1: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba reached New Delhi this afternoon for a three-day official visit. Indian officials including State Minister for Defence of India Ajay Bhatt and Ambassador of Nepal to India Shankar Sharma received Prime Minister Deuba upon his arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport. Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs […]
Lumbini / April 1 : A model housing has been handed over to poor and homeless families at Sainamaina municipality of Rupandehi. The municipality on Thursday handed over the model settlement by selecting poor homeless families residing at Sainamaina municipality since long. The municipality had constructed a model settlement at the bank of Kanchan rivulet […]
Nepalgunj / April 1: Rafting, an adventurous water sport, has been started in the Rapti River from Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality Ward 1 of Banke Kusum Bariya to Agaiya since Friday. The tourism division office, Banke, has started rafting in collaboration with Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality. The adventure sport was inaugurated by Lumbini Province’s Tourism, […]
Pokhara / Mar. 31: The Pokhara Metropolitan City has fixed the benchmark of the nine lakes in the Pokhara Valley. This issue had been lingering on for a long and was disputed. The 55th meeting of the Pokhara Metropolitan City’s Executive on Wednesday fixed the standard for all the nine lakes including Phewa Lake. Accordingly, […]
Kathmandu / Mar. 31: The government has decided to raise the fares of long distance travel by up to 14 percent citing soaring prices of petroleum products. Officials said the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport on Thursday agreed to hike the fares on both the passenger and cargo transport by 10-14 percent. The ministry has […]