Kathmandu / Nov 12: The Election Commission of Nepal has urged mass media, especially the state-run media, for their pro-active role in enabling a positive environment for the December 1 by-elections. At a discussion held at the Commission’s office with representatives from the state-run media outlets today, the Commission requested the media to disseminate by-election […]
Kathmandu / Nov 11: Employees of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) have protested against the government’s recent decision to reconnect power lines to industries that have failed to pay their dues. The decision, made by the Council of Ministers, allows defaulting industries to restore their electricity supply despite outstanding arrears. On Monday, two employee unions—the […]
Kathmandu / Nov 11 : Nepali workers working abroad without obtaining a labour permit will now be able to get legal status by obtaining a labour permit. Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Sharatsingh Bhandari said that the Ministry has decided to issue them labour permits considering September 2024 as the cut-off date. For […]
Kathmandu / Nov 10: President Ramchandra Paudel has left here for Azerbaijan to participate in the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-29) being held in Baku. At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, President Paudel has led a high-level Nepali […]
Pokhara / Nov 10: The Kaski District Court extended the judicial remand for the chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Rabi Lamichhane by an additional 13 days. On Sunday, the court decided that former Home Minister Lamichhane, who was arrested in a co-operative fraud case from the party headquarter on October 18, to be kept […]
Kathmandu / Nov 10: The base camp of Tilicho Lake, a popular tourist destination in Manang, has now been connected to the national power grid. According to the Nepal Electricity Authority, a 50 kVA transformer has been installed at the base camp, located at an altitude of 4,250 meters above sea level. Currently, 10 hotels, […]
Kathmandu / Nov. 07: The main ritual of the four-day Chhath festival is being observed today by worshipping and making offerings to the setting sun. The festival will be formally concluded after making offerings to the rising Sun tomorrow morning. The Chhath festival observed as common cultural symbol of the Tarai is celebrated as per […]
Siraj Khan / Nepalgunj, Nov. 7: Consumers in Nibuwatar, Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality—7, Banke, are concerned that the lemons produced by the Kusumya Community Forest User Group struggle to find a market. Kashi Ram Chaudhary, Chairman of the community forest, said that consumers who had hoped for sales of the lemons ripening in abundance on […]
Kathmandu / Nov 6: A meeting at the Ministry of Finance has set timeline for taking forward five projects and decided to carry out preparatory and other works relating to those projects in fast track modality. Five projects, collectively valued over Rs 72 billion, are funded by the World Bank and those projects will be […]
Kathmandu / Nov 6: The Melamchi Water Supply Development Committee announced a tender on Wednesday to build another water treatment plant in Sundarijal to distribute an additional 255 million liters of water in the Kathmandu Valley. Companies interested in constructing the treatment plant have been given 45 days to submit their applications. A technical evaluation […]
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