Kathmandu / Aug 28: Minister for Education, Science and Technology Bidhya Bhattarai said that the Integrated Higher Secondary Education Bill will be introduced soon. Talking to journalists at her office in Singha Durbar today, Minister Bhattarai pledged to introduce the Bill even by preventing or delaying other bills. “The School Education Bill was delayed. I […]
Kathmandu / Aug 27: The government has called for project proposals for startup enterprise loans. The Industrial Enterprise Development Institute (IEDI) issued a notice today, inviting eligible entrepreneurs to submit their project proposals for startup enterprise loans within 21 days. According to Section 4 of the Startup Enterprise Loan Operation Procedure, 2081, the IEDI has […]
Kathmandu / Aug 27: The government has filed a review petition against the Supreme Court (SC)’s order to increase the salaries of civil service officials up to the level of under-secretary. The government has sought a review of the order, concluding that implementing it would put pressure on the treasury and lead other employees to […]
Kathmandu / Aug 27: Nepal and Oman has made an understanding to ink a labour agreement on taking additional workers from Nepal to Oman. This understanding was reached today during a bilateral meeting between Foreign Minister Dr Arzu Rana Deuba and visiting Oman’s foreign minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi. According to the […]
Kathmandu / Aug 26: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that several cultural and unique traditions of Nepal should be universalized by promoting them. Addressing a programme organized at Tundikhel in Kathmandu to mark the Gaura Parva today, Prime Minister Oli urged all to act responsibly to safeguard Nepal’s natural and cultural diversities. “We […]
Kathmandu / Aug 26: The government has cautioned people not to use the dietary supplement without consulting physicians. Issuing a public notice, the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) has warned people in general not to consume Garcinia Cambogia, a product being publicized as a dietary supplement. The DFTQC in this regard has […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 26: Electricity consumption has increased by threefold after the end of load shedding in the country and regular supply of electricity. According to the Nepal Electricity Authority, annual electricity consumption reached 10.02 billion units in last fiscal year 2023/24 from 3.72 billion units in the fiscal year 2015/16. In the period of […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 25: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed different agencies to work effectively to curb corruption and control smuggling. The PM made such a directive to the top-ranking officials of the Department of Revenue Investigation, Department of Money Laundering Investigation, Public Procurement Monitoring Office, National Vigilance Centre, Nepal Trust, National Investigation Department, […]
Kathmandu / Aug 25: Since the end of power cuts and the resumption of regular electricity supply in the country, there has been a significant increase in electricity consumption. The energy consumption has tripled, according to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). In the fiscal year 2015/16, energy consumption was 3.72 billion units, whereas in the […]
Kathmandu / Aug 25: The Karnali Province has garnered views from experts in a bid to establish the Karnali academy. The Ministry of Social Development in the province organized a discussion with the collaboration of Nepal Academy as part of its initiative to establish the Karnali Province Cultural Policy and Academy. In the event conducted […]