Kathmandu / Nov 25: The provincial government has taken responsibility for rebuilding government and public structures damaged by the Jajarkot earthquake, according to Minister of Economic Affairs and Planning Bedraj Singh. Minister Singh stated that ongoing discussions are focused on the damage incurred by government offices, schools, police stations, as well as water supply and […]
Kathmandu / Nov 25: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), with support from Norway, have joined hands for a three-year project to strengthen Nepal’s school education system’s response to climate change. The collaboration signifies a pivotal step towards addressing the impacts of climate change locally. […]
Kathmandu / Nov. 25: Celebrated mountaineer Nimsdai “Nims” Purja was honored with the ISPO Cup Award amidst a ceremony held in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Friday. The accolade was presented at the German Sustainability Awards (GSA), the largest European recognition for contributions to ecology and social commitment to sustainability. Notably, this year marked the inaugural recognition […]
Kathmandu / Nov. 24: Foreign Minister NP Saud has requested Qatar to make efforts for the release of Nepali student Bipin Joshi, who has been held hostage by Hamas militants. The foreign minister made such a request to Qatari State Minister for Foreign Affairs Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi during a courtesy call paid by the […]
Kathmandu / Nov 24: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a show cause order regarding the government’s remission of sentence to Resham Chaudhary, who was found guilty in the Tikapur massacre. Responding to a writ petition filed against the government’s decision to pardon Chaudhary, a single bench of Justice Prakash Kumar Dhungana on Friday ordered […]
Kathmandu / Nov 24: Nepal’s trade deficit in the first four months of the current Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 has surpassed Rs 460 billion. According to data released by the Department of Customs (DoC), the country has a trade deficit of Rs 461.94 billion till mid-November. According to the DoC, the country’s foreign trade value […]
Kathmandu / Nov 23: The government has honored the outstanding taxpayers. Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat today honored the ‘best taxpayers’ from various sectors at the closing ceremony of the Tax Week organized on the occasion of the National Tax Day, 2080. The Nepal Telecommunications Company (Nepal Telecom) has been honored for being the […]
Kathmandu / Nov 23: The government has approved the resignation of Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Dinesh Kumar Ghimire. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar today approved Secretary Ghimire’s resignation. Secretary Ghimire resigned from […]
Kathmandu / Nov. 23: The Election Commission advised the government today to set the date for holding National Assembly polls for one-third of its lawmakers on January 25. The term of one-third of the NA members is set to expire on March 3. During a meeting with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, EC office-bearers made […]
Kathmandu / Nov 22: The west face of the main building of Singha Durbar which was damaged by the 2015 earthquake has been rebuilt. With the completion of the rebuilding works, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has officially moved to his new office. The inauguration ceremony took place on Wednesday. On the occasion, the prime […]
