Kathmandu / May 21: A discussion will be held on the government’s policies and programmes for the coming fiscal year in the House of Representatives on May 24. In today’s meeting of the House of Representatives, Speaker Devraj Ghimire shared that May 24 has been determined to hold a discussion on the government’s policies and […]
Kathmandu / May 21: Finland has pledged to support Nepal’s local climate adaptation program through a substantial grant. The grant agreement was officially signed at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday. Representing Nepal, the agreement was signed by Sri Krishna Nepal, joint secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Head of […]
Kathmandu / May 20: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has secured the vote of confidence from the House of Representatives (HoR) for the fourth time. A total of 157 out of 158 HoR members presented in the meeting voted for the proposal on the vote of confidence to the government presented today at the […]
Kathmandu / May 20: The stolen statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, taken from Gakar Monastery in Dolpa, Karnali Province, has reportedly surfaced in the possession of the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) of China. According to sources within the Department of Archeology in Kathmandu, Chinese smugglers transported the statue to the China Guardian International Auction (CGIA) […]
Kathmandu / May 20: As of the end of the month of Basaikh (mid-May) of the current financial year, the country has suffered a trade deficit worth Rs 1177 billion. Goods worth Rs. 1303 billion were imported while the export was limited to just Rs 126 billion, according to the Department of Customs. In the […]
Bhisma Raj Ojha / Kathmandu, May 19: A mountainous country, Nepal, has been long raising its voice in the international forums on the impact of climate change on the Himalayas. As a result of this, the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP-28) held last year for the first time incorporated in its decision the impact […]
Kathmandu / May 19: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has launched public service commission (PSC) examination preparation classes for its residents. Out of 205 applicants, 177 were selected to participate in the classes, which began today. The KMC is conducting these preparatory classes in collaboration with Chaitanya Academy. Among the participants, 72 are preparing for the […]
Chitwan / May 19: The wild animals inhabiting the Chitwan National Park (CNP) are facing problems after the water sources have started drying up due to the ongoing drought. CNP Information Officer Ganesh Prasad Tiwari said that the water level in the 134 big and small lakes and ponds inside the Park has started to […]
Kathmandu / May 18: Top leaders of three major political parties—Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center) and Rastriya Swatantra Party—have agreed to form a parliamentary probe committee to investigate the cooperative fraud case. An agreement to this effect was reached at a meeting attended by Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN-UML Chairman […]
Rukum Paschim / May 18: Chaurjahari municipality-8 in Rukum Paschim has laid emphasis on collective vegetable farming to make women self-reliant. The local level formed six groups of women in the ward and encouraged collective vegetable farming. Out of six groups, three have been doing commercial vegetable cultivation in six ropanis of land taken on […]