Kathmandu / Jan 8: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gokul Prasad Baskota, has said the incumbent government caused no threat to freedom of the Press. In his address to a programme organised by the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), Bhaktapur on the occasion of its 23rd establishment day here today, the Government Spokesperson made […]
Khalanga / Jan 8: Nepal Telecom (NT), Jumla branch has launched the 4G internet in the district. The service is primarily targeted at the district headquarters Khalanga. The service was launched in the district with the help of three towers, said NT, Jumla branch office chief Ramchandra Shrestha. One tower is based within the office, […]
Kathmandu / Jan 7: The capacity of the country’s only international airport, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), is being gradually expanded. TIA currently handles 20,000 passengers daily. It will handle 90,000 passengers daily once it starts operating in full capacity in every manner. The airport is becoming congested with the growing bumber of air passengers in […]
Kathmandu / Jan 7: Visit Nepal Year- 2020 has been inaugurated internationally from Sydney, Australia. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai and New South Wales State Parliament’s Speaker Jonathan O’Dea inaugurated it amidst a programme today. Opposition leaders and county representatives wished for the success of the Visit Nepal Year. On […]
Kailali / Dec 7 : Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply, Lekharaj Bhatta, has said government was enforcing ‘one village-one industry’ policy soon. At a programme organized by Chure rural municipality of Kailali to distribute blankets to the helpless and senior citizens, Minister Bhatta argued that the ‘one village-one industry’ policy was for elevating the […]
Saptari / Jan. 6: Houses are to be constructed for around 1,500 dalit families in Siaraha and Saptari districts under the People’s Housing Programme. One thousand four hundred and thirty-two shelters are being constructed within July 15, 2020 of the current fiscal year from the budget allocated by the federal government, the Urban Development and […]
Kathmandu / Jan 6: Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and main opposition party, Nepali Congress, President Sher Bahadur Deuba have held consultations on completing the remaining works of the peace process. Chair Dahal and general secretary Bishnu Prasad Poudel had reached Deuba’s residence at Budhanilkantha today for the consultations. During […]
Kathmandu / Jan 6: Nepal annually makes use of 10 percent of its available water. In this context, the government set a goal for its further utilisation. Around 200 billion cubic meters of water is supplied from natural resources and 10 billion cubic meters recharged water is available from underground resources. The Ministry of Energy, […]
Kathmandu / Jan 5: Senior Citizen Knowledge Transfer Centre is to be established at local levels with an objective of transferring knowledge, skills and experience of senior citizens to new generation. Today’s meeting of Women and Social Committee under the House of Representatives unanimously approved the Act related to senior citizen-2063 (first amendment) bill, 2075 […]
Surkhet / Jan 5: In the initiation of District Administration Office (DAO), Surkhet, 300 chhaugoths were destroyed in the district in the past three days. Chhaugoth is a separate, poorly ventilated, hut where menstruating women are made to stay for at least first five to seven days. Following the government’s direction to the local administration, […]