Kathmandu / Dec 2: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased Rs 2 per liter in the price of petrol and diesel coming into effect from Monday midnight. The price increment follows increment in the international market, said the NOC. Despite increment in the international market four months ago, NOC did not adjust price of petroleum […]
Kathmandu / Dec. 2: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has extended his gratitude to President Bidya Devi Bhandari for inaugurating the successful opening ceremony of the 13th South Asian Games (SAG). Releasing a video message from his official website, PM Oli said that he had watched the entire opening ceremony of 13th SAG held on […]
Kathmandu / Dec 1: The 13th South Asian Games (SAG) officially kicked off in the capital on Sunday. Amid fanfare, President Bidya Devi Bhandari inagurated the sporting event at the Dasharath Stadium, Tripureswor a while ago. Last time, Nepal hosted the regional game back in 1999. The SAG, also known as the Olympics of the […]
Pokhara / Dec 1: Nepal Communist Party (NCP)’s candidate Bidya Bhattarai has been elected as a House of Representatives member from Kaski constituency Number 2 in the November 30 by-election. She won the election by securing 24, 395 votes while her nearest rival, Nepal Congress’ Khem Raj Poudel, obtained only 15,984 votes. Winner Bhattatai is […]
Kathmandu / Dec. 1: Nepali Army Institute of Health Sciences (NAIHS) has decided to readjust the extra fees it had charged on the MBBS students as per the agreement reached between the government and representatives of various private medical colleges. According to a press statement issued by the Directorate of Public Relations and Information (DPR&I), […]
Kathmandu / Nov 30: Lalitpur Metropolitan City has introduced separate bicycle lanes on some of the road sections in Lalitpur. During a program held in Lalitpur on Saturday, the Lalitpur Metropolis informed that it has created dedicated bicycle lanes along Kupondol-Jawalakhel and Mangal Bazaar-Pulchowk road sections. The lanes will have 1.5- meters in width. During […]
Kathmandu / Nov 30: By-elections to fill 52 vacant positions in three-tiers of government have been concluded in a peaceful manner on Saturday, the Election Commission said. It is estimated that the by-polls ended with a voter turnout of over 70 percent in those places that witnessed the elections. However, the official figure has yet […]
Kathmandu / Nov 30: The trend of operating hotels and home stay services targeting tourists has increased with the approaching Visit Nepal Year 2020. The Vist Year kicks off on January 1, 2020. The government has set the target of welcoming two million tourists during the Visit Year. Applications for opening18 new home stay services […]
Kathmandu / Nov 29: Nepal has been elected unanimously as vice-chair of the 12th council session (2019-21) of the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR) on Friday. In a press statement, Nepal’s Embassy in China informed that Nepal was elected as vice-chair of the inter-governmental body during an election held in Beijing, the Chinese capital. […]
Kathmandu / Nov 29: Media experts have demanded the Press Council Nepal re-classify of newspapers and magazines as the latest classification lacks impartiality. A delegation of representatives from the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur chapters today called on Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota with the request for […]