Kathmandu / Oct 16: Bonita Sharma from Nepal has made to the prestigious list of “BBC 100 Women 2019”. In the list of 100 inspiring women from around the world for this year announced by BBC, Sharma has made it into the list. Sharma who is the CEO and co-founder of Social Changemakers and Innovators […]
Kathmandu / Oct 15: The ninth Global convention of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) began in Kathmandu on Tuesday morning. Amid a special function held at Hotel Hyatt Regency in the capital, President Bidya Devi Bhandari inaugurated the three-day global conference of Nepali diaspora. According to NRNA General Secretary Badri KC, some 2,500 representatives from […]
Kathmandu / Oct 15: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Nepal’s relations with the neighboring countries India and China have entered a new phase. Inaugurating Second China and South Asia Literature Conference organized by Nepal Academy in the capital on Tuesday, Prime Minister Oli said that enhancing the economic prosperity of the countries […]
Kathmandu / Oct 15: Newly appointed ambassadors of Nepal Mahesh Raj Dahal and Dawa Futi Sherpa to Australia and Spain respectively took an oath of office and secrecy in presence of President Bidya Devi Bhandari here today. The oath-taking ceremony was held at a special function at the Presidential Office, Sheetal Niwas. Foreign Minister Pradeep […]
Kathmandu / Oct 14: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has thanked the security personnel for their efforts to make two-day state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping a grand success. At a meeting with security personnel at Home Ministry on Monday, Minister Thapa said that security work plan for Xi’s visit proved effective […]
Kavre / Oct 14: Thirty-seven-year-old Muna (name changed) of Hokse, Panchkhal Municipality-8, Kavre, planted 15 saplings of rudrakshya, a tree species whose fruits are used as prayer beads by Hindus, in June. Now, she spends her day tending to the saplings. Having sold one of her kidneys in India after being lured by kidney smugglers […]
Kathmandu / Oct 14: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sarbendra Khanal left for Chile to take part in the 88th INTERPOL General Assembly on Sunday night. IGP Khanal is accompanied by Deputy Inspector General of Police at the Central Investigation Bureau, Niraj Bahadur Shahi and Senior Superintendent of Police at INTERPOL section, Umesh Raj Joshi. […]
Kathmandu / Oct 13: President of People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, wraps up his two-day state visit to Nepal, a first in 23 years for a Chinese President, with an aim to boost bilateral ties. Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with his delegation, left for China today by an Air China aircraft, concluding his […]
Jumla / Oct 13: Tilak Buda Thapa of Chandannath Municipality of Jumla is busy these days harvesting Italian apples grown in the land of Chandannath temple. His days are spent in cultivating apple plants, showing traders around the apple orchard, and selling them his produce. His routine changed three years ago with the introduction of […]
Kathmandu / Oct 13: Nepali Hindus are observing the Kojagrat Poornima (full moon day) on Sunday to conclude 15-day Dashain festival by worshipping Mahalaxmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. The Bada Dashain festival formally ends today with the marking of the Kojagrat Poornima–devotees offering worships to Mahalaxmi at their homes in the evening and […]