Kathmandu / Sept. 2: The Election Commission of Nepal (ECN) has urged all the political parties to register their parties at the ECN if they wish to contest the by-elections scheduled for November 30 this year. Spokesperson at the ECN Shankar Prasad Kharel said that the commission has set September 17 as the deadline for […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 2: Nepal government will conduct Rhino census in March next year. The government could not conduct planned Rhino census last year as the donor agencies failed to provide the funding they pledged for the same. Officials of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) said that they have already allocated […]
Kathmandu / Sept 2: The Ministry of Youth and Sports has tabled a new bill in Parliament seeking action against athletes and their accomplices involved in match-fixing. The bill seeks three years of imprisonment and imposition of Rs 30,000 fine against athletes and their accomplices if found involved in the illegal activity. It also demands […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 1: The second-phase upgrading task including runway of Tribhuvan International Airport is going to begin from today. The repair and maintenance will begin from today. The airport will be closed for seven hours every day until December 31. General Manager Raj Kumar Chhetri said that the airport would be closed from 11:00 […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 1: Five Chinese nationals were arrested in Kathmandu for their involvement in stealing millions of rupees from bank accounts by forging ATM cards of Nabil Bank subscribers on Saturday night. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Nepal Police arrested the Chinese nationals when they were stealing millions of rupees from bank […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 1: Minister for Education, Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokharel said on Sunday that the government is making preparations to set up well-equipped libraries at all local bodies. Speaking at a program organized to mark 12th Library Day in the capital, Minister Pokharel said that his ministry has already prepared a master […]
Kathmandu / August 30: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gokul Prasad Banskota has said journalism should not be practised with interest motive. He said so while responding to questions raised by lawmakers in course of discussions on the principles of the ‘Nepal Media Council Bill, 2075 BS’ in the meeting of the National Assembly, […]
Kathmandu / August 30: The Kathmandu metropolis has handed a vehicle purchased for the management of street beggars to the Manav Sewa Ashram. Metropolis mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya handed the vehicle’s key to the Ashram chair Ramji Adhikari amid a programme at the City Hall today. The mayor said the concept of building a smart […]
Kathmandu / August 30: Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights have expressed its concerns over the Supreme Court’s decision on Ncell tax assessment. In a meeting of the committee on Friday, the members said that the parliament should study the court verdict minutely. They also claimed that a recent ruling […]
Chitwan / August 29: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai opined that the private airline companies must not hesitate to provide 50 percent discount on the airfare to senior citizens over the age of seventy. Speaking with mediapersons at Bharatpur Airport, on Thursday, Minister Bhattarai said that it was the responsibility of […]