Kathmandu / July 20: Nine fringe political parties representing both democratic and communist political ideologies have announced a joint national movement against the government with a view to pressurizing it to end external encroachments on Nepal’s religion and culture. Organizing a press conference in the capital on Saturday, leaders of the nine fringe political parties […]
Kathmandu / July 20: Kathmandu-based non-profit organization ‘Smart WASH Solutions’ and Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management(DWSSM) under the Ministry of Water Supply are set to jointly organize a National Conference on Rainwater Harvesting for Livelihood, Community and Ecosystem Resilience on July 27 and 28, 2019 in collaboration with different organizations. Organizing a press […]
Kathmandu / July 19: The National Assembly meeting on Friday unanimously passed a proposal on urgent public importance, drawing the government’s attention towards the need for a search for the missing ones in the floods and landslides, and rescue, relief distribution and rehabilitation work for the victims. As many as 34 districts, including entire State […]
Kathmandu / July 19: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has gone with its decision to suspend the Nepal Cricket Association (CAN). The Thursday’s annual conference meeting of the ICC Board took place in London, England did not enter into the agenda of lifting the CAN suspension. The ICC had on April 25, 2016, decided to […]
Kathmandu / July 19: The monsoon has remained normally active throughout the country as the monsoon trough has shifted a little south of Nepal’s southern region. According to Hydrology and Meteorology Forecasting Division’s meteorologist Ganga Nagarkoti, monsoon is normally active throughout the country, and eastern and central region is likely to see generally to completely […]
Dang / July 18: Approximately 10,000 hectares of forest land have been added in Dang district in the past two decades, according to the District Forest Office. Tree sapling plantation in dry river beds, and handing over such forests to the local communities for caretaking are credited for the forest area increment, said forest divisional […]
Kathmandu / July 18: The government has decided to invest Rs 3 billion in the shares of Sajha Yatayat. A recent cabinet meeting took a decision to this effect, according to the spokesperson of the government Gokul Baskota. “The money will be utilized to purchase 300 electric buses for Sajha Yatayat,” he said. The cabinet […]
Kathmandu / July 18: The chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Anup Raj Sharma has urged the government not to abnegate its responsibility towards elderly people. Speaking at a program organized in the capital on Thursday to discuss the bill on elderly people, Sharma expressed his dissatisfaction with the government’s apathy towards elderly people. […]
Kathmandu / July 17: Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada has inaugurated Vehicle and Consignment Tracking System(VCTS) today in the capital. The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers had issued a circular on the VCTS signed by the Chief Secretary Bishnu Prasad Lamsal on July 8, 2019. The circular stated that the VCTS […]
Kathmandu / July 17: The government selected 84 model schools from various 69 districts for the School Sector Development Program (SSDP) in the last fiscal year 2018/2019. The selected model schools were provided Rs 50 million for a period of five years to construct physical infrastructure and enhance the quality of education. “The schools were […]