Kathmandu / Apr 30: A campaign titled “Say No to All Male Panel” was launched in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ishwar Pokharel inaugurated the signature campaign amid the presence of government officials, social activists, human rights defenders and media persons. The campaign has been launched with an aim to raise […]
Gulmi / Apr 30: The practice of using torture against any people during interrogations in course of crime investigations has been already abolished from the country, said Attorney General Agni Prasad Kharel. While inaugurating a newly constructed building of the District Attorney Office, Gulmi today, the attorney general said Nepal’s justice execution process was advancing […]
Kathmandu / Apr 29:Chief Justice Cholendra Shumser JB Rana has said the culture of settling disputes through mediation would help build smooth relations between the two ( disputing) parties, thus contributing to the creation of a just and peaceful society. While inaugurating the Second National Conference of Mediators here today, the chief justice was of […]
Kathmandu / Apr 29: The constitution has, in its Preamble, guaranteed equal status to men and women, promising to eliminate discrimination based on class, caste, region, language, religion and gender and all forms of caste-based untouchability. Gender equality remains as the spirit of the country’s law, but in practice, gender-based discrimination largely prevails in every […]
Kathmandu / Apr 29: The 7th edition of Citizens Bank Open Tennis Competition has kicked off in the Capital on Monday. A total of 138 players including five international players have been taking part in the competition, which is being held at Tribhuvan Army Officers Club and Tennis Court at Dashrath Stadium. Nic Raastrup of […]
Beijing / Apr 28: President Bidya Devi Bhandari who is presently on the nine-day State Visit to China has said economic transformation is the agenda of priority of Nepal. While addressing the Nepal-China Economic and Trade Forum here today, the Head-of-the- State said, “We have a stable government, which is the strongest in the history […]
Beijing / Apr 28: Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, has said Nepal welcomes foreign investment and is committed to protecting foreign investment. “We have an investment-friendly environment and which will be further improved,” he stressed giving a keynote speech on Nepal-China Economic and Trade Forum here today. At the Forum organized jointly by the Embassy […]
Kathmandu / Apr 28: Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara here today urged the major opposition Nepali Congress to creatively criticize the government’s performances thereby contributing in making the fourth session of the federal parliament successful and productive. Speaking to journalists about the preparations and agenda to be discussed in the parliamentary session to begin Monday, Speaker […]
Kathmandu / Apr 27: Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Padma Aryal, has said preparations are underway to form a high-powered investigation commission to bring back encroached and seized government and public land to the government ownership. Speaking at a face-to-face programme organised by the Reporters Club Nepal here today, the minister said […]
Kathmandu / Apr 27: Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Giriraj Mani Pokhrel, has described the education as a foundation infrastructure for nation’s development. In his address to a program organized by an organization, Chetana, that has been assisting in the education of children of economically poor parents/ guardians for a decade, the minister said, […]