Kathmandu / June 7: Thirty percent reconstruction works of the historic Kasthamandap have been completed. The Kasthamandap Reconstruction Committee has said the works are going on in full- swing with a target of completing the woks of ground floor within mid-July. Works are going on in line with the schedule, committee chair Rajesh Shakya said. […]
Kathmandu / June 7: Nepal is one of the top 10 countries worldwide that has a prevalence of child marriage among boys, the United Nations Children’s Fund said on Friday. In its first-ever in-depth analysis of child grooms, one in 10 men aged between 20 and 24 were married as children in Nepal, according to […]
Kathmandu / June 6: The government has clarified that budget for the coming fiscal year 2019/20 has been allocated in order to fulfill the goal of socialism enshrined in the constitution. Responding to queries raised by lawmakers in today’s meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR), Minister for Finance, Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada, said that […]
Kathmandu / June 6: The World Bank has assumed 7.1 percent as Nepal’s economic growth rate for the current fiscal year 2076/77. The World Bank issued the report on Thursday. The report stated that the growth in Nepal’s economy is speeding up contributing to the assumption. According to Hans Timmer, South Asian Senior Economist, if […]
Biratnagar / June 6: Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Giri raj Mani Pokharel, has said the National Medical Act 2075 shall remove the anomalies prevalent in the education sectors of medical. The Minister said this while inaugurating an orientation programme on the National Medical Act, 2075 organized by the Commission of Medical Education today. […]
Kathmandu / June 5: Various programs are being organized across the country today to mark the World Environment Day 2019. President Bidya Devi Bhandari is attending an event in Nepalgunj today afternoon being organized by Ministry of Environment. Minister for Forest and Environment Shakti Bahadur Basnet and senior government officials are attending the event. Various […]
Kathmandu / June 5: Nepal Oil Corporation has slashed the price of petrol. The state-owned petroleum monopolist decided to lower the price of petrol by Re 1 per liter on Wednesday. The new rates will come into effect from Wednesday midnight. With the fresh reduction, petrol will be available for Rs 110 per liter. NOC […]
Surkhet / June 5: Karnali state chief minister Mahendra Bahadur Shahi has said the Kakre Bihar in Surkhet, a major touristic destination of the state, would be developed as the open ‘zoo’ concept. Talking to media persons following the sanitation and tree transplantation program organized at Kakre Bihar on the occasion of World Environment Day […]
Mugu / June 4: Two months have passed since the new academic session begun in almost all districts of the country including Mugu. But, students at Soru rural municipality, the northern part of Mugu, are constrained to attend the classes without textbooks as those stationeries and distributers in contract with book suppliers failed to ensure […]
Kathmandu / June 4: Lawmakers interpreted the budget through different perspectives in today’s parliament meeting. The main opposition Nepali Congress General-Secretary Dr Shashanka Koirala said that the budget was not based on the foundation of reality. Lawmaker Surendra Kumar Karki opined that the budget was positive and said that the basic needs of people should […]