Karnali / March 2: One hundred 39 thousand population of Karnali now have the health insurance coverage, promoted by the government. In the 19 months since the programme was launched in the State, a total of 139,520 people have joined the scheme, according to the Health Insurance Board. The programme had kicked off from Jumla […]
Janakpur / March 2 : Nepali Congress (NC) President has asserted the federalism now has become the need and reality of the country. In his inaugural address to the ‘Janakpur Literature-Art and International Drama Festival-2075’ here today, former Prime Minister Deuba said federalism would in no way be reverted from the country. “NC would not […]
Kathmandu / Mar 2: The today’s meeting of the House of Representatives, the lower house of Federal Parliament, approved the proposal seeking consideration into ‘Province Public Service Commission (Basis and Standard Determination) Bill, 2075’. The House approved the bill unanimously. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Bhanubhakta Dhakal, had presented the bill on behalf […]
Kathmandu / Mar 01: The final rites of late Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari – who lost his life in Taplejung chopper crash on Wednesday – have been performed with state honours at Ramghat in Kaski today. Crestfallen Kaski denizens and politicians marched in a funeral procession through Pokhara and reached […]
Kathmandu / Mar 01: Three Nepali players figure in the new rankings of the T-20 announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The ICC issued the new ranking on Thursday night. The Nepali players who figure in the ICC T-20 ranking include captain Paras Khadka, Sompal Kami and Basanta Regmi. Khadka has climbed to the […]
Kathmandu / Mar 01: The Indian government has approved an investment proposal to build the transmission line in eastern Nepal to export the electricity generated by Arun-3 Hydropower Project being developed by an Indian state-owned company. In a statement released on Thursday night, the Indian Cabinet said it has approved an investment proposal worth IRs […]
Kathmandu / Feb 28: The postmortem for those killed in chopper crash including Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari is underway at TU Teaching Hospital. The condolence ceremony set for today to pay tribute to crash victims has been postponed. It has been postponed for 8 am tomorrow since the process is taking a long time than […]
Kathmandu / Feb 28: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali attended the third and final day of the high-level segment of the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday. Also, on the sidelines, Minister Gyawali had bilateral meetings with Epsy Campbell Barr, First Vice-President of Costa Rica and with Kyaw Tin, […]
Kathmandu / Feb 28: Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ishwor Pokhrel on Thursday said the government would adopt special caution to control air accidents in the coming days. On the Taplejung helicopter crash that killed all seven people onboard including Culture Minister Rabindra Adhikari, DPM Pokhrel said the government has formed a high-level probe […]
Kathmandu / Feb 27: A private helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff on Wednesday in Taplejung, killing seven people on board, including Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Rabindra Adhikari. The accident was the second chopper accident in recent years involving high-profile individuals in the eastern mountain district. Along with Adhikari, the crash claimed the lives of […]