Kathmandu / Feb 10: The test of Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) of goods transhipped from Vishakhapatnam Port in India to Birgunj in Nepal has been a success. The Port will officially begin ferrying Nepali-bound goods from February 15 this year. The Customs authorities had launched the GPS-based tracking tool last summer which will cut […]
Kathmandu / Feb 10: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Matrika Prasad Yadav, said that global and regional partnership would help to ensure sustainable and secure energy access for all. Yadav said so as he addressed the ministerial session on “Collaboration for a Sustainable and Secure Energy Access for All” in ongoing Petrotech, 2019 in […]
Kathmandu / Feb 9: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has sent the remuneration of Nepali cricket players of the past two years in lump sum. The allocation was stopped for the past two years, following the ICC decision to suspend the Cricket Association of Nepal. The National Sports Council (NSC) has got Rs 12 million […]
Kathmandu / Feb 9: Hill stations around the Kathmandu Valley including Chandragiri, Fulchowki and Shivapuri have witnessed heavy snowfalls on Saturday morning. The Valley has witnessed dip in minimum temperature following the rainfall since Wednesday night. According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DoHM), the rain and snowfall will stop in the western parts […]
Bajura / Feb 9: One hundred sixty million rupees has been distributed to the erstwhile farm bonded laborers in Bajura district. The Haliya Rehabilitation and District Land Revenue Office distributed the amount to the 1,633 erstwhile bonded farm laborers known as Haliyas. The amount was received for the freed-Haliya rehabilitation program. Office chief Laxman Dev […]
Kathmandu / Feb 08: Lawmakers have drawn the attention of the government on contemporary issues in today’s meeting of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament. Speaking in the ‘zero hour’ of the meeting, lawmakers urged the government to address the public issues that are bothering the people. Lawmaker Bimala Nepali […]
Pokhara / Feb 08: Chief Minister of Gandaki Province, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has said the media could play important role to make the central and provincial governments more effective. The media’s role is equally significant to educate the people, he added. Inaugurating the first general convention of the Parliamentary Journalists’ Forum province chapter here Friday, […]
Sindhualchowk / Feb 08:The Upper Bhotekoshi Hydropower Project that suffered badly from the natural disasters and faced five years of closure is now gaining momentum in its reconstruction bids. Authorities said that around 40 per cent of the reconstruction works of the project has been completed so far. The 45 megawatts capacity project located at […]
Makawanpur / Feb 7: Chief Minister of Province No 3 Dormani Poudel said that the government will promote self-employment among youth and employ them in nation-building. Inaugurating a two-day interaction programme organized by the National Youth Council at Hetauda from today, CM Poudel said that those youths should be mobilized to gain prosperity. Stressing the […]
Kathmandu / Feb 7: The Creative Arts Festival, 2019 organized under the aegis of the Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), Department of Architecture and Other Creative Arts has commenced here today. NAFA chancellor Kanchha Kumar Karmacharya inaugurated the festival at NAFA hall today. On the occasion, chancellor Karmacharya said that the festival would be […]