
Kathmandu / Oct 9: As Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) did not print fresh banknotes this year targeting Dashain and Tihar festivals, the act of the people exchanging currencies has decreased sharply. Last year, the Central Bank issued Rs 14 billion worth of new currency notes in Kathmandu Valley alone and Rs 29 billion across the […]

Kathmandu / Oct 9: Minister for Health and Population Pradip Paudel has said that maximum initiatives would be made to extend the medical supplies required in the disaster-affected areas. He urged the bodies concerned to inform the Ministry if there is any shortage of medical supplies. Addressing the disaster survivors in the affected areas today, […]

Kathmandu / Oct 8: Nepal has decided to participate in the 22nd International Sports Forum to be held in Russia. A meeting of the Council of Ministers made the decision to this effect, informed government spokesperson and Minister for Communication and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung today. Minister for Youth and Sports will take part […]

Kathmandu / Oct 08: The much-anticipated Melamchi water supply has resumed on Tuesday, bringing relief to the residents of Kathmandu Valley. Minister for Water Supply, Pradeep Yadav, officially reopened the water distribution from the Melamchi Water Treatment Centre at Sundarijal. The Melamchi Water Supply Development Committee announced that the water has been channelled to various […]

Kathmandu / Oct 8: Over 17,000 people have been confirmed infected with dengue across the country while eight have succumbed to the disease. According to the records of the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD), dengue has spread to all districts except for Humla. Dr. Gokarna Dahal, chief of the Vector Borne Disease Control Section […]

Kathmandu / Oct 7: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli called on President Ramchandra Paudel at the Office of President- Shital Niwas-today. The meeting was focused on briefing President Paudel about PM Oli’s recent participation in the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, USA. PM Oli had led the Nepali […]

Kathmandu / Oct. 07: The national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), is set to operate a rescue flight from Kathmandu to Bhairahawa and back on October 10, coinciding with Fulpati, a day of the Bada Dashain festival. The NAC has decided to conduct this rescue flight to facilitate travel for those wishing to reach […]

Kathmandu / Oct 7: The government has revised the work procedure to allow for the mobilization of the resource and manpower under the Prime Minister Employment Programme in the post-disaster reconstruction. The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security amended the Community Project Based on Pay for Work (Operation and Management) Procedures, 2077 and made […]

Kathmandu / Oct 5: Nepal is to receive 1.06 billion rupees from carbon trade. Nepal is going to receive the amount for reducing carbon dioxide emission through its forests in 13 districts of the Tarai region, according to the REDD Implementation Center under the Ministry of Forest and Environment. Nepal is going to get this […]

Taplejung / Oct 5: The Kanchanjungha region has witnessed a rise on the arrival of domestic and foreign tourists, thereby making base camp bustling. On Friday alone, 65 foreign tourists left for the base camp. According to Tasi Tenzing, a tourism assistant at the Office of the Kanchanjungha Conservation Area Management Council in Ghunsa, the […]