Kathmandu, June 23/ Nepal has secured the top spot among its South Asian peers in the WJP Rule of Law Index (IDI) 2018. A report published by World Justice Project states that Nepal’s ranking improved five positions to 58th place out of 113 countries worldwide taking a lead in terms of adherence to rule of […]
Kathmandu / June 22: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil aviation, Rabindra Prasad Adhikari, has said that International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has removed Nepal’s aviation sector from Significant Safety Concern (SSC) list. Responding to queries raised over contemporary issues of civil aviation in today’s meeting of the House of Representatives, Minister Adhikari informed the […]
Lhasa / June 22: Nepalis residing in Tibet, the autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China, have urged Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to take initiations to address problems concerning citizenship and passport they have been facing. Apprising the Prime Minister that they were in trouble due to the passport and citizenship issues, they […]
Kathmandu / June 22: Nepal exports pashmina to 47 countries of the world, the Pashmina Industry Association has stated. The Association stated that Nepal could reap economic benefits from the pashmina industry provided that the government gave priority to the development of this industry. The pashmina manufacturers have been importing the pashmina yarn, chemicals and […]
Beijing / June 21: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is on a six-day official visit to China, met his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. On the occasion, the two countries signed agreements on 10 different topics including one on the construction of railway. Four […]
Kathmandu / June 21: The Department of Immigration says a total of 68,825 international tourists visited Nepal in May 2018, with a healthy increment of 9.6 per cent as compared to the arrival figures of May 2017. With this, the arrival figures in the period of January to May reached 454,855, an increase of 12.5 […]
Priyanka Adhikari / Kathmandu: The practice of ‘Yoga’ which originated in the eastern part of the world, gradually spread to the west and across the globe, leading to declaration of International Day of Yoga on June 21. Recognising its universal appeal, on December 11, 2014, United Nations proclaimed June 21 as the International Day of […]
Beijing / June 20: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is on a six-day official visit to China, has paid a courtesy call on Chinese President Xi Jinping today. During the meeting, both the leaders held a discussion on key issues regarding taking the relations between the governments and Communist Parties of both the countries […]
Kathmandu / June 20: Anjana’s Journey, a short film by Rajneesh Bhandari has been selected as a finalist of 2018 Focus on Ability Short Film Awards in International Category in Australia. The short film gives an insight into the life of Anjana K.C. who has been living independently despite her disability in Pokhara, Nepal. The […]
Kathmandu / June 20: A week-long campaign against drug abuse has been launched today on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which falls on June 26 every year. As part of the occasion, various programmes will be held in the federal, provincial and local levels, informed Secretary of Home […]