KATHMANDU, July 29 (Xinhua) — Industrial investment more than doubled in Nepal in the last fiscal year 2017-18 that concluded in mid-July, the Department of Industry (DoI) said on Saturday. Investors registered 496 industries at the DoI with the committed investment of 350.58 billion Nepali rupees (3.18 billion U.S. dollars) in the last fiscal, DoI […]
Kathmandu, July 28: Light to moderate rains has been predicted in most of the parts of the country in the next three days, while some areas are likely to hit by heavy rainfall. The Meteorological Forecasting Division in a press statement today predicted the possibility of rains in most of the parts of the country […]
Rasuwa, July 28: The District Administration Office, Rasuwa has prohibited movement of transport trucks exceeding locad capacity of five tonnes towards Rasuwagadi. The prohibitory order was put in place from yesterday after a bridge at Ghatte River at Gosaikunda rural municipality-2 suffered damage by landslide. The order aims to reduce accident risks, according to the […]
Kathmandu, July 27: Five died on the spot and 17 other sustained injuries at an accident that took place at Chumlingtar of Icchakamana Rural Municipality. A passenger bus en route to Syangja from Kathmandu collided with a truck and skidded off the road 100 meters into Trishuli river. The identity of the deceased is yet […]
Sujeev Shakya The third Himalayan Consensus summit saw 75 speakers from around the world elaborating on a variety of issues which have an impact on the lives of those living in the greater Himalayan region, who comprise a sizable percentage of the world population. The political boundaries across the fragile Himalayas have had a great […]
Kathmandu, July 27: Skygazers in Nepal will be able to catch a glimpse of the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st Century on July 28. The eclipse, that starts at 12:09 am will last till 4:04 am, according to a press release issued by Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO). A lunar eclipse takes places when […]
James Lamb, who lives in Dunkeld, was in Nepal in 2015 when the earthquake struck near the city of Kathmandu in the centre of the country, killing 9,000 people and injuring nearly 22,000 more. The former teacher runs a Mount Everest tour company, Tengboche Trekking, with all profits going to charities chosen by local people. […]
Mansi Naithani Chitwan, July 26: Subhash Adhikari is one of 70 smallholder wheat farmers in the Chitwan district of Nepal benefitting from the Seed System Initiative, implemented by Cornell’s Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat (DGGW) project in 2017-18. Farmers like Adhikari who plant quality wheat seeds reap greater harvests and are assured better markets for […]
Kathmandu / July 25: Talks between Dr Govinda KC’s team and government representatives ended inconclusively today. Citing that the government team had not done its homework prior to sitting for discussion, Dr KC’s team called off the discussion until government commits to making changes to the Medical Education Bill in accordance with the list of […]
Chitwan / July 25: Brachytherapy service has resumed at the government-run BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital. The service was resumed after a gap of six years with the installation of a new equipment for the purpose. Earlier, patients requiring the service were forced to go to Kathmandu or abroad. The new equipment will be tested […]
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