Kathmandu / May 14: Pampha Bhusal, spokesperson of CPN (Maoist Center) was one of the many parliamentarians who questioned security arrangements and civic felicitation during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on May 11 and 12. Bhusal questioned the government’s security capabilities as Modi brought his entourage, including his own security personnel during the visit. […]
Kathmandu / May 14: A disability-friendly toilet has been constructed at the new bus park in Gongabu, the largest bus terminal of the country. Lhotse Multi-purpose Pvt Ltd, which has undertaken the management of the bus park complex under a 50-year lease, constructed the toilet for the convenience of passengers with physical disabilities. There was […]
Kathmandu / May 13: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Sunday briefed the Parliament about the two-day state visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Oli said the visit by his Indian counterpart had helped take Nepal-India relation to a new height. He said some of the remarks made during Modi’s civic reception in Janakpur […]
Kathmandu / May 13: The government has been advised to bring budget for the upcoming fiscal by addressing people’s aspirations for development and economic prosperity. In a meeting of the House of Representatives today, most of lawmakers taking part in the deliberations on the principles and priorities of the appropriation bill (except tax proposal) for […]
Kathmandu / May 13: More than 21,000 people including children had disappeared from across the country in the past 12 years, according to data with the Children Search Coordination Center (CSCC). A total of 1,608 children had gone missing from around the country in eight months alone in the current fiscal year. Of the disappeared […]
Kathmandu / May 12: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned home completing his two-day state visit to Nepal. Modi boarded a special aircraft at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Saturday. Modi had arrived in Janakpur on Friday to begin his visit. He offered prayers at Janaki Temple and also attended civic reception hosted in his […]
Salyan / May 12: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Karnali Province’s Executive Committee meeting has concluded issuing a 10-point Salyan Declaration Paper. At the first meeting held at Khairawang temple – a tourist destination in Salyan – the committee has expressed concern over the proposal to abolish Working Journalist Act 2051 in a draft […]
Kathmandu / May 12: Nepal Academy and Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) are to sign a memorandum of understanding here on Sunday on bilateral academic exchanges. A team of PAL headed by its Director General Dr Rashid Hameed is arriving Nepal today in this connection, according to Member-Secretary of Nepal Academy, Dr Jibendra Dev Giri. […]
Kathmandu / May 11: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are holding one-on-one talks at Dwarika’s Hotel in the capital. They are scheduled to officially inaugurate a long-over-due Arun III hydropower project by jointly switching a button on. Modi will also hold talks with the leaders of Nepal following a […]
Kathmandu / May 11: Concerned authorities have stressed the need for changing the foreign employment act and related laws with the changing scenario to manage the issue of foreign employment. Speaking at a dialogue programme ‘Policy Dialogue: State and Business Accountability on Recruitment Abuses’ organised jointly by Amnesty International Nepal and Pravasi Nepali Coordination Committee […]
