Kathmandu / Nov 03: Nepal’s permanent representative for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Ambika Luitel has highlighted the need to implement appropriate programmes to mitigate the adverse effects of global warming on Nepal’s Himalayas. Addressing the 39th general meeting of UNESCO in Paris, the capital of France, on Thursday, she stressed […]
Kathmandu / Nov 2: Candidates from major political parties have filed their cadidacy for upcoming elections in 45 districts. Registration of candidacies for the first-past-the-post system under the second phase of the House of Representatives and State Assembly elections scheduled for December 7 started today. Candidates can register their candidacy at the Office of the […]
Kathmandu / Nov 2: The Nepal Oil Corporation has today withdrawn its decision of increasing the price of petroleum products, which was enforced from Wednesday mid-night, on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s direction. The NOC Board of Directors took the decision in this regard after Prime Minister Deuba directed the NOC management not to increase […]
Kathmandu / Nov 2: The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division has launched a campaign from Wednesday with an aim to minimise road accidents in the Kathmandu Valley. As per the drive, high-speeding vehicles are required to ply from the middle of the road, while public vehicles from the sides. The Division on Wednesday trained drivers in […]
Kathmandu / Nov 1: Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Maheshwar Neupane has urged the tourism entrepreneurs not to harass tourists in the name of selling their products. He said this while addressing a programme marking the 44th anniversary of Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA). “The time has come for us all […]
Kathmandu / Nov 1: Nepal and the State of Eritrea have established diplomatic relations on October 31, Tuesday. With this, the number of countries with which Nepal has established diplomatic relations has now reached 152, including all original members of the United Nations. According to the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations in […]
Kathmandu / Nov 1: The Supreme Court has issued stay order against the decision of Tribhuvan University (TU) to scrap affiliation given to National Medical College in Kathmandu. A single bench of justice Dambar Bahadur Shahi issued the order without calling the persecutor to discuss over a writ filed by the owner of the college. […]
Chitwan / Oct 31: Ambassador of China to Nepal Yu Hong today said that the Government of the People’s Republic of China was willing to provide support for the development of agriculture and tourism, among other sectors, in Chitwan district. Speaking in a meeting held at the Chitwan District Coordination Committee here on Monday, Ambassador […]
Kathmandu / Oct 31: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has arrested Maoist leader Bal Krisha Dhungel who has been convicted of murder of Ujjan Kumar Shrestha of Okhaldhunnga. Dhungel will be handed over to the court, a police source said. “He’s been arrested as per the Apex Court’s order. However, pressure is […]
Kathmandu / Oct 31: An eight-point bilateral agreement between the representatives of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) and Austrian Federal Economic Chamber was signed amid a programme here today to strengthening the economic ties between the two countries. The agreement signing ceremony was held in the presence of Minister for […]
