Kathmandu / Aug. 18: The US Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors this week approved a $500 million compact with Nepal. In a statement today, the US Embassy in Kathmandu said its first compact in South Asia. The Government of Nepal has committed to contribute an additional $130 million to support MCC’s investment […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 18: The Election Commission has directed the Home Ministry to make special security arrangement for third phase of local level elections in province number 2 to conduct elections in free, fair and peaceful manner. The third round of the local level election is taking place in all eight districts of the Province […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 18: For the first time and first of its kind, Nepal Internet Governance Forum (IGF) kicked off in the capital city on Friday. The IGF is the multi-stakeholders’ platform to discuss and debate multifarious issues around the internet ranging from policy to technology, law to security, business to human rights, and openness […]
Nepalgunj / Aug. 17: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has arrived Thursday in Banke to take stock of flood-hit areas in the Tarai districts of mid-western Nepal. He inspected the flood- affected areas and provided cash assistance to the bereaved father Kamilal Tharu of Lalpur, Rapti-Sonari Rural Municipality-4 who had lost his three daughters to […]
Kathmandi / Aug. 17: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has been able to reduce its losses significantly by Rs 7 billion in the last fiscal year (2073/074 BS) and its loss now stands at Rs 970 million only. The NEA, that had been suffering loss since 2002, could reduce its losses by controlling power leakage, […]
Biratnagar / Aug. 17: Nepal Army personnel have been mobilised to clear the runway of Biratnagar Airport as it is completely covered by mud and sand due to inundation caused by incessant rainfall. The Biratnagar Airport has shut down its all air services since the runway was submerged. As many as 200 NA personnel have […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 16: Three major political parties have agreed to hold the federal and provincial elections on the same day. At a meeting held at the Prime Minister’s residence, Baluwatar, on Wednesday, the three parties – Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) – have decided to urge the Election Commission for holding election […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 16: Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba at the latter’s official residence in Baluwatar Wednesday afternoon. On the occasion, the two leaders discussed on matters related to Nepal-China bilateral relations, mutual interests and cooperation, shared PM’s Foreign Affairs advisor Dinesh Bhattarai. Bhattarai further informed that […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 16: A meeting of the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund Committee has decided to release Rs 1 billion balance left in the fund to the flood and landslide victims hit hard across the nation. The meeting chaired by the National Planning Commission Vice-Chariman Dr. Swarnim Wagle made the decision today, as stated […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 15: Dr Govinda KC, who has been staging indefinite hunger strike for the past 23 days at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, has suspended his fast on the 23rd day on Tuesday. He warned that he would stage another hunger strike if the government did not address his demands at the earliest. […]
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