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. […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 15: Nepal and China have sealed three important agreements with long term impact on Nepal’s socio-economic development. Following on the heels of a high-level dialogue among the top government officials from both the neighbours, agreements were held on three different topics – Economic and Technological Cooperation, China -Aid Oil and Gas Resources […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 15: The death toll from floods and landslides across the country over the past four days has reached 120 and at least 35 people have been missing, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Tuesday. Addressing a meeting of Legislatrue-Parliament on Tuesday afternoon, Home Minister Janardhan Sharma said around 80 percent of […]
Biratnagar / Aug. 14: Half a dozen ministers including Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba have arrived at Biratnagar to take stock of flood-hit areas in the eastern Tarai region on Monday. The team inspected the flood-hit districts including Saptari, Sunsari, Morang and Jhapa by chopper. According to DIG Ramesh Kumar Bhattarai, in-charge of East Regional […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 14: Vice Premier of State Council of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yang arrived here this afternoon on a four-day official visit to Nepal. Mr Wang was welcomed at the Tribhuvan International Airport VIP longue by Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Jitendra Narayan Dev. Nepal’s Ambassador to the People’s […]
Lalitpur / Aug. 14: President Bidya Devi Bhandari worshipped and performed pooja at the Krishna temple in Patan Durbar Square today on the occasion of Shree Krishnajanmastami. On the occasion, President Bhandari received tika and prasad from the temple priest Pratapdhar Sharma. The President also inspected the historical stone water spout next to the temple. […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 13: Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has decided to establish a relief fund for flood victims. An emergency meeting of the NRNA on Sunday took the decision. “Non-resident Nepalis are gravely saddened by the news of deaths and displacement of families due to floods triggered by the torrential monsoon rains in Nepal’s Tarai,” […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 13: An emergency meeting headed by Minister for Home Affairs Janardan Sharma today formed a central command post for intensifying rescue operations in the country. The command post was formed to intensify the rescue works as the country has been hit by floods and landslides since the past few days. The meeting […]
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