Kathmandu / Sept. 7: National Human Rights Commission (NRHC) has urged all the stakeholders to help conduct the third phase of local elections in a free, fair and peaceful manner. Issuing a press release on Thursday, NHRC urged the Nepal government to maintain law and order to create fearless environment for the people to exercise […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 6:The Nepal Calendar Determination Committee has made public the auspicious hour of tika for the coming Dashain festival, on Wednesday. As per the Committee, the auspicious hour of this Dashain tika is 11:45 am on Saturday, September 30. Committee Chairman Prof Dr Ramchandra Gautam said the navaratra begins on September 21. It […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 6: Amid criticism from various quarters, the Tribhuvan University on Wednesday scrapped the affiliation to National Medical College. Soon after the probe committee submitted a report, the executive committee of the TU scrapped the temporary affiliation of National Medical College. Earlier on September 3, the TU had decided to put the decision […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 6: 2017-Australian government has announced an aid of two million Australian Dollar (around Rs 160 million) for the rehabilitation of flood-affected people in Nepal. In a statement, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop announced the support to Nepal in response to the recent devastating floods and landslides. The statement reads Australia […]
Nuwakot / Sept 5: The Investment Board has received an application from the promoter of Upper Karnali Hydropower Project with the call to extend the construction tenure. Indian promoter company Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (GMR), known as GMR Group which holds the license for the project construction had approached the Board with a request to extend […]
Nuwakot / Sept 5: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has launched a toll – free number ‘1151’ as part of its effort to streamline its services to the customers. Minister for Energy Mahendra Bahadur Shahi inaugurated the toll – free number amidst a press conference held on Monday at the Energy Ministry. The hotline aims to […]
Nuwakot / Sept 5: The residents of Okharpauwa in Nuwakot where a dumping site for the management of Kathmandu Valley’s waste has been set up have said they are not allowing the garbage disposal for an indefinite period until their demands remain unaddressed. They decided to halt waste disposal containers from disposing of in protest […]
Kathmandu / Sept 4:Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government was making the necessary preparations keeping the topic of conducting the local level election in Province No 2, and the election of the state assembly and the House of Representatives in a free, fair and fear-free environment, in top priority. The Prime […]
Kathmandu / Sept 4: The Legislature-Parliament today endorsed the much-awaited separate bills related to the election to the members of the House of Representatives; and the State Assembly. The passage of the bills has paved the way for the Election Commission EC) to hold the elections which have been scheduled for November 27 and December […]
Kathmandu / Sept 4:The Election Commission has urged all the bodies concerned to fully abide by the election code of conduct that has come into effect since August 30. The government, all political parties, organisations and office bearers have been urged to implement the election code of conduct. Refuting the rumour that the Commission has […]