Kathamandu / Aug. 28: Minister for Land Reforms and Management Gopal Dahit has said remaining all freed Kamaiya (bonded laborers) would be rehabilitated within this current fiscal year. While saying he was with the campaign being launched for the emancipation of Kamaiya, Haliya (agricultural bonded laborers) and Kamlari (female indentured domestic workers), Minister Dahit said […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 27: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has started enlisting quake-survivors residing in places at high risk of natural disaster in the beneficiary list for their relocation to safer places. The Authority has certified as many as 136 such human settlements for them to relocate in safer places. Of them, 60 were to […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 27: As many as 95 political parties have been registered at the Election Commission for participation in the upcoming federal and provincial elections as the deadline for registration ended Sunday. Article 269 of the Constitution says only the political parties listed by EC must register themselves with the EC for participation in […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 27: Ghanashyam Kandel’s novel ‘Dhritarastra’ has won this year’s Madan Puraskar. Madan Puraskar Guthi announced the winner in an official statement on Sunday. ‘Dhritarastra’ was picked for the prize out of nine shortlisted books. The shortlisted books were Guha, Guhalekh, Guhachitra Awam Anya Sambada by Purushottam Lochan Shrestha, Chhaughar by Raj Sargam,Tapan […]
Kathmandu / Aug 26: Commerce Minister Min Bahadur Bishwakarma has said Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s India visit has been successful. Speaking at a face-to-face programme organised by the Reporters’ Club Nepal, the Minister claimed Nepal’s relation with India which was strained earlier has been improved with the PM’s visit. “The PM’s statement about the […]
Kathmandu / Aug 26: “Citizens need facts, not fake news and propaganda. Most of all they need reliable media working in a transparent and ethical way to give them the information they need to make a democracy work.” This is a famous quote from Aidan White, Director of the Ethical Journalism Network. And Mr White’s […]
New Delhi / Aug. 25: Senior leaders of major political parties of India called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba who is on a five-day state visit to India on Thursday. During the meeting held at the Rastrapati Bhawan, New Delhi, PM Deuba held talks with Bharatiya Janata Party’s general secretary Ram Madhav and leader […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 25: The Election Commission (EC) has urged political parties for the submission of the samples of personal details including signature of the officials granted the rights to allocate formal nomination letters to (would be) candidates for the third round of September 18 local level elections, by August 29. A meeting held Thursday […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 25: Nepal strolled into the final of SAFF U-15 Championship 2017 after comprehensively defeating Bangladesh 4-2 in the first semi-finals of the Championship at the ANFA Complex ground in Satdobata, Lalitpur, on Friday. Akash Buda Magar brace sealed the victory as he scored on the 5th minute, and half hour mark of […]
New Delhi / Aug. 24: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is currently on a five-day state visit of India, said that Nepal is not only a neighbour but also a good friend of India. Speaking at a joint press conference held following formal bilateral talks and dialogue with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at […]