Kathmandu / Aug. 21: The government today announced to hold the provincial and federal House of Representatives elections on November 26. A Cabinet meeting held in Singhadarbar today decided to write to the Election Commission to hold both the elections on November 26. Earlier, the Election Commission had suggested to hold both the elections on […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 20: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has expanded the Cabinet, inducting eight Ministers of State today. With this, the Cabinet has grown to 31 members altogether (three Deputy Prime Ministers, 19 ministers and eight state ministers). The newly appointed State Ministers include Mohammad Jakir Hussein (Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare), […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 20: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the media sector has played a significant role for the consolidation of democratic republic in the country. Inaugurating the 25th general convention of the Federation of Nepali Journalists here today, he said the journalism sector has had a very important contribution to the […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 20: Kathmandu Valley has witnessed a decline in air pollution levels since the start of monsoon. According to Department of Environment, due to continuous rainfall very little dust particles are found suspended in the air in the Valley. Information Officer and Senior Divisional Chemist at the Environment Department Shankar Prasad Paudel said […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 19: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has drawn the attention of senior leaders of major three parties— Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN Maoist Centre on various contemporary issues including flooding, inundation and landslide witnessed in various parts of the country and the constitution amendment bill registered in the parliament and foreign policy. At […]
Biratnagar / Aug. 19: The Biratnagar Airport has resumed its services partly from today, more than a week after it was inundated by flood water. The runaway including the check-in counters were all covered by mud and sand due to inundation caused by incessant rainfall last week. As a result, the airport had shut down […]
Ilam / Aug. 19: Ilam, a frontrunner district in dairy production, has produced 123,740 metric tonnes of milk in the last fiscal year. The District Livestock Office, Ilam, said that the milk production increased by 1.8 per cent year on year in 2073/074 BS. The milk production increased after the farmers resorted to commercial cow […]
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 […]
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