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 […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 13: In a bid to forward the urban development in an integrated manner, the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has held a discussion on the draft of the Urban Development Act on Sunday. At the interaction program organized by the Ministry on Sunday, it was shared that the draft of the new […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 12: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has directed all concerned district authorities to immediately shift the people who have been caught in floods and landslides in various parts of the country to safer locations, and provide relief to the survivors. In a directive issued to the administrative chiefs of the affected districts […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 12: At least 30 people are now confirmed killed and hundreds of families are displaced in floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall since Friday in various parts of the country. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA), Jhapa, Morang Sunsari, Saptari, Siraha, Sarlahi, Rautahat, Palpa, Banke, Bardiya and Dang are […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 12:The Election Commission has on Saturday held discussions with the government chief secretary and the high officials of the ministries concerned focusing on the local level election scheduled to be held in Province 2 on September 18. The discussion was chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Dr. Ayodhee Prasad Yadav. EC spokesman Surya […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 11: The Women, Children and Senior Citizen Committee under the Legislature-Parliament has approved the Medical Education Bill-2073 Friday. Endorsement of the Bill was one of the major demands of agitating senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC who has been staging fast-unto-death for the 11th time since July 24. He has reiterated the […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 11: Seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations have agreed to conclude early a free trade accord, implement the Paris agreement on climate change and step up cooperation among their security agencies to combat terrorism. The foreign ministers of Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal on Friday expressed “great […]