Kathmandu / Aug. 08: As many as 171.92 million units of electricity is wasted from the eight distribution centers under the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA)’s Hetauda distribution center alone. The distribution centre supplied 1 billion 172 million 3 thousand and 96 units of power in the fiscal year 2016/17. The NEA has expressed its serious […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 07: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is all set to embark on an official five-day visit to India from August 23-27. PM Deuba would be making a first foreign visit to India after being elected to the executive head of the nation. The agenda of the visit is under discussion, according to […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 07:Election Commission (EC) officials have underscored the need for using electronic voting machines if the elections of both federal assembly and parliament are to be conducted together. The EC officials said so during a meeting with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba at the latter’s office in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu on Monday. At […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 07: The Legislature-Parliament unanimously adopted the proposal on the accession of Nepal to the Multilateral Agreement for the Establishment of an International Think Tank for Land Locked Developing Countries (ITT-LLDCs), said a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday. The proposal was tabled by the Deputy Prime Minister […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 6: The investment made by the Government of Nepal to help farmers adapt to climate change is having positive impact on the income level of the farmers, reveals new study reports. The two study reports – “Collaborative Research on Impact of Climate Change Finance on the Climate vulnerable poor population” and “Public […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 6: Minister for Health Giriraj Mani Pokharel made public the 26-point commitment paper aimed at further streamlining the healthcare services in the country. At a program organized by the Ministry of Health here on Sunday, Minister Pokharel asserted that the government was concerned about rendering healthcare services to public from all social […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 6:Deliberations on the amendment bill related to the provincial assembly elections continued in the meeting of the State Affairs Committee under the Legislature-Parliament on Sunday. Most of the speakers have suggested in lessening the cost and making the election systems cost-friendly. The lawmakers further stressed on managing electrical voting machine as existing […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 5: Nepal Medical Association (NMA), an umbrella organization of medical and dental doctors, on Saturday warned that they would bring health service to a grinding halt nationwide as a last resort to fulfill demands raised by Dr Govinda KC. Following discussion on Dr KC’s demands and the steps to be taken by […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 5: The quake-damaged Gokarna Secondary School at Gokarna in Kathmandu district, which has emerged as a model one among the community schools in the locality, has got a new quake-resilient sophisticated building. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Gopal Man Shrestha, inaugurated the three-storied and six-roomed school building built with the […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 5: Minister for Finance Gyanendra Bahadur Karki on Saturday said that the government would move ahead with the construction work of the Arun-III hydropower project. Stating that the project is related to the country’s prosperity, Minister Karki said that the government was committed to constructing the Arun-III project soon. Speaking at a […]