Kathmandu / Apr. 8: United Nations Under Secretary General and Nutrition Program Coordinator, Gerda Verburg paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter’s official residence at Baluwatar today. During the meeting, Prime Minister Prachanda talked about the nutrition situation in Nepal and added that the nutrition situation is improving with […]
Kathmandu / Apr. 8: The executive committee of the National reconstruction Authority (NRA) has endorsed a guideline on relocating survivors of 2015 earthquakes to safer spots. The meeting held at the NRA office on Friday approved the guideline for relocating the quake victims away from places that have been proven to be too risky for […]
Kathmandu / Apr. 07: At a time when talks are going on that the local-level election can be held in two rounds to address the issues of Madhesh, the Nepali Congress (NC) insisted that it should be organized in a single phase. At a joint meeting of the party central committee and the parliamentary party […]
Kathmandu / Apr. 07 : Separate bills have been tabled at the meeting of the Legislative Parliament on Friday. Minister for Energy Janardan Sharma tabled the Bill on Electricity Regulatory Commission, 2017 at the meeting of the legislative body. With the aim of punishing criminals involved in hooking off power supply, Sharma said the bill […]
Kathmandu / Apr. 07: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has signed a $209.6 million deal to purchase two Airbus A330-200 long-range jets from US-based AAR Corp on Friday, marking the largest-ever jet purchase deal in Nepal’s aviation history. The A330-200 can accommodate up to 280 passengers in a two-class layout. The agreement was signed between NAC […]
Kathmandu / April 6: Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav has urged the government to reach to a concrete decision as soon as possible on the problem that has been voiced in the Madhes regarding the election. Addressing the two-day Training of Trainers on election management and conduction the Election Commission organised at Godavari, […]
Kathmandu / April 6: The Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Nepal-India relations has agreed to make a common voice on amendment, rewriting and review of the Nepal-India Treaty on Peace and Friendship-1950. At a news conference after the meeting of the EPG on Thursday, Coordinator of Nepali group and former minister for Foreign Affairs Bheikh […]
Kathmandu / April 6: Nepal has retained its 170th position in the FIFA ranking published on Thursday. Bhutan has climbed 13 slots to 164th spot. India topped the list among SAARC countries by jumping 31 slots to reach 101st position. But Maldives slid down 13th steps to reach 151st place while Afghanistan has climbed three […]
Kathmandu / Apr 5: The Election Commission (EC) has decided to allow the government ministers to engage in election campaign of their respective parties. However, the ministers would not be allowed to use government vehicles during the campaigns. A meeting of the EC held on Wednesday made the decision to this effect. Earlier, the EC […]
Kathmandu / April 5: The Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar-led Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum-Democratic and two fringe parties on Wednesday announced the merger and formed the Nepal Democratic Forum. The MJF-D, Shiva Lal Thapa-led Rastriya Janamukti Party-Democratic and Yashoda Kumari Lama-led Dalit Janajati Party today announced that they jointly formed the NDF under the leadership of Gachhadar. The […]