Kathmandu / Feb 21: The second phase of activities in the Himalayan river basins under the Sustainable Development Investment Portfolio (SDIP2) has been launched. The SDIP is an Australian Government regional development program to improve integrated management of water, energy and food in parts of Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bhutan and Bangladesh, addressing climate risk and […]
Kathmandu / Feb 21: Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav has said that the election code of conduct would be worked out soon after holding discussions with stakeholders. In an interaction here today, Dr Yadav committed to hold election at any cost adding that it could not be stopped in any pretext. He stated […]
Kathmandu / Feb 20: The Government has decided to hold the local elections at the same day across the country on coming May 14. The date was finalized by a meeting this evening of the Council of Ministers. A decision was also taken to release Rs. 10.29 billion from the Finance Ministry to the Election […]
Kathmandu / Feb 20: The two-day-long Nepal Infrastructure Summit-2017 concluded on Monday with intensive discussions on public-private partnership, infrastructure situation, investment-friendly environment, flexible financial system and green infrastructure. The Summit mainly focused on agriculture, energy, transport and infrastructure development. The organizers said that the event turned fruitful to promote the donors for boosting up investment […]
Pokhara / Feb 20: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said the universities and higher education institutions should give priority to courses that prepare the educational human resources who can contribute in a concrete way to the country’s development and to fulfilling the needs of the country. Addressing the 14th convocation ceremony of the Pokhara University […]
Kathmandu / Feb 20: Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice President Wencai Zhang has expressed ADB’s readiness to support Nepal in its aspirations to become a prosperous middle-income country by 2030. During a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Krishna Bahadur Mahara on Monday, Zhang said that ADB has allocated for Nepal 843.8 […]
Gulmi / Feb 20: The Gulmi District Society UK has provided financial assistance worth Rs 1.2 million to two local organizations for the establishment of a Blood Transfusion Service Centre at Gulmi and operation of a local organization. The Society handed over Rs 900 thousand to Nepal Red Cross Society District Administration and Rs 300 […]
Kathmandu / Feb 19: Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2017 began in the Capital today under the theme ‘Private Sector as an Indispensible Partner.’ Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) is the main organizer of the Summit while the Government of Nepal and Youth Community for Nepalese Contractors (YCNC) are co-organisers. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is scheduled […]
Kathmandu / Feb 18: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has passed the statute amendment proposal in view of its ongoing unity general convention. The statute amendment proposal presented by the statute amendment committee coordinator Buddhiman Tamang was passed with revision by the general convention. According to the party spokesman Rajaram Shrestha, a 27-member working committee […]
Kathmandu / Feb 19: The national immunization programme has been affected due to the ongoing protest by health workers. Child Health Division under the Ministry of Health had set the programme for February 17 and 18, but had to postpone it until infinite period owing to the protest, the Division said. Although the Division had […]
