Kathmandu / Dec 31: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has started setting up solar-powered street lights in the capital city. The BK Traders with the contract to install the solar lights started work a few days ago. Traders Chairman, Roshan Srivastav, said the solar lights will be set up at Anamnagar in the first phase. […]
Rupandehi / Dec 31: The Lumbini Zonal Hospital introduced laparoscopic hysterectomy – a minimally invasive surgical procedure to remove the uterus – on Friday. Lumbini Zonal Hospital Medical Superintendent, Dr Bikash Devkota, said the surgical team of the hospital has started the new service. Rita Nepali from Devinagari of Butwal – 13 inaugurated the service […]
Basudev Poudel / Pokhara, Dec 30: With the English New Year 2017 only a few days away, Pokhara, one of the popular tourist hotspots in the country, is bustling with tourists, both domestic and foreigners alike. According to the Western Regional Hotel Association (WRHA) as many as 400 hotels, guest houses and restaurants registered with […]
Bikram Giri and Yam Pradhan / Itahari, Dec 30: The Seventh National Games concluded on Friday announcing that mid-western region (Nepalgunj) would hold the eighth National Games. Concluding the National Games at ANFA Technical Ground of Dharan, Sunsari, Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun expressed happiness over the success of the mega sports event despite inadequate physical […]
Kathmandu / Dec 30: The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has forwarded the ‘Tarai Madhes Drinking Water Improvement Programme’ aimed at supplying pure drinking water in districts in the Tarai. The programme would be effective in Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Saptari, Siraha, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Bara, Parsa, Rautahat, Chitwan, Nawalparasi, Rupandehi, Kapilvastu, Dang, Banke, Bardiya, Kailali […]
Pokhara / Dec 30: The first edition of Paint Tour Workshop series organized by NS Club of Hill Point with an aim to promote peace, tourism and art kicked off from Chisapani village in Rupakot – 3. The four-day tour is being participated by 11 artists including Nagen Singh Thakuri, Sara Bajimaya, Aakash Jaiswal, Pramila […]
Kathmandu / Dec 29: The National Planning Commission (NPC) has started carrying out a study of the Kathmandu-Tarai fast track to pave the way for its construction. The government on December 22 authorised the NPC to conduct study of the project and submit the report within a month. A committee formed under the coordination of […]
Kathmandu / Dec 29: The Chinese government has agreed to provide a grant assistance of Rs. 15. 7 billion to Nepal for the implementation of Syaphrubesi-Rasuwagadhi Highway repair and improvement project, upgrading and renovation project of Civil Service Hospital, and other post-disaster reconstruction projects agreed upon between the two governments. The projects aim to improve […]
Kathmandu / Dec 29: The Former MPs’ Forum, Nepal has demanded that the government hold all the three tiers of elections as stipulated in the constitution. Organising a news conference here today, the Forum called for holding elections to all the three levels as per the provision of Article 296 of the Constitution of Nepal […]
Chitwan / Dec 29: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Bharatpur Distribution Centre has collected around Rs 970 million in arrears as of mid-December in the current fiscal year. Of the total consumers failing to pay tariff for long, 506 cleared their arrears after the Centre started tightening the noose against the non-payer customers. According to Centre’s […]