Kathmandu / Dec 5: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been prodded that the government quickened the construction of Kathmandu-Nijgadh fast track and of the second international airport in Bara, which are the national pride projects. Fast track construction struggle committee and the affected district people submitted a memorandum to PM Dahal on Monday and […]
Kathmandu / Dec 5: Parliamentarians from the Nepali Congress (NC) have urged the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to immediately bring into effect the assurance of human rights and entitlements of Dalit community specified in the constitution and laws of Nepal and international human rights instruments. Submitting a memorandum to NHRC Chairperson Anup Raj Sharma […]
Nepalgunj / Dec 5: Minister for Sports, Daljit Shreepaili, has said that the Ministry has been preparing strategy for the development and expansion of the sports sector. Inaugurating the Regional Sports Championship organised by the Mid-Western Regional Sports Development Committee here on Monday, Minister Shreepaili said that environment conducive for investment in sports sector has […]
Inaruwa / Dec 5: A non-governmental organization has distributed blankets to the poverty-stricken people at Narsingh VDC of Sunsari district in view of dipping mercury in Tarai Madhes. The Millat Educational and Welfare Society Nepal, a Muslim NGO based at Narsingh VDC – 1, organized a programme at Ramnagar Bhutaha VDC and distributed blankets among […]
Kathmandu / Dec 4: The political parties have again shown obduracy on their stands during an all-party meeting called by President Bidya Devi Bhandari to discuss current politics on Sunday evening. The four-hour long discussion attended by the ruling parties, major opposition and the agitating parties was no different from other meetings that saw diverse […]
Kathmandu / Dec 4: Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Professor at the Columbia University Jeffrey D Sachs has stated that Nepal should make economic strides by reaping economic benefits from its immediate neighbors- India and China. Speaking at a programme organized by the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of […]
Kathmandu / Dec 4: Prof Dr Govinda KC, who had been staging fast-unto-death at Teaching Hospital demanding reforms in medical education and health sector, broke his hunger strike after signing a 12-point agreement with the government today. It was Dr KC’s 10th round of hunger strike and the longest one- 22 days. Dr KC broke […]
Kathmandu / Dec 4: President Bidya Devi Bhandari says the religious and cultural festivals like Bibaha Panchami help in consolidating mutual harmony, goodwill and tolerance among the people of different religions, cultures, communities and regions. In a message of best wishes given on the occasion of the Bibaha Panchami festival today, the President stated that […]
Pritam Bhattarai / Kathmandu: Recently the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) merged with Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal (RPP-N). The two parties felt it necessary to unite after a decade of split. Most importantly, one of the surprising factors is that the unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party has put on hold the issue of ceremonial monarchy, an agenda […]
Kathmandu / Dec 3: Tribhuvan University Executive Council today appointed Prof Dr Jagadish Agrawal as the dean of Institute of Medicine (IOM). The Council appointed Dr Agrawal to the post to be effective from today after dean KP Singh resigned from the post on Friday. Dr Govinda KC has been staging hunger strike for the […]