Bajhang / Oct 6: An acute shortage of foodstuffs has gripped many rural villages of Bajhang, a district in the far-western Nepal, forcing the people to eat wild fruits for survival. The people of the affected villages including Kanda have started eating wild fruits and Sisnu plants (urtica dioica) for the survival. There is no […]
Kathmandu / Oct 6: Speaker Onsari Gharti has urged the major political parties of the country to move ahead with unity to implement the new constitution. Talking to media persons at her office on Thursday, Speaker Gharti said the major political parties have resolved serious political crisis and differences based on a consensus and hence […]
Kathmandu / Oct 4: A meeting of the Consultative Council of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) today decided to nominate 14 lawmakers representing the 14 districts most affected by the last year’s earthquake in the Council. The nominations will be made on the basis of the principle of inclusion. A meeting of the Council that […]
Dhangadhi / Oct 4: The Dalianis, HIV Viral Load and sickle-cell anaemia examination service have started at the Seti Zonal Hospital, Dhangadhi from Tuesday. The service has come into operation at the hospital with the joint assistance of the Health Ministry and Human Organ Transplant Centre. The hospital has begun its service with the arrangement […]
Kathmandu / Oct 4: The government is making an arrangement for project-affected locals to invest shares in the Budhigandaki Hydropower — a national pride project. At a time when there was confusion whether or not to involve affected locals in the multi-purpose and big investment project with no immediate benefits, the government has ensured their […]
Kathmandu / Oct 3: A new tourism promotional campaign aims to promote tourism of six districts ranging from Banke to Mugu in the mid-western has been launched. The programme titled ‘Rarabas to Rara Lake’ jointly launched by the Nepal Tourism Board and Society of Travels and Tour Operators Nepal (Sotto) here today has laid focus […]
Kathmandu / Oct 3: The Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL) has announced to provide Rs 10 million to the State for the reconstruction of the quake-damaged temples in Hanuman Dhoka premises in Kathmandu. Chief Executive Officer at NIBL, Prithivi Bahadur Pandey, made this announcement amid a programme organized by the UNESCO here today. The Gopinath […]
Kathmandu / Oct 3: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested a section officer of Department of Foreign Employment on Monday along with bribe worth one million rupees. A special team of the CIAA arrested Ramesh Lamichhane from a restaurant at Bijulibazaar. Lamichhane had asked bribe for providing registration certificate of […]
Lalitpur / Oct 2: The Madan Puraskar Guthi has presented the Madan Puraskar (prize), one of the most prestigious Nepali literature awards in the country, and the Jagadamba Shree Puraskar for the year 2072 BS amidst a special ceremony here Sunday. The Madan Puraskar was presented to moffusil-based writer Ramlal Joshi for his compilation of […]
Kathmandu / Oct 2: Pakistan has decided to postpone the 19th SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Summit scheduled to be held in Islamabad on coming November 9-10. Nepal, the Chair of SAARC, was informed about the postponement of the 19th Summit of the regional bloc by the host country, Pakistan. In a press […]