Lalitpur / Aug 19: Chief Executive Officer of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), Sushil Gyawali has underpinned joint resolve and patience for the reconstruction of the structures damaged by the earthquake. Addressing a programme organised by an organisation called Hami here today, Gyawali said the NRA is providing the first tranche of the grant to […]
Kathmandu / Aug 19: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, Bimalendra Nidhi, who is currently on India visit, paid a courtesy call on Indian President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Friday. DPM Nidhi, who is visiting India as a special envoy of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, paid the country call on Indian President, […]
Prasanna Pokharel / Gorkha: Locals of Gorkha – the epicenter of the 25 April 2016 earthquake – have expressed their outrage to the INGO’s acts of haphazard spending of aid money in the district. People vented their ire at the INGOS’ activities of distributing relief to accessible people, rampant distribution of relief and reconstruction support […]
Bhaktapur / Aug 19: The traditional Mahakali dance, which was not performed at Nagadesh of Madhyapur Thimi for the past seven years, is taking stage this year. The performance of dance was put off for years due to financial crunch to conduct such event every year. Local youths took the initiative to revive the tradition […]
Taplejung / Aug 18: The Gorkha Sporting Club of Jhapa has clinched the title during the Pathivara Gold Cup knockout football competition on Thursday. The Gorkha Sporting Club defeated Sangharsha Sporting Club of Taplejung 2-1 in the match played at the ground of Bhanujan Higher Secondary School. With the victory, the Gorkha Sporting Club grabbed […]
Kathmandu / Aug 18: The number of application seeking taxi number plates, that the government had decided to allocate to the earthquake survivors from fourteen districts, have been registered nine times more than the quota. Chief of the Transport Management Office, Bagamati, Tilak Poudel informed that a total of 131,000 applications were registered at the […]
Kathmandu / Aug 18: Nain Singh Mahar has been elected as President of the Nepal Students Union (NSU). Chief Election Officer, Bharat Prasad Kharel informed that Mahar won the election with 1334 votes. His nearest rival Manojmani Acharya got 1209 votes. Similarly, Kundan Kafle and Saroj Thapa have been elected as general secretaries. The 11th […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 18: The tagadharis or those who wear the ‘Janai’ (the sacred thread) around their bodies from the left shoulder change the sacred thread today after having a haircut and a bath on the occasion of ‘Janai Purnima’, also known as ‘Rishi Tarpani’. This festival observed by the Hindus, especially of the Shaiva […]
Nepalgunj / Aug 18: Education materials support was handed over to 17 community schools and two Madarasa of Nepalgunj town area under the Integrated Partnership Project on Wednesday. The support was provided to the educational institutions under the aegis of District Education Office, Save the Children and Banke UNESCO Club. Assistant District Education Officer Gorkha […]
Pritam Bhattarai / Kathmandu: One of the major reasons that CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal gave for a change in the leadership of the government was to address the long-standing issues concerning the Madhesh or the southern plains of the country. And hence, all eyes are on Dahal since he was elected to […]