Kathmandu / Aug. 07: Hindus are observing the Nagapanchami festival today as per the time-honored tradition. Nagapanchami is a festival dedicated to Naga or the serpent god and is observed on the fifth day of the bright half of the Nepali month of Shrawan as per the lunar calendar. On this day, the head of […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 06: Newly-elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Saturday said that there are challenges ahead to keep the unity of the nation intact by strengthening nation’s independence and maintaining Janajati, language and geography united. “The constitution has been promulgated and historical challenges laid ahead are to implement it with amendment on it […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 06: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-Nepal) have said they would announce the unification between two parties on coming Tuesday, August 9. Chairmen of the RPP and the RPP-N – Pashupati Shamsher Rana and Kamal Thapa respectively – issued a press statement and informed that the two parties would […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 06: CPN-UML leader and former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said that the government’s decision to withdraw nominations of 14 individuals for ambassadors was a wrong decision. Addressing a programme organised by the CPN-UML Rautahat-Kathmandu Liaison Forum here today, leader Nepal said that the government widened the distance among the political parties […]
Ithari / Aug. 06: A Nepali migrant worker, who was in Malaysia for last two years, was reportedly murdered on Friday. Nagendra Chaudhary, a permanent resident of Bhurki, Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City-7 of Sunsari district, was murdered at around 12:30 pm yesterday, the victim’s kin informed quoting a report they received. It has been learned that […]
Hetauda / Aug. 06: A minor died and six others were injured in separate incidents of lighting in Makwanpur district on Friday. Kumari Gole (4) died when a lightning struck her at Charikhet Palanse in the district yesterday. She was at her uncle’s house when the lightning hit her. Police said that Maya Moktan, Maili […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 06: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) on Friday endorsed names of eight officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, who were recommended for appointment as ambassadors of Nepal to various diplomatic missions. A PHSC meeting held Friday afternoon endorsed the names on the basis of their plans of action, qualifications, […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 05: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has bidden farewell to the Nepali cricket team, which is leaving for Netherlands to play the match under the ICC World Cricket League Championship. During the interaction with the team at his residence on Friday, PM Dahal extended best wishes to the team, and expressed commitment […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 05: Ganga Maya Adhikari served a fresh five-day ultimatum to the new government formed under the leadership of Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal to meet her demand that murderers of her son Krishna Prasad be booked. Krishna Prasad Adhikari of Phujel, Gorkha was allegedly killed by the thean Maoist rebels at Bakular […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 05: Around 90 per cent paddy plantation of this monsoon season has been completed across Nepal so far. According to the Director General at the Department of Agriculture, Yubak Dhoj GC, 92.19 per cent paddy plantation has been completed while the mark is 92.70 in mid mountain and 88.76 in Tarai. The […]