Myagdi / July 9: Two suspension bridges have been constructed over Myagdi river at Beni Municipality-13 and Baranja VDC-2, in this fiscal year. The cost of the 103-metre bridge constructed at Tatopani bazaar is Rs 3.741 million while Rs 3.737 million was spent to construct 87-metre bridge at Jaluke of Pakhere. The bridges were constructed […]
Kathmandu / July 8: Press Council Nepal held a discussion on the draft of Journalists’ Code of Conduct -2073 on Friday. It was informed that discussion was held on the draft reasoning that the previous code of conduct could not encompass the changed media landscape. Chairman of the High level Media Advisory Committee, Kashiraj Dahal […]
Lalitpur / July 7: The National Information Commission (NIC) and an international non government organization, Governance Facility, have signed an agreement to promote right to information (RTI) in Nepal. As per the agreement made Thursday, the Government Facility is to provide the economic and technical assistance worth Rs 81.5 million to the NIC. The assistance […]
Narayan Prasad Ghimire (Kathmandu) / July 7: Experts on media and gender safety have spoken the need of constant advocacy for any agenda by the media and civil society organizations to ensure sustainable change in the society. Facilitating a three-day workshop on media development in Nepal organized to assess the needs from July 4 to […]
Kathmandu / July 7: Health condition of ailing Nepali Congress General Secretary Dr Shashank Koirala has significantly improved, said doctors involved in his treatment. Koirala was rushed to Chabahil-based Om Hospital on Tuesday night after some problems in breathing. Earlier treated on ventilator support Koirala was ishifted to the Intensive Care Unit at 15:00 pm. […]
Ramesh Lamsal (Kathmandu) / July 7: Preparations have been made to give final shape to the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project until October. It has been agreed in the fourth joint meeting of the Energy Secretaries of Nepal and India that concluded on Wednesday to give final shape to the DPR […]
Kathmandu / July 7: Muslims across the country are celebrating Edi-ul-Fitr with zest and zeal today. The great festival of the Islamic community is being observed with great gaiety and gusto by reciting special Namaz, offering prayers in mosque, receiving blessings from the elders and giving blessings to juniors. The festival, which marks the conclusion […]
Doti / July 7: People falling sick to various kinds of infection and diseases brought about by the monsoon have been facing scarcity of essential medicines in the far western region. The essential metronidazole essential for people suffering from diarrhoea, dysentry and cholera has run out of stock, the District Public Health Office, Doti said. […]
Kathmandu / July 6: Health condition of NC General Secretary Sashank Koirala has seen slight progress with improvement in his renal function and the response to verbal commands. In a press note released recently, the Chabahil-based Om Hospital said, “His laboratory report has shown improvement in renal function with three litres of urine since morning. […]
Manoj Karki / Kathmandu: Like Nepal, Bhutan too is a landlocked country squeezed between two giant neighbours —China and India. However, unlike Nepal, Bhutan has not had any issue of doing the balancing act between the two emerging economies. Bhutan has also not suffered like Nepal for becoming too close or distant with any of […]