Kathmandu / June 5: Water vapour-rich winds rising from the Bay of Bengal and local winds caused rainfalls that continues in various parts of the country for the past few days, said the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD). The MFD said that as a result of this, there is a weather change across various parts of […]
Kathmandu / June 5: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has insisted on the need of maintaining environmental balance while carrying out development endevours. Addressing a programme organised by the Ministry of Population and Environment here today on the occasion of the World Environment Day, Prime Minister Oli said development works should be carried out only […]
Deepraj Sanyal / Kathmandu: The World Environment Day (WED) is being marked across the world today amidst various programmes and events highlighting the importance of the environment and its protection. As mankind continues to make progress with more and more sophisticated knowledge and discoveries along with advancement of technology, he is putting a lot of […]
Chitwan / June 5: The victims of the infamous Bandarmude bomb attack at southern Madi of Chitwan have reiterated their demand for justice. Bandarmude Blast Victims’ Struggle Committee Vice Chairman, Krishna Adhikari, said the victims were increasingly suspicious of getting justice and appealed for not inflicting more pain on the victims. In the bomb attack […]
Kathmandu / Jun 4: With the Bagmati Clean-up Campaign entering 160th week today, the campaigners, security personnel, local leaders and volunteers, and locals assembled at Sundarijal in Kathmandu to clean up the source of the River and its headwaters. Some 60 per cent of the demand for drinking water in the Kathmandu Valley is met […]
Pokhara / June 4: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has said sport has an important place in building a prosperous nation, a dignified society and healthy citizens. Inaugurating the Lekhnath Stadium at local Bhandardhik in Lekhnath Municipality here today, the Vice President said the construction of the sports stadium here would contribute to the development […]
Kathmandu / June 4: An exhibition of Pauva paintings of artist Samundraman Singh Shrestha is currently being held at the Nepal Art Council in Babarmahal of the capital city. Dozens of Pauva paintings developed in the time span of 36 years by the artist are being exhibited. The exhibition also features nine paintings of the […]
Kathmandu / June 4: The health condition of veteran composer Amber Gurung receiving treatment at Grande International Hospital in Dhapasi for complications in his food pipe has seen a general improvement, the family sources quoted doctors involved in his treatment as saying. The family said that although Gurung’s health condition was serious today morning, it […]
Ramechhap / June 4: CPN-Maoist Centre Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the consensus government would only be able to bail the country out of crisis. Chairperson Dahal said the implementation of the newly-promulgated constitution by forging consensus is important rather than merely toppling and forming governments. He said this while addressing a gathering of […]
Kathmandu / June 4: Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) has decided to present ‘Environmental Journalism Award-2015’ to Kapilvastu correspondent of Kantipur Daily, Manoj Poudel. The NEFEJ has been providing the award for the past three decades on June 5, on the occasion of ‘ World Environment Day.’ The award carries a purse of Rs […]