Kathmandu / May 27: An agreement has been reached between the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) and three bankers’ associations regarding the distribution of the grant amount the government is providing for construction of private houses damaged by earthquake. The bankers associations that reached an agreement with the NRA include Nepal Bankers Association, the Development Bankers […]
Narayan Prasad Ghimire / Kathmandu: A large number of people are facing mounting sufferings with the approach of monsoon, as they are yet to reconstruct their houses demolished by the devastating earthquakes last year. Industrialists are yet to regain business pace, for they suffered worst with the economic blockade preceded by the earthquake. Similarly, the […]
Chitwan / May 27: The Ministry of Finance has granted approval to provide a budget of Rs 248 million for the construction of Bharatpur Hospital’s ambitious ‘C’ Block building. The Finance Ministry assured the funding in a way to construct the hospital building through multi-year contract. For this the Finance Ministry on May 10 sent […]
Kathmandu / May 26: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has reaffirmed the government’s commitment towards safeguarding human rights in the country. Speaking at the 17th anniversary of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) here Thursday, PM Oli reiterated, “The government will always be dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights.” Prime Minister Oli however admitted that […]
Kathmandu, May 26: The government presented the Economic Survey for the fiscal year 2072/073 in the Legislature-Parliament today. According to the Survey, the GDP is estimated to grow by 0.77 percent in the current fiscal year. The GDP growth rate last year was 2.32 percent. A decrease in the growth of the agriculture sector, maximum […]
Kathmandu / May 26: Australian government has agreed to provide technical assistance to scientifically move forward the integrated water resources management in Nepal. Discussion were held between concerned authorities of Nepal and Australia to this effect during the Australia visit by a high level delegation from the Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention, the Ministry […]
Bardibas / May 26: Former President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has said the new constitution is a big achievement of the Federal Democratic Republic Nepal. Dr Yadav said this inaugurating a dayloing workshop ‘Chure region conservation and preservation’ organized by City Journalists Network Bardibas and Bardibas municipality at Bardibas of Mahottari on Wednesday. He also […]
Kathmandu / May 26: In protest of the increment of the penalty slapped for breaching traffic rules the transport entrepreneurs have enforced chakkajam in the Kathmandu Valley since early this morning. The transport entrepreneurs have brought public transport to halt protesting the hefty rise in the traffic police fine to the range of Rs 500 […]
Pabitra Guragain / Kathmandu: With a feeble body, wrinkles on her forehead and a little hope for (longer) life, kidney failure patient Binita Oli, 31, from Ota VDC of Rolpa, a hilly district in mid-western Nepal, is waiting for her turn to undergo hemodialysis at the Bhaktapur-based Human Organ Transplant Center. This is now her […]
Kathmandu / May 25: Of the total mountaineers of various 34 expeditions teams vying to scale the peak of the highest mountain this spring, more than 400 have made it to the top of Mount Everest, according to the Department of Tourism (DoT). Mountaineering in Nepal which saw the forced closure for two years due […]