Kathmandu / May 1: President Bidya Devi Bhandari honored mountaineers on the occasion of the Mt Manaslu and Mt Lhotse Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in Kathmandu on Saturday. The President felicitated Manaslu summiteers, including Minoru Higeta, Pertemba Sherpa, Billi Berling, Mingma Sherpa and Ted Atkins, and Lhotse summiteer Pemba Norbu Sherpa. On the occasion, President Bhandari […]
Inaruwa / May 01: The number of wild buffaloes in the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve has increased by 105 in the last two years. A census carried out two years ago had counted the wild buffaloes at 327 which grew to 432 this year. This is the first time that such a large number of […]
Rasuwa /May 01: In a barbaric incident, a 55-year-old woman was murdered in Rasuwa on the charge of practicing witchcraft. Tulu Sarki Thing of Yarsa VDC-9, Ghurmu was murdered on the charge of witchcraft. Police have arrested Kanchha Sherpa Thing (27), Lawang Buti Tamang (40), and Chhenarbu Tamang of the same location on the murder […]
Kathmandu / May 01: Senior citizens organised a rally coinciding with the International Workers Day or May Day, demanding respect for work, on Sunday. The participants of the rally, including some 95-year-olds, were demonstrating in order to draw society’s attention to the fact that their labour has been going unrecognised and was not evaluated despite […]
Kathmandu / April 30: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the reconstruction campaign would begin together in all earthquake-hit districts. In a weekly television programme, PM Oli, on Saturday, said Rs 200,000 was being provided to the people in all earthquake-hit districts as the first installment for the construction of houses, while Rs 300,000 […]
Kathmandu / April 29: President of the Nepali Congress, the main opposition party in parliament, Sher Bahadur Deuba and Speaker Onsari Gharti have held discussions on forging consensus for the passage of the parliament regulation. Chief Whip of the Nepali Congress Chinkaji Shrestha told reporters that party president Deuba and Speaker Gharti held discussions at […]
Bara / April 29: Nepal Bar Association, Bara Chapter has lodged a case against 19 people, including parliamentarian Nejama Khatun, for mistreating District Court Judge Bhojraj Sharma. A group of people led by parliamentarian Khatun had misbehaved Judge Sharma and vandalized the court’s room where the courtroom proceeding was taking place on last Wednesday. The […]
Kathmandu / April 28: An ice collapse has closed the Lhotse Face, a steep ice slope on the way to the Camp III, on Thursday morning, affecting the acclimatisation schedule of the world climbers who are now making rotations above the higher camps on Mt Everest. “All teams retreat to the Camp II as an […]
Kathmandu / April 28: The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) on Thursday directed its district leaders and cadres to cooperate with the engineers and technical staffers of the District Development Committee deputed by the government for reconstruction works. Recently, the government has deputed 1,346 engineers for the reconstruction works. The respective districts should mobilize all […]
Kathmandu: The minimum remuneration fixation committee has decided to raise the pay of working journalists by two fold but the decision has raised questions if it will really be implemented or if it is just a publicity stunt of the committee. Although development of the media sector is very encouraging following the political movement of […]