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Prince Harry’s visit boosts hope of ex-Gurkha soldiers for equal pension

Pritam Bhattarai / Kathmandu: Wrapping up his five-day official visit to Nepal (though it was later extended by six more days), Henry Charles Albert David ‘Harry’ flew back to the United Kingdom on Tuesday. The visit marks bicentenary of bilateral relations between Nepal and the UK and is said to be supporting British interests in […]


Govt serious for reconstruction projects: PM Oli

Kathmandu / April 2: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government was serious for expediting the post-quake reconstruction projects. While receiving a memorandum submitted by the Nepal Women’s Association, Nepal Tarun Dal and Nepal Students Union, PM Oli said that that the government was serious in reconstruction projects and controlling the black-market. […]


Nepal is as holy a place for Hindus and Buddhists as Mecca for Muslims and Jerusalem to Jews and Christians: Prasai

Dirgha Raj Prasai is very active in political commentary. He is against the current political change after the success of April 2006 uprising, which declared the country republic and a secular state. He is strongly advocating reverting the decision of republic and secular state as he believes that there should be some checks and balance […]


Eight-lane ring-road in 10 years

Kathmandu / April 2: The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport has said the existing 27-km ring road will be expanded to eight lanes within 10 years. The task of expanding 10.39-km Kalanki-Koteswor section of ring road to eight lanes that started from 2070 BS will be completed within coming nine months. Ministry’s Foreign Division […]


Voting underway to elect new leadership in Nepal Bar

Kathmandu / April 2: Voting has recently started to elect a new leadership of the Nepal Bar Association. Chief Election Officer Hari Shanker Niraula shared that the voting has started at all 33 polling centres across the country from 8.15 this morning. It will last at 4.00 pm today. Total 71 candidates have filed their […]


NRA readies for signing reconstruction grant agreement

Kathmandu / April 1: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has made preparations for signing grant agreement for reconstruction in 10 districts except the Kathmandu Valley within April 12. The Authority has readied for the agreement in connection to the grant assistance that the government is providing to the people for reconstruction of private houses. It […]


Stakeholders stress need for energy expansion

Kathmandu / April 1: Various stakeholders and participants at the one-day workshop in the Capital have stressed the need to seek the role of federal, provincial and local government for expansion of the reach of consumers to energy in consistent with the federal republic setup. Speaking at the event organised by Nepal Energy Foundation (NEF) […]


Photo exhibition on relief, reconstruction

Kathmandu / April 1: A photo exhibition on the earthquake damages and the activities of relief distribution and reconstruction thereafter kicked off at Siddhartha Art Gallery here on Friday. A total of 48 pictures taken by the staffs of the United Nations and World Food Programme are on display. The exhibition would last for a […]


ADB likely to fund more for Biratnagar urban development projects

Morang / April 1: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) country director who had been in the town few days back pledged to provide additional monetary assistance of Rs 3.25 billion for the overall development of the city. On the occasion, the ADB country director inspected under-construction ADB-funded development projects in the town. Of the assistance […]


FCAN to focus on post earthquake reconstruction efforts

Chitwan / April 1: The 18th central general assembly of the Federation of Contractors’ Associations of Nepal (FCAN) concluded here Thursday evening with the decision to give priority to the post earthquake-reconstruction works. The General Assembly issued a 29-point Chitwan declaration, calling on authorities concerned to focus on attaining economic progress with the effective enforcement […]




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