Kathmandu / March 14: Lawmakers from the Farwestern region have suggested on reaching a concrete agreement on pushing the West Seti Hydroelectricity Project ahead during Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s upcoming visit to China. Although a memorandum of understanding has been reached between the Investment Board Nepal and a subsidiary of the Chinese investor Three […]
Khotang / March 14: Solar Mini-Grid projects set up at the Bahuni Danda and Chamistaar VDC at the western part of the district today came into operation as part of the government’s plan to reduce power burden. Minister for Population and Environment, Bishwendra Paswan, inaugurated the Solar Mini Grid projects in both the areas. Minister […]
Kathmandu / March 14: A workshop on Nepal National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) to climate change was held at the central office of the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) on Sunday to discuss the different aspects of the NAPA, disaster risk mitigation, climate change resilience, among others. Likewise, discussions were held to further strengthen […]
Chitwan / March 14: A two-day poem recitation programme organised to fundraise for running a shelter home in Chitwan concluded last evening, collecting more than 3.5 million rupees. Coordinator of Manab Sewa Ashram (shelter home), Ramji Adhikari, said that journalist cum poem Rabindra Mishra recited his pomes in the ‘philanthropic poem recitation programme’ on Saturday […]
Kathmandu / March 13: The International Relations and Labour Committee has directed the government to immediately formulate an action plan on reduction of air accidents. The Committee’s meeting on Sunday issued such directive in the wake of the airplane crash in the country. The meeting also batted for the fact-based report from the probe committee […]
Chitwan / March 13: The second phase of vaccination drive against the cervical cancer has kicked off today from Chitwan and Kaski, simultaneously. This is the first time that the anti-cervical cancer drive has been launched from the government-level in the country. The drive will run until March 19. According to the District Public Health […]
Thumpakhar / March 13:Speaker Onsari Gharti has pledged to draw an attention of the Prime Minister towards reopening the Sindhupalchowk-based Tatopani point bordering with China. Addressing a school programme here today, the Speaker said the closure of the Tatopani point has caused inconvenience to Sindhupalchowk folks and people of adjoining districts, too, giving assurance that […]
Baldev Ram of Madhupatti area of Siraha district may not be a known name for many but the name is very well known and respected to the so called untouchable people of eastern Siraha district. Baldev liberated thousands of people from the inhuman Sino Pratha, a system where people of marginalized Dalit community have to […]
Pokhara / March 13: The preparations for the 37th Session of the South Asian Association Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Council of Ministers to be held in Pokhara from Monday have been completed, said Shankar Prasad Koirala, the Regional Administrator of the Western Regional Administration Office. Likewise, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Nepal Police Mingmar Lama also […]
Narayan Prasad Ghimire / March 12: ‘Every action and ‘no action’ have reactions.’ It was what a chief judge from one of the SAARC countries said during the SAARC Chief Justices’ Conference held in Kathmandu last week. I invoke this line for some reflection on the recent election in the Nepali Congress, the oldest democratic […]
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