Kathmandu / Nov. 21: A meeting of the Judicial Council held on Tuesday decided to recommend six justices for the Supreme Court. The meeting of the council decided to recommend four judges of the high courts–Sanranga Subedi, Abdul Aziz Musalman, Mahesh Sharma Paudyal, and Tek Prasad Dhungana–as well as Sunil Pokharel and Bal Krishna Dhakal. […]
Kathmandu / Nov. 21: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal warned that failing to halt the global rise in temperature could have serious adverse effects on the prospects of climate-resilient development in developing countries like Nepal. Addressing the national conference on climate change, PM Dahal cautioned that an increase in climate change-induced disasters, food security crises, […]
Kathmandu / Nov 19: Chhath Festival, one of the major festivals celebrated mostly by Hindus in Nepal’s southern plains, was observed on Sunday all over the country. The festival spans four days, starting from the fourth day of the waxing moon to the seventh day in the month of Kartik, as per the lunar calendar. […]
Kaski / Nov 19: The Nepal-China International Mountain Cross-country Championship is set to take place in Pokhara on November 25. Ten teams each from Nepal and China will compete in the team events of the Championship with the theme, ‘Race for Common Prosperity’. The objective of the Championship is to establish Pokhara as a sports […]
Rukum / November 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said the government has launched a meaningful campaign to combat corruption. In his address to a programme organised by the CPN (Maoist Centre) at Putha Uttarganga of Rukum East, the Prime Minister, also the party Chair, said the government’s actions against ‘land-mafia’ and ‘gold […]
Siraha / Nov 18: The Chhath festival which is celebrated with much joy in Madhesh Province has begun formally. Crowds of devotees can be seen for Chhath shopping in the markets of Siraha district. People have crowded the Indian bordering markets as well as local markets–Siraha bazaar, Kalyanpur, Bhagwanpur, Sukhipur, Lahan, Dhangadhi, Golbazaar, Chiharwa and […]
Kathmandu / Nov 18: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said he would put forth Nepal’s views and stand on climate change impact straightforwardly at the upcoming UN climate event, COP28. It is the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Addressing a program organized by Nepal Mountaineering […]
Belbari / Nov. 18: Migratory birds that come to Nepal to spend the winter have arrived in and around the rivers and wetlands of Nepal. The migratory birds start coming to Nepal with the arrival of the month of November. Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, located at the confluence of Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur districts, is […]
Kathmandu / Nov 17: The Supreme Court (SC) is to preside over a preliminary hearing on November 20 in relation to the writ petitions filed against the government decision to ban TikTok, a popular social networking site. About 10 writ petitions have been filed at the SC against the government’s decision to ban TikTok in […]
Mahottari / Nov. 17: Ardour of the Chhath festival has taken over the Mithila region. People’s mobility has upped in and around the region ahead of the four-day grand festival where the ‘Sun God’ is worshipped with devotion. The devotees begin the festival from today onward with ‘Nahay Khay’. The devotees have adopted ‘Araba Arabain’ […]