Kathmandu / February 4: Every year some 5,000 new cases of breast cancer surface among women in Nepal, according to Nepal Breast Cancer Foundation. At a programme organized by the Foundation on the occasion of World Cancer Day on Thursday, Foundation’s Chairperson Dr Sujita Hirachan shared that majority of the such cases are found in […]
Kathmandu / February 3: The Supreme Court Wednesday has issued a show cause notice to the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) for hiring advisors and aides for the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Ministers. The bench of Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha Wednesday directed the OPMCM to present the rationale behind […]
Ratnanagar / February 3: The Chitwan National Park (CPN) in Chitwan district has recently spotted 58 water sources within the Park and buffer zone. The Park found 38 water sources within the Park whereas 20 in the buffer zone, according to Ramchandra Kandel, Chief Conservation Officer at the CPN. Among the newly spotted water sources, […]
Manoj Karki / Kathmandu : When the U-19 Nepali national cricket team face hosts Bangladesh in the quarter-finals of the International Cricket Council U-19 Cricket World Cup this Friday, the entire country will be on the edge of its seat given the probability of the country making it through, for the first time ever, to […]
Baitadi / February 3: The District Child Welfare Committee has upped border surveillance in order to prevent child trafficking citing the checkpoints adjacent to Indian border are prone to trafficking of children. As there is high risk of child trafficking via the border points, efforts have been made to control the social problem, said Child […]
Kathmandu / February 2: The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have decided to jointly launch a project for restoring education for one million children affected by the devastating earthquakes in Nepal. The project worth Rs 472 million will include construction of 650 transitional learning centres, provision of essential learning materials […]
Kathmandu / February 2: Lawmakers have urged the State to take a decision in a judicious manner regarding the revenue that goes to the state coffers in the process of ownership handover of the telecom service provider, Ncell. Speaking in the Public Account Committee meeting today, lawmakers acquired information on the process that Telia Sonera […]
Kathmandu / February 2: The International Conference on Operations Research for Sustainable Development concluded here on Tuesday. Vice-Chairperson of National Planning Commission (NPC) Dr. Yubraj Khatiwada inaugurated the conference at Chaudhary Group Institute of Management (CGIM), Minbhawan.. Speaking at the program Dr. Khatiwada stated that equitable distribution of renewable and non-renewable resources is a key […]
Kathmandu: Nepali Congress, the oldest democratic party of the country, is going through the process of holding the 13th general convention of the party – the question is will the party adopt strategy for resolving the problems dogging the country or just complete the normal events of the general convention. Although the party has played […]
Rautahat / February 2: The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development has started a training for engineers regarding the urban planning and building construction standards, and national building code meant for new municipalities from Monday. Engineers from 15 municipalities of different districts and district technical offices are attending in the eight-day-long training. On the […]