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High level delegation to head to China for fuel import agreement

Kathmandu / December 17: A high-level government delegation is heading to China next week to hold agreement on fuel import and other trade deals. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamal Thapa will lead the delegation on Dec 23 to give final shape to informal and formal discussions being held with China on […]


Joshi appointed CEO of Nepal Tourism Board

Kathmandu / December 17: The post of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Chief Executive Officer, which has remained vacant for the last four years, was filled on Thursday. The NTB Administrative Committee appointed Deepak Raj Joshi as the CEO from amongst the final three candidates. The other two were Gyanendra Singh Mahato and Dr Gyanendra Tuladhar. […]


Nepal loses in friendly match against Bangladesh

Kathmandu / December 17: Bangladesh on Thursday defeated Nepal in a warm up match in the run- up to the SAFF Championship taking place in India. In the friendly match held at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Nepal lost to Bangladesh 0-1. Nepal conceded the goal in the first half and tried to make a […]


‘Eco teacher’ bio-diversity conservation campaign on cards

Kawaswoti / December 17: The ‘Eco Teacher’ bio-diversity conversation and management campaign is on cards in Nawalparasi district. The campaign is expected to help maintain ecological balance and thereby contribute to sustain livelihood of the people of the area. Keeping this importance in mind the dissemination of importance of bio-diversity through eco-teacher should be reached […]


50 shelters handed to disabled earthquake victims

Bhaktapur / December 17: The Rural Disabled Coordination Committee, Changunarayan handed over 50 temporary shelters made up of iron-corrugated sheets to the earthquake victims living with disabilities. The committee constructed the shelters with the assistance of various donors and handed over to the families with disabled, shared Committee Chairperson Gopal Prasad Pokharel. It is noted […]


Challenges to diversifying fuel imports into Nepal (Commentary)

Pritam Bhattarai / Kathmandu: It’s been almost two months that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) and China National United Oil Corporation (PetroChina) to supply petroleum products to Nepal. This was a late but inevitable step taken by the country to diversify fuel trade and end the four-decade […]


Reconstruction Authority Bill approved

Kathmandu / December 16: A bill regarding the reconstruction of the structure devastated by the earthquake has been endorsed by the parliament today after a long hiatus. A meeting of the Legislature-Parliament Wednesday enacted the bill after nine months. Owing to a prolonged debate between the ruling parties and the chief opposition party, the bill […]


REBAN launches campaign to invite domestic tourists

Pokhara / December 16: In a bid to attract domestic tourists in Pokhara, a tourism destination, the Restaurant and Bar Association of Nepal (REBAN) has launched a campaign to invite domestic tourists to partake in upcoming Pokhara Streets Festival. The festival that will kick off from December 28 to January 1 with a slogan ‘eat, […]


Mobile apps to be used for teaching learning activities

Kathmandu / December 16: The Government is to use mobile applications to help with the learning activities of Grade 10 students. This is being made available for students who will not be able to benefit from the radio programme that the government recently introduced. Classes through radio, internet and mobile apps have been initiated with […]


Six schools damaged by quake reconstructed

Sindhupalchowk / December 16: The reconstruction of six schools damaged by the April 25 earthquake in Sindhupalchowk district has been completed. The Ananda higher secondary school in Jalbire, Panchakanya primary school in Hagam and Dakshinkali secondary school in Batase have been reconstructed by the Sagarmatha Health Foundation. Likewise, with support from senior journalist Harihar Birahi […]




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