Ilam / December 15: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and District Development Committee (DDC) have launched a programme for safer labour migration of women in Ilam district. The programme entitled ‘Work in Freedom’ is implemented in two municipalities and 13 VDCs targetting the aspirant and returnee women migrant workers, programme coordinator Rabindra Prasad Shrestha said. […]
Damauli / December 15: The District Administration Office (DAO), Tanahun, has distributed a total of Rs 78.9 million to the quake-hit 5,648 households in the district. Chief District Officer Mahadev Pantha said that the DAO provided the cash to 3,706 households while Nepal Red Cross Society Tanahun chapter handed over the amount to 1,942 households. […]
Kathmandu / December 14: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) is to carry out regular monitoring of the services of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in its attempt to address the complaints of service recipients. The CIAA has received serious complaints about the services that TIA is providing to its service recipients, […]
Kathmandu / December 14: A two-day South Asian Regional Consultative on preparing a framework for the 10th Asia Pacific Regional Ministerial Conference to be held in Jakarta of Indonesia in 2016 kicked off today in the capital city. Organized by the National Cooperatives Association, the event is being attended by as high as 60 participants […]
Kathmandu / December 14: Secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Employment Ram Kumar Acharya on Monday said the foreign employment act would soon be enacted to make the foreign employment business disciplined and transparent. At an interaction held by Foreign Employment Promotion Board (FEPB) and Foreign Employment Journalists Society here, Secretary Acharya said the […]
Kathmandu / December 14: Five journalists covering the agricultural issues in media were honoured in the capital city today. Agriculture Development Multipurpose Cooperatives Limited felicitated the media persons with Rs 10,000 each for promoting the farmers by writing news stories. On the occasion, Suvash Karki of BBC Nepali Service, Laxmi Sapkota of Rajdhani Daily, Prakash […]
Dear Education Minister I am surprised to read your statement that all government employees should enroll their children in public schools and the decision of your party that all leaders will not enroll their children in private and expensive schools. I am confused on whether the statement is for bringing revolutionary changes in the public […]
Kathmandu / December 14: The Transparency International (TI) Nepal has stated its serious attention was drawn to the news carried by the media that the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to bring a proposal regarding providing life-long facilities to the former President, the former […]
Kathmandu / December 13: Parliamentarians at a meeting of the Women, Children and Social Welfare Committee of the Legislature-Parliament have noted the need of establishing old-age home in each province to ensure the senior citizens’ right to survival besides security and respect. The lawmakers insisted the setting up of one old-age home for senior citizen […]
Kathmandu / December 13: A writ has been registered at the Supreme Court challenging the government’s decision to provide luxurious amenities to the ex-special government office-bearers. The writ filed by Kanchan Krishna Neupane today naming President Office, Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers and Parliament Secretariat as defendants has stated that it was […]