Kathmandu / Oct 3: The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has been making preparations to hold the first ever NRNA World Experts Conference in Kathmandu on October 12-14. NRNA Coordinator Hem Raj Sharma said the decision to hold the conference was made, realising the need to utilise knowledge, skills and experience gained by Nepali diaspora for […]
Australia / Oct 1: A surgeon of Nepali origin, Kumud Dhital, has been nominated for the Pride of Australia medal, for his lifesaving work on heart transplants, The Sunday Telegraph online reported. Dhital, a cardiothoracic specialist and transplant surgeon, was the first to make a dead heart beat again, transport it to hospital and successfully […]
Kathmandu / Sept 22: Two train employees including a Nepali national have been awarded for returning a wallet containing around Aus $ 30,000 in cash to its rightful owner in Australia. Naresh Awal from Nepal currently residing in Sydney and Fahd Elshorafa had noticed an unattended bag at North Strathfield station on March 8. The […]
Kathmandu / Sept 16: Nepal government has fixed the minimum salary rate at 1300 Saudi Riyals (approximately NRs 39,000) per month for Nepali migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. According to the decision, a Saudi Arabia employer should pay a minimum monthly salary of 1300 Saudi Riyals, including 300 riyals food allowance, to hire Nepali workers. […]
Kathmandu / Sept 2: Supreme Court has ordered the government to arrange the voting system for those Nepalis who are currently residing in abroad for work, education and business purpose to ensure their fundamental democratic rights. The joint session bench of Justices Sapana Pradhan Malla and Purushottam Bhandari had issued an order to the government […]
London / July 24: The 11th anniversary of www.nepalbritain.com was celebrated amidst a colourful ceremony in London on Sunday (23rd July). During the ceremony, ten personalities who had made outstanding contributions to the Nepali and British communities in the UK were felicitated. Top among them was Prof. Padam Simkhada, Professor of International Public Health at […]
Portugal / Apr 23: The 2562nd birth anniversary of Lord Gautam Buddha would be celebrated by organising various programmes in Portugal on Monday. Tourism Ambassador Ramesh Kumar Gurung said that Buddha Jayanti is going to be celebrated by organising a variety of programmes after forming a main ceremony committee comprising Nepali organisations. The event is […]
Portugal / Mar 27: Nepal Festival is going to be organised in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, on the occasion of the Nepali New Year, 2075 BS, which falls on April 14. The Non-Resident Nepalis Association is organising the event for the first time in Portugal with an active participation of different social organisations […]
Kathmandu / Mar 22: The Supreme Court of Nepal on Wednesday issued a directive in the name of Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) and other ministries concerned including Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Election Commission regarding the External Voting Rights of Nepali Migrant Workers. The Public Interest Litigation was filed in […]
Kathmandu / Oct 14: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Saturday urged the non-resident Nepalis to invest in their motherland. Inaugurating the eighth Global Conference of the Non-Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA) in the Capital today, President Bhandari said the time was ripe to invest in Nepal. “Following the promulgation of the constitution, Nepal is entering a […]