By Pabitra Guragain / Kathmandu: In the morning of May 19, he was on the top of the world, but his heart, overflowed with joy and pride, was flying over it. Though this was the tenth time that Phurba Tenjing Sherpa had reached atop the Mount Everest, his feelings this time around were different, as […]
Kathmandu / June 11: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has emphasized on the need to preserve and promote the sacred sites around the birthplace of Gautam Buddha and develop Lumbini as a town of peace internationally. Speaking at a programme organized today at the Sulakchan Kirti Bihar in Chovar to extend best wishes to Chief of […]
Kathmandu / June 11: A total of seven metric tonnes of waste has been collected from the Bagmati river near Buddhanagar area under the ongoing Bagmati Clean-Up Campaign. The campaign today entered its 161st episode. On the occasion, the campaigners, security personnel, local leaders and volunteers including campaign leader former chief secretary Leelamani Poudyal were […]
Washington DC / June 11: The world famous Forbes Magazine has published the list of 20 best value cities for budget travelers placing Pokhara of Nepal at the top. US Nepal Chamber of Commerce Vice-President Bed Kharel infomred that the list published by the Forbes magazine would play significant role to attract tourists. The Forbes […]
Kathmandu / June 10: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun today has left for Kunming, China on a weeklong official visit. He is leading an 11-member delegation which comprises his spouse Hastamali, Secretary at the Office of Vice President, Rajendra Kishor Chhetri, Vice President’s personal secretary Suk Bahadur Roka, Press Coordinator Manoj Gharti and Lieutenant Colonel […]
Bhaktapur / June 10: A big statue of the Lord Buddha has been installed at Shantidanda, Nagarkot of Bhaktapur in view of attracting the tourists. The statue was installed at the open space of about 80 ropanis of land there as the area was at high risk of encroachment. The construction of the idol and […]
Kathmandu / June 8: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has today sent an appeal to the international community for bringing investment in Nepal as the country has set foot on an investment-friendly environment with the promulgation of the new constitution. PM Oli made such an appeal during a meeting with the representatives of the foreign […]
Narayan Prasad Ghimire (Kathmandu) / June 8: The government has been suggested that it set up a coordinating committee to be in charge of the implementation of recommendations of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), UN treaty bodies and other international human rights mechanisms, with representation of the National Human Rights Commission, government and other stakeholders. […]
Kathmandu / June 7: A number of mountaineers who set world records while scaling the Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, were honoured amidst a programme here Tuesday. Temba Tsheri Sherpa (the youngest person to scale the Mt Everest at the age of 16), Phurba Tenjing Sherpa (most successful ascent to the Everest at the […]
Kathmandu, June 7: Senior musician Amber Gurung was cremated with National Honours at Pashupati Aryaghat this evening, following both Hindu and Buddhist traditions. His eldest son Kishore lit the funeral pyre and the last rites were performed amidst the chanting of mantras by Buddhist monks. Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Bhim Bahadur […]
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