Kathmandu / March 20: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today left here for People’s Republic of China on a weeklong official visit at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang. Deputy Prime Ministers, chiefs of constitutional bodies, high-level government officials and chiefs and representatives of diplomatic missions in Nepal were at the VVIP lounge […]
Kathmandu / March 20: In a bid to develop Nepal as the centre for Buddhism, a three-day-long International Conference on Lord Buddha and Buddhism is to be held on 19-21 May in Kathmandu. Organising a news conference in the capital city on Saturday, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Ananda Prasad Pokharel said that […]
Deepraj Sanyal / Kathmandu: When Prime Minister KP Oli embarks on his first official visit to China on Sunday, he will not only be taking along with him the goodwill and deep faith of the government but also the collective hope and aspirations of the Nepali population to the northern neighbour. The visit, taking place […]
Kathmandu, March 19: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and the visiting UK prince, Henry Charles Albert David ‘Harry’, had a courtesy meeting at the Prime Minister’s residence in Baluwatar this evening. The meeting lasted for about 20 minutes and was focused on the two centuries old ties and friendship between the two countries. During the […]
Kathmandu / March 19: Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli is paying an official visit to the People’s Republic of China from 20-27 March 2016, at the invitation of Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Li Keqiang. Prime Minister Oli will be accompanied by his spouse Radhika Shakya, Deputy Prime Minister […]
Kathmandu / March 18: Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) under the Oxford University is to extend technical support to Nepal in its efforts for poverty identification. The Department in 2007 developed an index revealing multi-dimensional reasons for pushing a country into poverty. At a press meet here Friday, the Department shared that it […]
Kathmandu / March 18: The first meeting of the Nepali Congress new leadership held Friday formed a three-member election committee to choose the party’s parliamentary leader. The meeting of the party new central committee selected through the NC 13th General Convention that took place at the party’s central office Sanepa agreed to constitute the election […]
Kathmandu / March 18: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) today launched a commemorative coin depicting a portrait of statesman Ganeshman Singh, the first of its kind. Coinciding with freedom fighter Singh’s birth centenary, the NRB issued the silver coin with the leader’s portrait at a joint programme organised by the NRB and the Ganeshman Singh Foundation […]
Kathmandu / March 17: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has inaugurated the fifth Nepal International Trade Fair-2016 amidst a special function organised here today. Stating that the fair would plat key role in expansion of trade relations in South Asia, President Bhandari said that national economy should be uplifted by giving priority to the domestic products […]
Pokhara / March 17: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that South Asia is emerging as a potential global economic powerhouse and insisted it remained mandatory for it to capitalize on its economic progress. After inaugurating the 37th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Council of Ministers’ meet in the scenic lake city […]