Kathmandu / July 23: Chief of Army Staff Rajendra Chhetri inaugurated a new army hospital at Ranjha, Nepalgunj of Banke district on Monday. Hospital comprising of 50 beds will provide service to the incumbent and retired staffs and their families. Currently, the hospital is providing services of general medical, dental, pathology and radiology which also […]
Kathmandu, July 21 (Xinhua) — Nepal’s central bank has allowed foreign companies involved in Nepal’s infrastructure development to receive Short-Term Advances from foreign countries through their parent companies abroad. The Nepal Rasra Bank (NRB), the central bank of the Himalayan country, said the facility was extended to help them sustain their administrative expenses during the […]
Kathmandu, July 19: Singer Ani Chhoying Dolma Sherpa has contributed Rs 10 million to the programme to displace the tuin or rope bridges from the country. She handed over the amount to the Prime Minister in the first episode of the “Prime Minister with the People” programme broadcast on Nepal Television on Wednesday night. On […]
Chitwan, July 17: The last fiscal year did not produce any encouraging news to the wildlife conservationists especially those concerned about the rhinoceros and people associated with the country’s oldest Chitwan National Park (CNP), as the park lost a total of 26 rhinos to various causes in this period. According to the CNP information officer, […]
The Gurkhas are to allow women to join up for the first time, but only if they can carry 55lbs of sand uphill in a wicker basket. The regiment, which has been a part of the British Army for more than 200 years, will open to women next year and it is thought that the […]
Moscow, July 15: France won the Fifa World Cup for the second time by overcoming Croatia’s bold challenge in a thrilling final in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium. Didier Deschamps’ side repeated the success on home soil at France ’98 by a victory margin that hardly looked possible as Croatia stood toe-to-toe with the favourites for an […]
ST PETERSBURG, July 14: Belgium beat England 2-0 in the World Cup third-place play-off on Saturday to secure their best ever finish at a World Cup and send Gareth Southgate’s side home with a second straight loss. France will face Croatia in Sunday’s final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. A fourth-minute goal from Thomas […]
Kathmandu, July 14: Nepal is prone to high risk of climate change effects. At a time when its geographical and ecological diversity is much celebrated asset, the effects of climate change has inflicted its specificities. With various sectors witnessing the effects, the tea farmers and entrepreneurs have also said they experienced change in the taste […]
TRISHULI, July 13: A technical team comprising over 15 people from the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has been working to repair damages caused by a fire to two hydropower stations based in Nuwakot district. The Trishuli Hydropower Station and Devighat Hydropower Station suffered infrastructure damages by a fire last Tuesday. The team needs one week […]
Kathmandu, July 12: The second consultative meeting between Nepal and the People’s Republic of China was held to finalise the Protocol on the Transit Transport Agreement in Beijing, China. The two-day meeting that concluded on July 11 also agreed to hold the third consultative meeting between Nepal and China in Kathmandu, Nepal soon, according to […]