Kathmandu / Aug. 11: Seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations have agreed to conclude early a free trade accord, implement the Paris agreement on climate change and step up cooperation among their security agencies to combat terrorism. The foreign ministers of Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal on Friday expressed “great […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 10: President Bidya Devi Bhandari today insisted on the combined efforts to eliminate superstition-based practices and customs such as child marriage, dowry system and chhaupadi prevailing in the country. Inaugurating a campaign against child marriage in the Capital today, President Bhandari said that superstitions and other malpractices based on tradition prevailing in […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 10: Visiting External Affairs Minister of India, Sushma Swaraj paid a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday. During the meeting held at Sheetal Niwas, matters regarding the strengthening of historical and friendly relations between the two countries were discussed, reads a press release issued by Spokesperson of the Office […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 09: The Legislature Parliament passed the Criminal Code 2074 on Wednesday. The Parliament brought the new code in order to update the criminal law which was earlier based on the amendment of Civil Code-2021. After the Code is certified by the President, it would come into effect from coming Bhadra 1 (August […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 6: The investment made by the Government of Nepal to help farmers adapt to climate change is having positive impact on the income level of the farmers, reveals new study reports. The two study reports – “Collaborative Research on Impact of Climate Change Finance on the Climate vulnerable poor population” and “Public […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 5: Nepal Medical Association (NMA), an umbrella organization of medical and dental doctors, on Saturday warned that they would bring health service to a grinding halt nationwide as a last resort to fulfill demands raised by Dr Govinda KC. Following discussion on Dr KC’s demands and the steps to be taken by […]
Kathmandu / July 30: The Supreme Court on Sunday upheld the Election Commission’s decision to conduct re-polling in Ward 19 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City. A division bench of Justices Om Prakash Mishra and Purushottam Bhandari quashed the writ petition filed by CPN-UML ward member candidate for Bharatpur-19 Gunjaman BK, and advocate Tulsiram Pandey against the […]
Kathmandu / July 26: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has expanded the cabinet on Wednesday. The newly appointed ministers have been sworn in today itself. As many as 10 ministers have been inducted from Nepali Congress, 6 from CPN Maoist Centre, 2 from Gachhadar-led Nepal Loktantrik Forum and 1 from CPN-United. From the Nepali Congress, […]
Kathmandu / July 26: The Bibeksheel Nepali Party and Sajha Party have announced their unification. Following the unification, the parties will now be known as Bibeksheel Sajha Party. Ujjwal Thapa who led the Bibeksheel Party and Rabindra Mishra, who founded the Sajha Party are now the joint-convenors of the new party. Speaking at a press […]
Kathmandu / July 24: Senior orthopaedic surgeon at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Dr Govinda KC has begun his fast-unto-death on Monday for the eleventh time stating that the government failed to address his demands as promised earlier. Organising a press meet at TUTH, Dr KC said that the 11th hunger strike was launched after […]