Kathmandu / Jan 8: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has demanded a public holiday on Push 27, the birth anniversary of King Prithvi Narayan, the unifier of modern Nepal. A party delegation led by Chief Whip Dilnath Giri that reached the President’s official residence, Shital Niwas Sunday to invite President Bidya Devi Bhandari to the […]
Baitadi / Jan 8: Snowfall was recorded after a brief spell of rain in the far-western region including Baitadi last night in the wake of a sudden change in the weather pattern. The Anarkholi, Khodape, Saatbanja, Musyachaur, Dehimandaul along with Srikot Gwalekh and Shivanath VDCs in the upper regions of the district witnessed snowfall, said […]
Kathmandu / Jan 6: Chairman of major opposition, CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli, has said his party would not let the parliament pass constitution amendment bill because it would jeopardize nationality and hinder elections in the slated time. Addressing a mass gathering organized by various nine political parties under the campaign spearheaded by the UML […]
Damak / Jan 5: Ultra runner Meera Rai has been honoured with a cash prize of Rs. 2.8 million. The funds were collected by organizations based in the UK in recognition of Meera’s feat at the international ultra running, bringing name and fame to the country. Member-secretary of National Sports Council Keshav Bahadur Bista, Chief […]
Lalitpur / Jan 4: The 150 thousand books with the Nepal National Library at Harihar Bhawan are stuffed in gunny sacks following the building housing the library collapsed due to the earthquake in April 2015. Although the National Reconstruction Authority has set aside fund for constructing a new library building, construction of the building has […]
Kathmandu / Jan 3: Theatre artist Bishnu Bhakta Phuyal died of cardiac arrest on Tuesday. He was 79. Phuyal collapsed all of sudden while performing in a play written by Satya Mohan Joshi, said an eyewitness Shiromani Dawad. He was taken to Bir Hospital after Phuyal collapsed during the performance. Born on Bhadra 23, 1994 […]
Kathmandu / Dec 31: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has started setting up solar-powered street lights in the capital city. The BK Traders with the contract to install the solar lights started work a few days ago. Traders Chairman, Roshan Srivastav, said the solar lights will be set up at Anamnagar in the first phase. […]
Basudev Poudel / Pokhara, Dec 30: With the English New Year 2017 only a few days away, Pokhara, one of the popular tourist hotspots in the country, is bustling with tourists, both domestic and foreigners alike. According to the Western Regional Hotel Association (WRHA) as many as 400 hotels, guest houses and restaurants registered with […]
Bikram Giri and Yam Pradhan / Itahari, Dec 30: The Seventh National Games concluded on Friday announcing that mid-western region (Nepalgunj) would hold the eighth National Games. Concluding the National Games at ANFA Technical Ground of Dharan, Sunsari, Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun expressed happiness over the success of the mega sports event despite inadequate physical […]