Kathmandu / Jan 08: The number of tourists visiting Nepal increased noticeably this past year, Nepal Tourism Board said. More than one million tourists from around the world visited Nepal in 2018. According to the statistics of Nepal Tourism Board, 11,73,072 tourists arrived in the country. “The tourist arrival rate increased by 24.55 per cent […]
Kathmandu / Dec 30: A leading American business school, the Bentley University at Waltham, Massachusetts has decided to use Kul Chandra Gautam’s memoir: “Global Citizen from Gulmi: My Journey from the Hills of Nepal to the Halls of the United Nations” as a reference book in a Graduate course on Global Studies for its Masters […]
Dang / Dec 29: Tharu women of Dhamkapur of Tulsipur sub-metropolis-15 have gradually started becoming self-sufficient through commercial vegetable farming. Syani Chaudhary, 42, is one among them who has already established her identity as a successful woman farmer in the community. She is into commercial coriander cultivation for the past 13 years, which is paying […]
Kathmandu / Dec 28: Japan’s foreign minister, Taro Kono is scheduled to visit Nepal from January 9 to 10, 2019. Kono will arrive at the invitation of his Nepali counterpart, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali. During the visit, Kono will pay courtesy calls on the President and Prime Minister of Nepal. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Pradeep […]
Kathmandu / Dec 22 : Nepal has been elected as a member of the Organisational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on Friday. Along with Nepal, Egypt, Guatemala, Kenya and Mexico were elected under ‘Genera Assembly category’ for the tenure of two years starting from January 1, 2019. Considering its contribution to the maintenance of […]
Dang / Dec 11: Five million rupees has been appropriated from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), Dang for the development of physical infrastructure of Lamahi Eye Hospital operated under the purview of Dang-based Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh. The amount was appropriated because construction of physical infrastructure was required for development and expansion of the health […]
Hetauda / Dec 8: Province 3 government has formulated a five-year strategy on corruption control. The strategy is made in a bid to ensure citizen-friendly, corruption-free and fair public administration. The meeting of the Council of Ministers on December 5 approved the ‘Corruption Control Province Strategy 2075.’ The strategy has set the broader aim of […]
Kathmandu / Dec 2: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been conferred with Leadership and Good Governance Award. Universal Peace Foundation awarded PM Oli with the certificate along with cash prize of US $ 100,000 for his important leadership role in democracy and good governance of Nepal during the closing ceremony of ongoing Asia Pacific […]
Kailali / Nov 23: The total 2,400 families living in Kailali and Kanchanpur districts are being provided the landownership certificate. The families which have been tilling the lands in the areas for long are entitled to the ownership, said Mohan Chaudhary, chairperson of the national housing company which has initiated the distribution of the landownership […]
Jumla / Nov 22: The district has exported apples worth around Rs 170 million in the fiscal year 2018-19. The apples were exported in the last two months. The statistics has shown that a farmer has earned Rs 50,000 to 1 million by selling apples. Around 3,400 tons of apples were produced in Jumla this […]