Kathmandu / Aug 5: Fortified rice, lentils and vegetable oil, totalling to nearly 1,500 MT, donated by the United States have been distributed by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Nepal to school children (from Grade 1-8) in rural areas, according to the WFP. The children are missing out on nutritious […]
Kathmandu / Aug 4: As coronavirus cases are increasing at an alarming rate after the government lifted the nationwide lockdown, public health experts have suggested to the government to change the modality of the lockdown, and impose curfews only in the affected areas to curb the spread of the virus. During a four-hour long meeting […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 3: A total of 12 airlines companies including two domestic ones have expressed interest to participate in the international commercial flights going to resume after about five months. The government has decided to restart the international flights suspended due to lockdown against the COVID-19 pandemic from coming August 17. According to the […]
Nepalgunj / Aug 2 : Timely transplantation of paddy saplings along with sufficient rainfall is expected to increase paddy production in Banke this year. The Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Banke has said that 1.4 million quintals of paddy is expected to be produced this year. The centre has estimated that the production of paddy will be […]
Kathmandu / July 29 : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the commitment to double the population of tiger by 2022 would be fulfilled. Delivering a message on the occasion of the International Tiger Day-2020 today, he said the government has been conducting several activities for the conservation of tigers by engaging communities and […]
Kathmandu / July 28 : For the reconstruction of the private houses demolished after the Gorkha Earthquake, almost 85 per cent have received the amount of second installment till the end of the fiscal year 2076/77 BS. Of the recipient of second installment, 76 per cent received the amount of third installment, according to the […]
Prakash Singh / Bajura: International Nepal Fellowship (INF), Bajura has distributed relief items and medical equipment among the poor families in Bajura district. According to Capacity Development Officer Tilak Bhandari at INF Bajura, relief items, medical equipment and sanitary napkins were provided to poor families and single women. A total of 625 families comprising 215 […]
Kathmandu / July 23: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an agreement with the government of Nepal to provide a grant assistance of 300 million Japanese Yen (Rs 335 million) for the 5th year of the “School Sector Development Program (SSDP). According to a press statement issued by JICA, the agreement was signed by […]
Kathmandu / July 21: The Government of Nepal has decided to end the coronavirus lockdown. The decision will come into effect from Tuesday midnight. Spokesperson of Nepal Government, Minister for Communication and Information Technology Yubaraj Khatiwada informed that the government has decided to lift the restrictions that had been imposed to cut the spread of […]
Kathmandu / July 20: The government has decided to resume both domestic and international flights operation starting August 17. A cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence in Baluwatar took a decision to this effect. According to a cabinet minister, the cabinet meeting endorsed the proposal made by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism […]
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