Kathmandu / Oct 18: Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Masamichi Saigo today handed over agricultural facilities to two Bhutanese camps and their neighboring communities. The facilities include greenhouses, drip irrigations and shallow tube wells worth over Nepali rupees 8.1 million, according to a press statement issued by the Japanese Embassy in Kathmandu. At the handover ceremony, […]
Mohammad Habib, Bhairahawa / Oct 17: Gautam Buddha International Airport at Bhairahawa, which is currently under construction, has witnessed the overall completion of 82 per cent works. It counts 82 per cent of the physical set-up and 18 per cent of electromechanical works of the project. 94 per cent of major physical infrastructures have been […]
Kathmandu / Oct 16: Bonita Sharma from Nepal has made to the prestigious list of “BBC 100 Women 2019”. In the list of 100 inspiring women from around the world for this year announced by BBC, Sharma has made it into the list. Sharma who is the CEO and co-founder of Social Changemakers and Innovators […]
Kathmandu / Oct 15: Newly appointed ambassadors of Nepal Mahesh Raj Dahal and Dawa Futi Sherpa to Australia and Spain respectively took an oath of office and secrecy in presence of President Bidya Devi Bhandari here today. The oath-taking ceremony was held at a special function at the Presidential Office, Sheetal Niwas. Foreign Minister Pradeep […]
Kavre / Oct 14: Thirty-seven-year-old Muna (name changed) of Hokse, Panchkhal Municipality-8, Kavre, planted 15 saplings of rudrakshya, a tree species whose fruits are used as prayer beads by Hindus, in June. Now, she spends her day tending to the saplings. Having sold one of her kidneys in India after being lured by kidney smugglers […]
Kathmandu / Oct 13: Nepali Hindus are observing the Kojagrat Poornima (full moon day) on Sunday to conclude 15-day Dashain festival by worshipping Mahalaxmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. The Bada Dashain festival formally ends today with the marking of the Kojagrat Poornima–devotees offering worships to Mahalaxmi at their homes in the evening and […]
Kathmandu / Oct 11: Dr Keshav Paudel has announced his candidacy for the post of General Secretary of the Non-Resident Nepalis (NRN) Association. An election to pick new executive committee of the NRNA is being held in Kathmandu during its general convention to be held on October 15 to 17. Dr Paudel, who went to […]
Kathmandu / Oct 5: Employee at the Parliament Secretariat, Roshani Shahi, has lodged a First Information Report (FIR) with police against former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara for attempt to rape. Shahi lodged the complaint at Metropolitan Police Circle, Baneshwar citing attempt to rape and acts of violence, according to police. It has been learnt that […]
New York / Oct 1: Nepal has invited Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres to participate in the first episode of the Sagarmatha Dialogue titled “Climate Change, Mountains and Future of Humanity” to be organized by the government in April next year. During his meeting with UN Secretary General in New York on […]
Kathmandu / Sept 29: Bada Dashain, the greatest festival of Nepali people, began on Sunday. The day began with Ghatasthapana. Today is Aswin Shukla Pratipada, the first day of the bright half of the lunar Nepali calendar in the month of Aswin. The day marked the beginning of Navaratri. The people sowed seeds in a […]
