Narayan Prasad Ghimire (Kathmandu) / June 8: The government has been suggested that it set up a coordinating committee to be in charge of the implementation of recommendations of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), UN treaty bodies and other international human rights mechanisms, with representation of the National Human Rights Commission, government and other stakeholders. […]
Kathmandu / June 7: A number of mountaineers who set world records while scaling the Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, were honoured amidst a programme here Tuesday. Temba Tsheri Sherpa (the youngest person to scale the Mt Everest at the age of 16), Phurba Tenjing Sherpa (most successful ascent to the Everest at the […]
Kathmandu, June 7: Senior musician Amber Gurung was cremated with National Honours at Pashupati Aryaghat this evening, following both Hindu and Buddhist traditions. His eldest son Kishore lit the funeral pyre and the last rites were performed amidst the chanting of mantras by Buddhist monks. Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Bhim Bahadur […]
Dang / June 6: Former President Dr Ram Baran Yadav today said that demands of those expressing dissatisfaction over the new constitution should be addressed through a democratic process. Speaking at a programme organised by Tribhuvan Town Jaycees and Dang Women Jaycees on ‘youth and republic culture’ in Dang, the former President viewed that demands […]
Kathmandu: For many it looks unbelievable that a trafficked woman could lead a social movement in a closed society like Nepal but Sunita Danuwar broke all social barriers and has been able to become a role model for many people across the globe. Danuwar became a sex-slave at the age of 14 but now she […]
Deepraj Sanyal / Kathmandu: The World Environment Day (WED) is being marked across the world today amidst various programmes and events highlighting the importance of the environment and its protection. As mankind continues to make progress with more and more sophisticated knowledge and discoveries along with advancement of technology, he is putting a lot of […]
Kathmandu / June 2: President Bidya Devi Bhandari received letters of Credence from Saaed Hamdan Mohammed Al Naqbi, Hamza YAHIA-CHERIF, Demetrious A. Theophylactou, Milan Hovorka and Ms Samargiul Adamkulova, the Ambassadors of United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Algeria, the Republic of Cyprus, the Czech Republic and the Kyrgyz Republic to Nepal respectively amidst a […]
Kathmandu / June 1: President Bidya Devi Bhandari today said the sporting sector plays a crucial role in contributing towards building a healthy and prosperous nation. Inaugurating the 8th National President Running Shield and School Sport Competition – 2072 at Dasharath Stadium here, she said the sporting fraternity would be of support in knitting the […]
Kathmandu / May 31: All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) honoured Nepal’s national football team midfielder Raju Tamang as the Best Footballer of the Year for 2072 BS. With this honour, Tamang received cash prize worth Rs. 2.5 million amidst a function organized in the Capital today. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli handed the cheque to […]
Kathmandu / May 31: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said a golden age has started in the energy development sector in Nepal. The Prime Minister said this while inaugurating the Nepal Power Investment Summit, 2016 here today. The summit is organised jointly by the Ministry of Energy, the Investment Board and the Energy Development […]
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