
Kathmandu / March 20: The visiting British Prince Henry Charles Albert ‘Harry’ today visited the historic Patan Durbar Square, enlisted as the UNESCO World Heritage Site, and exulted in the splendor of the ancient woodcraft. The 32 –year –old prince said he used to be elated seeing the exemplary art work in photos back home. […]

Kathmandu / March 20: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today left here for People’s Republic of China on a weeklong official visit at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang. Deputy Prime Ministers, chiefs of constitutional bodies, high-level government officials and chiefs and representatives of diplomatic missions in Nepal were at the VVIP lounge […]

Kathmandu / March 20: In a bid to develop Nepal as the centre for Buddhism, a three-day-long International Conference on Lord Buddha and Buddhism is to be held on 19-21 May in Kathmandu. Organising a news conference in the capital city on Saturday, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Ananda Prasad Pokharel said that […]

Deepraj Sanyal / Kathmandu: When Prime Minister KP Oli embarks on his first official visit to China on Sunday, he will not only be taking along with him the goodwill and deep faith of the government but also the collective hope and aspirations of the Nepali population to the northern neighbour. The visit, taking place […]

Kathmandu, March 19: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and the visiting UK prince, Henry Charles Albert David ‘Harry’, had a courtesy meeting at the Prime Minister’s residence in Baluwatar this evening. The meeting lasted for about 20 minutes and was focused on the two centuries old ties and friendship between the two countries. During the […]

Kathmandu / March 19: Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli is paying an official visit to the People’s Republic of China from 20-27 March 2016, at the invitation of Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Li Keqiang. Prime Minister Oli will be accompanied by his spouse Radhika Shakya, Deputy Prime Minister […]

Kathmandu / March 18: Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) under the Oxford University is to extend technical support to Nepal in its efforts for poverty identification. The Department in 2007 developed an index revealing multi-dimensional reasons for pushing a country into poverty. At a press meet here Friday, the Department shared that it […]

Kathmandu / March 18: The first meeting of the Nepali Congress new leadership held Friday formed a three-member election committee to choose the party’s parliamentary leader. The meeting of the party new central committee selected through the NC 13th General Convention that took place at the party’s central office Sanepa agreed to constitute the election […]

Kathmandu / March 18: The government has been preparing to fix minimum salary of a working journalist at Rs 19,500 effective from coming April 13. Minister for Information and Communications, Sherdhan Rai, has said that proposal of the Minimum Wages Fixation Committee of making minimum salary of journalist as Rs 19,500 and Rs 1,000 as […]

Kathmandu / March 18: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) today launched a commemorative coin depicting a portrait of statesman Ganeshman Singh, the first of its kind. Coinciding with freedom fighter Singh’s birth centenary, the NRB issued the silver coin with the leader’s portrait at a joint programme organised by the NRB and the Ganeshman Singh Foundation […]