Kathmandu / Nov. 29: State Councilor and Defense Minister of the People’s Republic of China Wei Fenghe has said that his short visit to Nepal was intended to help implement the bilateral agreements inked between the Heads of the State and the Heads of the Government of the two countries over different periods of time. […]
Kathmandu / Nov. 25: Nepal received Rs 258 billion in remittance in the first three months of the current fiscal year. This is an increase by 12.6 per cent as compared to the same period last year. Nepal Rastra Bank has stated that the first three months of the current fiscal year saw an increase […]
Taplejung / Nov. 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has appealed to one and all not to be swayed by the false and misleading publicity orchestrated against the incumbent government. Inaugurating the Community Health Unit building at Ghunsa village in Phaktanglung Rural Municipality-6 in Taplejung district today, PM Oli claimed that some parties were being […]
Kathmandu / Nov 4 : Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army, General Manoj Mukund Naravane has arrived here today on a three-day visit to Nepal. He arrived here on the formal invitation of Chief of the Army Staff Purna Chandra Thapa. Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Prabhu Ram Sharma received the […]
Parasi / Oct. 30: Only on rare instances does a father get the opportunity to preside over the 84th birthday puja rituals of his son. But 108-year-old Keshav Raj Gyawali of Harkatta, Sunawal Municipality-12 had this rare honour. He performed the puja rituals on the occasion of the 84th birthday of his eldest son Dadhiram […]
Kathmandu / Oct 27 : Offering and receiving of ‘tika’ and ‘jamara’ continues today also as part of the Bada Dashain festival. As per the custom, the elders give tika and jamara to the junior members of the family. ‘Tika’ is the mixture, in the paste form, of curd, rice grains and red vermillion powder […]
Kathmandu / Oct. 14: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expanded and reshuffled the Council of Ministers. Bishnu Prasad Paudel, a leader of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), has been appointed as Minister for Finance while Parbat Gurung has been appointed as Minister for Communication and Information Technology. Lilanath Shrestha has been appointed as […]
Butwal / Oct. 6: State 5 has been named as Lumbini while decision has been made to keep its permanent capital at Bhalubang in Deukhuri valley of Dang district. State Assembly of the State 5 held today endorsed the state government proposal to name the state as Lumbini and keep the capital in Bhalubang The […]
It has been more than three years since the election of the local government after the country entered a federal setup. There is high expectation from the local government as the Constitution of Nepal 2015 entrusted more executive powers to it. However, being in the transitional process, the local governments have faced many challenges like […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 16: Prince of Baharain Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa has arrived here this morning. The team of the prince that includes other royal family members landed at the TIA at about 11:00 am. Prince Nasser and his team will be visiting different tourist places in Nepal and they are also scheduled […]