Kathmandu / June 14: A total of 659 people including Sherpa guides successfully climbed Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, in 2019’s spring. According to the data given by the Department of Tourism (DoT), of the number scaling the peak, 378 were guides. The permission was given in accordance with the Tourism Act- 2035 BS […]
Kathmandu / June 11: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has stressed on review of the trilateral agreement between Nepal, United Kingdom and India. Prime Minister Oli while meeting with his British counterpart Theresa May at 10 Downing Street on Tuesday, reiterated on addressing the demand of British Gurkha serving in British Army to strengthen the […]
Banke / June 8: Minister for Urban Development Mohamad Ishtiyak Rai has said preparations are on to plant 10 thousand trees in Nepalgunj to alleviate the sweltering heat in the area. The minister announced this plan while addressing a program here today. “Greenery is very much necessary in a hot place like Nepalgunj. The country’s […]
Kathmandu / June 6: The government has clarified that budget for the coming fiscal year 2019/20 has been allocated in order to fulfill the goal of socialism enshrined in the constitution. Responding to queries raised by lawmakers in today’s meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR), Minister for Finance, Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada, said that […]
Kathmandu / June 5: Various programs are being organized across the country today to mark the World Environment Day 2019. President Bidya Devi Bhandari is attending an event in Nepalgunj today afternoon being organized by Ministry of Environment. Minister for Forest and Environment Shakti Bahadur Basnet and senior government officials are attending the event. Various […]
Kathmandu / June 1: National Planning Commission (NPC) and Nepal Policy Institute (NPI) are likely to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in development planning and formation of policies. As a follow-up event of a previous meeting between NPI and NPC, in the process of developing approach paper of 15th Periodic Plan and 25-year […]
Kathmandu / May 31: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli returned home this late afternoon. He came back from New Delhi after attending the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi, re-elected the Prime Minister of India. Prime Minister Oli was received at the VVIP lounge of the Tribhuvan International Airport by Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Deputy Prime […]
Kathmandu / May 29: Finance Minister Yuvaraj Khatiwada has unveiled a total budget of Rs 1.53 trillion for the fiscal year 2019/20. At the budget unveiling programme in the Federal Parliament, Minister Khatiwada apprised the house on the progress in programmes announced in the previous budget and stated that Nepal aimed to achieve the status […]
Kathmandu / May 28: The National Concern and Coordination Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the government to endorse the detailed project report (DPR) of the Kathmandu-Tarai Madhes Fast Track at the soonest. The meeting of the committee on Tuesday, after acquiring information regarding the construction of the fast track, urged the government […]
Kathmandu / May 26: At least three persons have lost their lives on explosion of Improvised Explosive Devices at assorted locations in Kathmandu this afternoon. According to the police, a person died on the spot after a bomb went off in the ground floor at Sangam Galli near Ghattekuolo around 4:30 pm on Sunday. The […]