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 […]
Kathmandu / May 24: The reconstruction of the main building of Durbar High School, Kathmandu has been completed which was severely damaged by the 2015 earthquakes. Amid a function, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi and Chief Executive Officer of the National Reconstruction Authority Sushil Gyawali jointly inaugurated the building on Friday. The main building […]
Kathmandu / May 20: Spring mountain climbing season is on the verge of entering its second week and so far some 75 climbers have reached the top of Mount Everest, world’s highest peak. According to Department of Tourism Director Meera Acharya, the Department was informed by several agencies that 70-75 mountaineers have so far scaled […]
Kathmandu / May 18: ‘Durbar ko Dukhanta’, an eyewitness account of the royal massacre is being published by Kitab Publishers. The publishing agency made the information public through a press release today. Aide-de-camp (ADC) of the then King Birendra Shah, Sundar Pratap Rana, has for the first time come forth with his account of one […]
Bhaktapur / May 14: The number of visitors to Bhaktapur has increased this year, resulting in rise in revenue to the Bhaktapur municipality. The number of tourists coming to observe the historic heritages within the municipality has increased by 34,834 in 2075 BS as compared to the previous year. A total 219,029 tourists including 93,530 […]