Kathmandu / Apr 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli bid adieu to a government team going on an expedition to the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, amid a programme here today. The team comprising Survey Department’s technical staff members Khimlal Gautam, Rabin Karki, Suraj Singh Bhandari and Yuvaraj Dhital will re-measure the height of Mount […]
Kathmandu / Apr 8: The government is set to make a soft-launch of its ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020’ campaign from Pokhara, a famous tourist destination, on April 13 marking the eve of the Nepali New Year, 2076. In preparations for this bid, a meeting of the main organising committee under the chairpersonship of Prime Minister […]
Kathmandu / Apr 5: The annual traditional festival of Ghode Jatra, which is also known as Horse Racing Day, is being celebrated in the country’s cultural hub of Kathmandu Valley today. The festival is being celebrated annually as per mythology which relates the genesis of the festival after the death of a demon named Tundi. […]
Kathmandu / Apr 4:The government has decided to ban strike and obstructions in the essential service sectors. Speaking at a regular press meet on Thursday, Minister for Communication and Information Technology and government spokesperson Gokul Baskota said that the notice regarding the decision would be published in the Gazette. Minister Baskota added that the cabinet […]
Kathmandu / Apr 3: The National Development Council (NDC) is meeting for the first time after the country entered into the federal set-up. The two-day meeting, which kicked off in the capital today, is expected to give final shape to the concept paper of the 15th five-year plan (fiscal years 2019-20 AD to 2023-24 AD) […]
Solukhumbu / Apr 3: In less than two weeks, chief minister of Province 1, Sherdhan Rai, inaugurated the Khumbu-Pasang Lamhu road — also known as the gateway to Mount Everest. The road links Salleri to Khari Khola of Khumbu Pasanglhamu-1 via Mapyadudhkoshi rural municipality. On March 22, two rural municipalities, Madhya Dudh Koshi and Khumbu […]
Kathmandu / Apr 1: The ruling Nepal Communist Party parliamentarians will donate their one day’s salary to raise funds for the storm-affected families in Bara and Parsa, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said on Monday. The prime minister said so during his visit to storm-hit Bara and Parsa districts today afternoon. Oli said that the […]
Kathmandu / Mar 30: Investors at home and abroad attending the 3rd Nepal Investment Summit have sought full implementation of Nepal government’s commitment to put procedural reforms and policies for investment security while expressing their excitements over favourable environment created for investment in Nepal. They expressed happiness at the government’s efforts to attract investment by […]
Kathmandu / Mar 28: Visiting Indian delegates led by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale have called on Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at the latter’s office in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, on Thursday. During the meeting, both the leaders held discussions on strengthening bilateral relations and deepening mutual co-operation between the two South Asian neighbours today. […]
Kathmandu / Mar 27: Kathmandu has been ranked 19th out of 25 world’s top destinations for the year 2019. One of the world’s largest travel sites, tripadvisor.com, has included Nepal’s capital city Kathmandu in the list of 25 best tourism destinations in the world for this year. “Nepal’s capital is surrounded by a valley full […]