Kathmandu / October 2 : The voice of senior citizens remains unheard and they are found invisible in the media outlets during disaster, a recently concluded research reveals. “The contents analysis after the earthquake in 2015 for the period of three months shows that hardly thirty-six news-stories in relation to senior citizens were recorded from […]
Kathmandu / Sept 30: The government is to mobilize the unemployed youth in the national-building campaign. The government, under the Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP), is preparing to launch the social justice program, mobilization of youth human resources in the national interests and in the development and construction of physical infrastructures. Minister for Labor, Employment […]
Kathmandu / Sept 30: As the clock ticked 6:30 pm, the timer on the big screen zeroed in. Then came Nepathya’s iconic classic music video – Sa Karnali. The audience erupted with joy and started jumping to the beat. Followed by that, Nepathya’s newly released video dedicated to Centenary man Kabibar Madhav Prasad Ghimire was […]
New York / Sept 29: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli visited the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations here today. On the occasion, Acting Chief of the Mission Nirmal Raj Kafley and other staffers apprised the Prime Minister of the day-to-day activities and functioning of the Mission. Speaking on the occasion, Foreign Minister […]
Kathmandu / Sept 27: The local consumer committees formed to facilitate people’s access to drinking water are found indulged in irregular activities and challenging the Government’s decisions. Following reports of irregularities by such committees the Government decided to scrap such committees and issued directives to the Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) to connect the water […]
Kathmandu / Sept 23: Nepal has ranked 102nd out of 162 countries and territories included in the Economic Freedom of the World: 2018 Annual Report. Last year, Nepal ranked 107th. According to research in top peer-reviewed academic journals, people living in countries with high levels of economic freedom enjoy greater prosperity, more political and civil […]
Kathmandu / Sept 24: Thamel, a tourist hub in Kathmandu, is going to witness the cultural street festival to be held here for the first time from September 27. Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Cultural Aviation is taking lead to organize the event in association with the Thamel Tourism Development Council marking the 39th World […]
Kathmandu / Sept 20: Chief Justice Om Prakash Mishra administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed chief commissioner of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Nabin Kumar Ghimire. In the presence of President Bidya Devi Bhandari, CJ Mishra administered the oath to Ghimire amid a special ceremony organized […]
Kathmandu / Sept 16: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has remarked that priority should be given to the development of the far-western region. Inaugurating the Seventh Senate of the Far-Western University at the official residence of the Prime Minister at Baluwatar today, Prime Minister Oli said there would be a qualitative change in the education […]
Kathmandu / Sept 15: In an attempt to exert pressure on the government to book those guilty in the rape and murder of Nirmala Panta of Kanchanpur, civil society members organized a protest demonstrations across the country today. Similarly, a mass protest has been organized at Maitighar Mandala demanding justice for Nirmala Panta. During the […]