Kathmandu / April 01: Bagmati Chief Minister Shalikram Jammakattel on Monday secured the confidence of the provincial assembly for the third time. A total of 56 provincial assembly members stood in support of the trust vote sought by the chief minister. A total of 37 votes were cast against the motion while 15 members stayed […]
Kathmandu / March 19: The ruling coalition on Tuesday made public its common minimum programme, which is considered a guideline for running a coalition government. The programme encompasses various sectors including land management, forestry, climate adaptation and disaster management. It also addresses youth and sports, tourism, culture and social harmony, while emphasising women’s participation, empowerment, […]
Kathmandu / Mar 16: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said Nepalis living in various countries have made significant achievements. PM Prachanda made such an observation during a programme organized to release a book ‘Prof Surya Subedi: Mahabidhyabaridhidekhi Nobel Puraskar Samma’ in the federal capital this morning. “In the wake of globalization, Nepalis have […]
Kathmandu / Mar. 6: Newly appointed ministers took the oath of office and secrecy on Wednesday. President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath to the newly appointed ministers amidst a ceremony at the Office of the President. Those ministers who took the oath today are from CPN (Maoist Center), CPN (UML), Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and […]
Kathmandu / Feb 26: Veteran singer and musician Bhakta Raj Acharya, popularly known as Bhajan Shiromani, died on Monday. He was 82. Musician Hari Lamsal, a neighbour of Acharya, confirmed that Acharya passed away while being taken to Nepal Mediciti Hospital. “I along with Swaroop (Acharya’s son) took him to the hospital after his oxygen […]
Kathmandu / Feb 17: Speakers and experts have called for integrating anticipatory disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) approaches with climate science to make sure that more lives are protected from climatic disasters. Speaking at a panel discussion organized by the think tank ‘Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and Oxfam in Pakistan […]
Kathmandu / Feb 12: Bhim Sharki and Anil Sah cracked a century each as Nepal defeated Canada by nine wickets in the final match of the one-day international bilateral series on Monday. The hosts achieved the 233-run target with 33 balls to spare to clean sweep the series 3-0. In the match held at the […]
Kathmandu / Feb 6: The half-yearly review of the current fiscal year 2080-81 BS (2023-24) suggests positive trends in various economic and financial indicators. According to the central bank’s assessment, based on the six months’ data ending in mid-January, there is an improvement in overall economic and financial indicators. Remittance inflows increased by 25.3 per […]
Kathmandu / Feb 6: President Ramchandra Paudel on Tuesday appointed Padma Prasad Pandey as general secretary of the Federal Parliament, two months after his recommendation for the position. The Office of President in a statement said Pandey was appointed as per Article 106 of the constitution on the joint recommendation of Speaker of the House […]
Gandaki / Jan 20: Anyone visiting Pokhara cannot remain unaffected, seeing the bewitching mountains surrounding the valley. The shadow of Machhapuchhre peak in Phewa Lake further mesmerizes the tourists. Most recently, the ace tourist destination in Nepal welcomed a special foreign guest. It was the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres. He had the opportunity to see […]