PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The government of Nepal has barred its workers from coming to Malaysia with immediate effect. The move comes as the Nepalese government expressed its unhappiness with “restrictive” immigration requirements its workers faced before they can be gainfully employed in this country. This includes having to go through a […]
Kathmandu / July 24: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sher Bahadur Tamang has offered his resignation through a press meet organised at Singha Durbar today. Minister Tamang offered his resignation following widespread public dissatisfaction over his recent remark where he was heard as saying, “Female students in Bangladesh pursuing MBBS degree have to […]
Kathmandu / July 24:The government, in a bid to implement e-information system, digitalization and e-governance, is preparing to make sure all the government offices in the country compulsorily operate their own twitter handle. According to Pradhumna Prasad Upadhyay, Chief at the ‘Hello Sarkar Desk’, operating twitter accounts in public offices would make information dissemination easier […]
Kathmandu / July 23: It has been 24 days since medical activist Dr Govinda KC went on a fast-unto-death demanding reforms in medical education. This is the longest period that the Satyagrahi has gone on a hunger strike at a stretch. Prior to this, Dr KC had staged a fast-unto-death for 23 days during the […]
Kathmandu / July 23: Chief of Army Staff Rajendra Chhetri inaugurated a new army hospital at Ranjha, Nepalgunj of Banke district on Monday. Hospital comprising of 50 beds will provide service to the incumbent and retired staffs and their families. Currently, the hospital is providing services of general medical, dental, pathology and radiology which also […]
Nepal golfer Pratima Sherpa grew up around golf, literally. The 17-year-old lives with her parents in a maintenance shed at the Royal Nepal Golf Club. Her parents who work on the golf course wanted to provide the best for their daughter, and the tin shed became home to the family of three. It has two […]
Kathmandu / June 29: Nepali social activist Sunita Danuwar has been honoured as US State Department’s 2018 Heroes for her role in the fight against human trafficking. Sunita Danuwar is one of ten anti-trafficking Tip Heroes selected from around the world to receive the international honour that celebrates the work and achievements of individuals who […]
Kathmandu / June 27: Gaddi Baithak, the historic building that is located at the heart of Basantapur Durbar Square and was destroyed by the April 2015 earthquake, has been inaugurated today post reconstruction. On the occasion of the inaugural ceremony of the renovated Gaddi Baithak building based in Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square, Prime Minister KP […]
Kathmandu / June 23: The Office of the Controller of Examinations (OCE) has published the results of Secondary Education Examination (SEE) on Saturday. A total of 485586 examinees had appeared in this year’s SEE exam from 77 districts. Of the total, 461,515 candidates were regular and 24,071 were under exempted category. The results can be […]
Beijing / June 21: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is on a six-day official visit to China, met his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. On the occasion, the two countries signed agreements on 10 different topics including one on the construction of railway. Four […]
