Kathmandu / Sept. 26:So far 190 thousand people have left for their homes for the Dashain celebrations. According to the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division Spokesperson Umesh Ranjit, this data includes the number of passengers leaving the Kathmandu Valley since September 5. The number of people entering the Valley is said to be minimal. As the […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 25: The Agriculture and Water Resources Committee of the Legislature-Parliament on Monday directed the government to scrap its decision to award the contract to construct the Budhi Gandaki Hydroelectric Project to a Chinese company. A meeting of the committee held in Singha Durbar this morning directed the government to scrap its decision […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 22: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has spoken of the need of bringing about qualitative along with its quantitative development in the journalism sector with the establishment of the democratic system in the country. She also called on the media sector to contribute towards creating a positive environment for strengthening the republic and […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 22: The Public Account Committee Chairman Dor Prasad Upadhyaya has said the concerned authorities involved in the financial irregularities of Budigandaki hydro power should be booked as per the existing laws. Speaking at an interaction programme in the Capital on Friday, PAC Chairman Upadhyaya lamented that the former Energy Minister Janardan Sharma […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 21: President Bidya Devi Bhandari performed the Ghatasthapana rituals as per the Vedic procedure at the President Office, Shital Niwas, in Maharajgunj today,wishing for world peace and prosperity of the Nepalis. Today is Ghatasthapana, the first day of the 10-day Hindu festival of Bada Dashain. On the day of Ghatasthapana, all Nepalis […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 19:Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Tuesday left for New York, United States of America, to attend the 72nd United Nations (UN) General Assembly. This is the second foreign visit of Deuba after he assumed the post of Prime Minister on June 6. Leaders from around the globe will address the UN […]
Nawalparasi / Sept. 19: The South Korean government has pledged support in transforming Nepal’s six local tiers into smart cities. South Korea will be lending diverse economic support for sustainable development of two metropolitan cities including Kathmandu and four municipalities. One of the other metropolitan cities is Pokhara whereas the municipalities include Ramgram in Nawalparasi, […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 18: The Election Commission (EC) has informed that the local level election in Province 2 has completed in a peaceful manner. Organizing a press meet on Monday evening, the EC has informed that the voter turnout of the election in eight districts of Province 2 was 73%. Speaking at the program, Chief […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 17 : The meeting of the Sub-Committee under the parliamentary State Affairs Committee has today endorsed its report on the Bill relating to facilities of former office-bearers -2017. The Bill defines former officer-bearers as former Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Prime Ministers/Chairs of Council of Ministers, Chief Justices, Chairperson of the Constituent Assembly (CA), the […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 15: Minister for Information and Communications Mohan Bahadur Basnet today said that the constitution was being implemented effectively. “The local elections have ensured the ‘grand implementation’ of the constitution,” he said adding that the preparation for the local level election in Province 2 was complete, while the preparations for the elections of […]