Kathmandu / March 28: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected that the country’s economic growth will be between 5.2 to 6.2 percent in 2017. The ADB shared this information organizing a news conference here today. It estimated that the GDP increase in terms of basic price in the Fiscal Year 2017/18 will be […]
Kathmandu / March 27: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has called on Chinese President Xi Jinping and both held discussions on exchanging support and strengthening bilateral ties. The meeting was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. According to PM’s press advisor Govinda Acharya, PM Dahal shared that the meeting was important […]
Kathmandu / Mar 27: The annual festival of Ghode Jatra, also known as the Horse Racing Day which falls on the Nepali month of Chaitra, is being celebrated in the Kathmandu Valley with much gusto today. The Nepali Army cavalry team performs different artistic stunts riding on their horses to mark the day. The Ghode […]
Bhaktapur / March 23: Jujubhai Shrestha, renowned for bravado of piercing tongue every year in ‘Jibro Chedne Jatra’ (Tongue Piercing Festival) in Baisakh 2, has announced to renounce from this traditional activity. The 38-year-old resident of Bode in Bhaktapur organized a press conference in Bhaktapur on Thursday to inform on his retirement. Jujubhai had been […]
Kathmandu / Mar 22: The World Social Work Day 2017 was celebrated in Nepal by organizing different programs on March 21. People from different walks of life like social workers, students and other participated in the programme celebrated with the theme of ‘Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability’. Kadambari Memorial College, which has been running Bachelors […]
Kathmandu / March 21: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called on human beings to assimilate the ideologies of peace, non-violence, compassion, goodwill and friendship propounded and promoted by Gautam Budhha. Concluding the 45th Lama guru (Lama teacher) study tour organised by the Buddhist Philosophy Promotion and Monastery Management Committee, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and […]
Kathmandu / March 17: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, Bimalendra Nidhi, paid a courtesy call on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at latter’s official residence in New Delhi on Friday. During the meeting, they discussed on Nepal-India bilateral relations as well as mutual interest, according to Nidhi’s Private Secretariat. On the occasion, Home Minister […]
Dhangadi / March 16: CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli has claimed that the issue of endorsement of the constitution amendment bill being raised by the Madhesh-centric political parties was a pretext to create division between Hill and Tarai. Addressing the assembly of leader, cadres and locals at Dhangadi today as part of UML’s Mechi-Mahakali campaign, […]
Kathmandu / March 15: The Government of Nepal has handed over an official letter approaching the European Commission (EC) to lift a ban on Nepali Airlines in European skies. Secretary at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shanker Bairagi, handed the approach paper to European Union Ambassador to Nepal, Renjse Tehrink, at Ministry on Wednesday, asking withdrawal […]
Kathmandu / March 14: The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development has said the formal implementation of the new structures- metropolis, sub-metropolis, municipality and rural municipality- began formally in line with the federal system on Tuesday. The executive officers have already been placed in 217 municipalities under the Ministry while works to assign the […]