Kathmandu / Jan 15: Acting Prime Minister Bhimalendra Nidhi vowed to ramp up the post-quake reconstruction. Speaking at a commemorative event held on the occasion of 19th Earthquake Memorial Day by Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), acting PM Nidhi said that a new Chief Executive Officer has been appointed at the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) to […]
Kathmandu / Jan 13: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has submitted its annual report of fiscal year 2016-17 to President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday. At a programme organized at the President’s Office in Shital Niwas, NHRC Chairperson Anup Raj Sharma submitted the report to the President, notes the statement issued by Spokesperson of […]
Kathmandu / Jan 12: Nepal has ascended to third in the South Asia by advancing six positions in the new ranking list made public by FIFA on Thursday. With the new ranking, Nepal advanced to 175th position while it was on 181st in the list last month. India securing 129th position in the FIFA ranking […]
Kathmandu / Jan 11: The ministerial-level meeting of the countries home to the endangered snow leopard is taking place in Nepal on January 17-20 to share global efforts on preserving the snow beast and set its future actions. The second high-level steering committee meeting accompanied by a conference ‘Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Programme […]
Kiran Bhattarai / Kathmandu, Jan 11: A total of 729,550 foreign tourists visited Nepal in 2016. The number of foreign tourists visiting Nepal in 2016 increased by 24 per cent as compared to 2015, according to the Department of Immigration. Out of 729,550 tourists, 23,452 Chinese tourists who visited Nepal through Rasuwa check point and […]
Kathmandu / Jan 10: President Bidya Devi Bhandari today said that Nepal wishes to play a proactive role to protect biodiversity and repel the negative impact of climate change. Inaugurating the International Conference on Biodiversity, Climate Change Assessment and Impacts on Livelihood here today, the Head of State said, “The whole world is concerned about […]
Kathmandu / Jan 8: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has demanded a public holiday on Push 27, the birth anniversary of King Prithvi Narayan, the unifier of modern Nepal. A party delegation led by Chief Whip Dilnath Giri that reached the President’s official residence, Shital Niwas Sunday to invite President Bidya Devi Bhandari to the […]
Baitadi / Jan 8: Snowfall was recorded after a brief spell of rain in the far-western region including Baitadi last night in the wake of a sudden change in the weather pattern. The Anarkholi, Khodape, Saatbanja, Musyachaur, Dehimandaul along with Srikot Gwalekh and Shivanath VDCs in the upper regions of the district witnessed snowfall, said […]
Kathmandu / Jan 6: Chairman of major opposition, CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli, has said his party would not let the parliament pass constitution amendment bill because it would jeopardize nationality and hinder elections in the slated time. Addressing a mass gathering organized by various nine political parties under the campaign spearheaded by the UML […]
Damak / Jan 5: Ultra runner Meera Rai has been honoured with a cash prize of Rs. 2.8 million. The funds were collected by organizations based in the UK in recognition of Meera’s feat at the international ultra running, bringing name and fame to the country. Member-secretary of National Sports Council Keshav Bahadur Bista, Chief […]