Rasuwa / Oct 8: ‘Compassion knows no boundaries,’ proved a Good Samaritan Australian tourist visiting Nepal recently provided financial assistance to a local school at Jibajibe in Rasuwa School. Ruth Sheridan, a college teacher at Axle College in Australia, availed the assistance worth Rs 650,000 to the Nilkantha Namuna Secondary School for the construction of […]
Kathmandu / Oct 8: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has urged the Nepalis all over the world to think about how they could utilize the skills, knowledge and technology they have acquired while living and working in different countries for the economic development and prosperity of Nepal. He made this statement while […]
Dhading / Oct 6: Paddy farmers here have demanded compensation to what they claim failed crop from the seeds distributed by the District Agriculture Development Office. The farmers had received paddy seeds called Hardinath 1 from the Office in the previous fiscal year. The paddy seeds were reportedly produced by the Regional Agriculture Research Centre, […]
Kathmandu / Oct 4: The World Bank (WB) has estimated that Nepal’s economic growth rate in the current fiscal would be limited to five per cent. Nepal has had a difficult year due to the earthquake, border disruptions with India, and reduced remittances. Its economic activity is recovering with growth expected to rebound to 5.0 […]
Kathmandu / Oct 3: Panchakanya Tez defeated Colours X-factors by 40 runs to clinch the maiden title of Everest Premier League (EPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament. In the final match held at TU cricket ground in Kirtipur today, Panchakaya had posted a total of 171 runs at the loss of four wickets in the stipulated 20 […]
Kathmandu / Oct 3: The students of Adarsha Vidya Mandir Higher Secondary School (AVM) on Sunday staged a musical show titled ‘The Lion King’ at the local Nepal Army Officers’ Club to mark its golden jubilee. The drama is conceptualized from “The Lion King”, an animated musical film produced by Walt Disney in 1994 featuring […]
Kathmandu / Oct 2: Princess Beatrice of York, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, who is on Nepal visit, has today visited the Tilganga Eye Hospital. She also watched eye bank, an eye lens manufacturing industry and the training hall. She also consulted with ophthalmologists on the condition of services the hospital has been providing. The Princess […]
Kathmandu / Oct 1: The General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) has demanded the government form a commission to ensure rights of working class. The demand was made public at a press conference organized in the Capital on Saturday. Other demands include increment in salary of workers engaging in informal sectors and arrangement for […]
Kathmandu / Sept 30: Sajha Yatayat is to expand its service to Birgunj in view of growing out flux of people from the Kathmandu Valley for the celebration of Dashain festival. The Sajha Yatayat, which has been making preparations to launch service for Baglung and Gorkha districts from Sunday, has been taking initiatives to extend […]
Gorkha / Sept 29: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that reconstruction of the Manakamana temple should not face budget constraint. Talking to reporters after performing a pooja at the temple on Thursday, she said reconstruction of structures with historical and religious importance that were damaged in the earthquake should move ahead with priority, along […]