Kathmandu / July 7: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has reached an agreement with the total 223,830 families till Wednesday to provide the grant amount of Rs 200,000 each family to reconstruct their houses damaged by the earthquake on April 25, 2015. Of the total families with whom the grant agreement reached, the first installment […]
Solukhumbu / July 7: Tara Airlines has agreed to transport the trash collected from various places of the highest peak, Mount Everest, free of cost, it has been said. An agreement has been reached with the airlines to transport 12 tonnes of garbage collected from various areas of the Mt Everest every year from Tenzing […]
Kathmandu / July 6: Forty-six people have died due to floods and landslides triggered by the monsoon rains across the country. According to the Home Ministry, the deaths occurred in the past one week, with 17 still unaccounted for. Likewise, 150 houses were swept away and a damage of Rs. 20 million has been caused, […]
Kathmandu / July 6: The figures for the number of FM Radio stations acquiring permission for broadcast in the country is burgeoning by the day. Till date as many as 697 FM stations have acquired permission from the Ministry of Information and Communications, data reveals. A whopping number of the radio stations – 563 in […]
Nuwakot / July 5: Former Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Khilraj Regmi, today called for resolving the current problems with the implementation the new constitution while taking steps forward. Regmi, who arrived in the district to pay homage to at multiple shrines, stressed on need to create an environment acceptable to all to implement […]
Kathmandu / July 4: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has decided to resolve problem, if any, regarding the distribution of grants for the reconstruction of earthquake-damaged private house. A meeting of the NRA on July 2 had made the decision, its Spokesperson Ram Prasad Thapaliya told media. “If any discrepancy is found in the details […]
Kathmandu / July 3: In a bid to promote Nepal’s tourism in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck the country on April 25 last year, hiking (a long walk) is being organised in Hong Kong. The 13 km distance walking will be held on coming July 24 with the theme of ‘Hike for Nepal’. […]
Kathmandu / July 2: Players and concerned authorities have urged all to make the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) successful. The championship is to be organized in Nepal in 2018. Speaking in a programme on ‘preparation and challenge of SAG’, organized here on the occasion of 92nd International Sports Journalists Day, today, participant players urged […]
Kathmandu / July 2: Last rites of former Minister for Education and leader of the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal Dr Mangal Siddhi Manandhar were performed at the Pashupati Aryaghat Saturday as per the Buddhist rituals. Manandhar, who was undergoing treatment at Thapathali-based Norvic International Hospital in the capital for prostate cancer, passed away at 10:45 […]
Kathmandu / July 1: Minister for Commerce, Jayant Chand, has said there was a remarkable contribution of Canada in Nepal’s development. At a programme organised by Nepal-Canada Friendship and Cultural Association on the occasion of National Day of Canada here Friday, Minister Chand said although Canada is far from Nepal, it has been providing huge […]