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International community urged to invest in Nepal

Kathmandu / June 30: The government has appealed to the international community to confidently invest in Nepal, reasoning that atmosphere conducive for the investment was being built with the improving peace and security situation and flexible legal provisions. In an interaction with foreign investors in Nepal Thursday at the Department of Industry, Ministry of Industry, […]


Risk remains despite steady poverty reduction: WB

Kathmandu / June 29: The high degree of vulnerability among the Nepali households with increased risk for every two Nepalis that have escaped poverty from falling back below the poverty line was underscored in a study released here today. A report ‘Moving Up the Ladder: Poverty Reduction and Social Mobility in Nepal’ made public by […]


Electric crematorium closed due to floods

Kathmandu / June 29: The electric crematorium at Pashupati has malfunctioned after the precinct was waterlogged by the flooded Bagmati river. The crematorium located just on the banks of the Bagmati suffered a technical failure after water gushed into the machine following floods triggered by heavy downpour on Monday, according to member-secretary of the Pashupati […]


Govt team arrives in Mustang for mine research

Mustang / June 28: A government team arrived in Mustang on Monday to carry out a study on possible fuel and salt mines. The 22-member team headed by Industry Minister, Som Prasad Pandey, includes representatives from the Department of Mines and Geology, domestic and small industries as well as technicians. The team will carry out […]


President confers awards to four senior figures

Kathmandu / June 27: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has conferred the ‘Nepal Music and Drama National Academy Award-2072’ on various four persons for their outstanding contributions in the society. At a special programme organized by Nepal Academy of Music and Drama here Monday, the President Bhandari gave the award to senior musician Gopalnath Yogi, senior […]


International Day in Support of Victims of Torture marked

Kathmandu / June 26: Minister for Home Affairs Shakti Bahadur Basnet has pledged to make all government mechanism active to eliminate all forms of tortures. Addressing a programme organised by the National Human Rights Commission marking the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (June 26) here Sunday, Minister Basnet underlined the need of […]


Iron, copper, limestone discovered in 15 more places

Kathmandu / June 26: The Department of Mines and Geology has discovered 15 more places having the deposits of iron, copper and limestone. Under Secretary at the Department Jayraj Ghimire informed that the exploration has resulted in the finding of iron, limestone and copper in various 15 places of Salyan, Tanahu, Udayapur and Dhading districts. […]


HDNP-Nepal extends support for elderly home care service

Kathmandu / June 26: The Help for Desperate and Needy People (HDNP)-Nepal based in the US has extended assistance for the Himalayan Elderly Home in Balaju. Lawmakers Rambir Manandhar and Bishal Bhattarai visited the elderly home and distributed a month’s food commodities including sacks of rice grains, pulses and sugar to the elderly citizens. On […]


Number of endangered Krishna Shar up

Bardiya / June 25: Number of endangered wild species of Nepal, Krishna Shar, has increased to 257 in the Krishna Shar Conservation Area Khairapur. The flood that took place on 15 August 2015 had swept away 40 out of 281 Krishan Shar. Presently, there are 79 male, 127 female and 51 kids of the rare […]


More than 81,000 tourists visit CNP

Chitwan / June 24: As many as 81,813 tourists have visited the famed Chitwan National Park (CNP) during the last 11 months of the current fiscal year. Among them 71,204 entered through the Sauraha point while 10, 609 entered through the remaining points, CNP data shows. Majority of the visitors entered through the Sauraha point […]




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