Kathmandu / March 28: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) decided to present this year’s Daya Ram Pariyar Human Rights Memorial Award to rights activists Charimaya Tamang and journalist Shyam Sundar Shashi. This was announced amidst a programme organised by the NHRC commemorating Pariyar’s 10th memorial day. The award will be presented on coming May […]
Bhaktapur / March 27: A total of 615,553 students will sit for this year’s School Leaving Certificate or SLC examinations scheduled for March 31, said the Office of the Controller of Examinations at Sanothimi, Bhaktapur. Out of them, 4,52,881 are from under regular category, while 1,59,417 are from the exempted category. Likewise, 3,255 are appearing […]
Kathmandu / March 27: Reporter’s Club Nepal has decided to present this year’s ‘Krishnasen Ichhuk Memorial Journalism Award’ to Om Sharma, former General Secretary of Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ). A meeting of the Club today decided to present the award, carrying a purse of Rs 25,000 to journalist Sharma. Likewise, Ram Kumar Kamat, executive […]
Kathmandu / March 25: The national football squad today left for Malaysia in connection with a friendly match with the Malaysian Under 22 national team. The Nepali team of 23 players and eight officials took a plane to Malaysia at about 9 pm today. The Nepali national team comprises Bikesh Kuthu, Bishal Shrestha, Kiran Kumar […]
Kathmandu / March 24: The Nepal Calendar Determination Committee, a government entity to approve lunar and solar-based calendars, has granted permission to 13 calendars (“panchangas”) for publication for the new Nepali year 2073 Bikram Sambat (BS). The publication of new year’s calendar was reportedly halted due to the delay in obtaining permission from the Committee […]
Kathmandu / March 23: Vice Chairman of National Planning Commission Dr Yubraj Khatiwada today said that the statistics system of the country should be managed in a proper way and made useful. Addressing a programme organised by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) to mark the World Statistics Day in the Capital, Khatiwada said that […]
Kathmandu / March 23: A sub-regional office of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) – a body mandated to carry out post-earthquake reconstruction and recovery works – at Charikot of Dolakha on Wednesday. NRA’s senior division engineer Hari Sharma has been designated the in-charge of the sub-regional office set up for the first time. NRA Spokesperson […]
Kathmandu / March 21: Nepali Congress President, Sher Bahadur Deuba, today expressed the belief that all forms of discrimination would end with the implementation of the new constitution. Speaking at a programme held on the occasion of the 51st International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination organized jointly by the National Dalit Commission and […]
Kathmandu / March 21: Preparations have been initiated to extend the deadline for the construction of much-awaited Melamchi Drinking Water Project, as it was unlikely to be completed as per schedule. An agreement was signed with an Italian contractor, CMC, to complete the tunnel construction by mid-October 2016. Project’s Executive Director Ghanashyam Bhattarai shared that […]
Kathmandu, March 20: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said there was no point in joining the government for power sharing. At a programme organised on the Sixth Memorial Day of former NC President late Girija Prasad Koirala, NC President Deuba said, “Collaboration and cooperation among us is imperative.” Inaugurating the seminar organised by […]