Kalpana Poudel / Kathmandu: Nepal has started lab test for Zika virus which has taken an epidemic turn in South America. The disease that is caused by the day-time active Aedes mosquitoes has largely affected the South American countries. The World Health Organisation (WHO) provided ‘polymerase chain reaction kits’ to Nepal to undergo lab test […]
Kathmandu / March 20: The Finance Committee of Legislature-Parliament has directed the government to construct Nijgadh International Airport and Kathmandu-Tarai Madhes fast track with its own investment. A committee meeting today directed the government to initiate the constructions at the earliest with the investment and skills of Nepal. The committee chairman Prakash Jwala said that […]
Itahari / March 20: After the adoption of the new constitution in September 20, 2015; a total of 138 Indian-born women have got naturalised citizenship from the District Administration Office (DAO), Sunsari. The DAO said that the Indian women married to Nepali men in Sunsari district have taken the naturalised citizenship after quitting the Indian […]
Kathmandu / March 18: Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) under the Oxford University is to extend technical support to Nepal in its efforts for poverty identification. The Department in 2007 developed an index revealing multi-dimensional reasons for pushing a country into poverty. At a press meet here Friday, the Department shared that it […]
Kathmandu / March 18: The government has been preparing to fix minimum salary of a working journalist at Rs 19,500 effective from coming April 13. Minister for Information and Communications, Sherdhan Rai, has said that proposal of the Minimum Wages Fixation Committee of making minimum salary of journalist as Rs 19,500 and Rs 1,000 as […]
Kathmandu / March 18: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) today launched a commemorative coin depicting a portrait of statesman Ganeshman Singh, the first of its kind. Coinciding with freedom fighter Singh’s birth centenary, the NRB issued the silver coin with the leader’s portrait at a joint programme organised by the NRB and the Ganeshman Singh Foundation […]
Kalaiya / March 18: Minister for Agriculture Haribol Gajurel has said that the government was planning to unveil special programmes in agriculture sector to uplift the farmers’ living standards. Inaugurating a programme for the mechanization in paddy farming at Dumarbana in Bara district today, Minister Gajurel appealed to the farmers to use advance technology for […]
Kathmandu / March 17: The installation of solar street lights along the Bagmati river bank at the side of road stretch from Gokarna to Guheswori and in public locations around it started today. Lawmaker, Rameshwor Phuyal, launched the installation of the solar lights in the area. The lawmaker had earlier said that solar lights would […]
Kathmandu, March 17: Mountaineer Sanjaya Pandit, who is in a record setting spree in mountaineering, is going to ascend the highest peak in Europe-Mount Elbrus. Pandit is planning to observe the upcoming Nepali New Year, that falls on 13th April, on this mountain made out after a volcano eruption. Also an ultra marathon runner, Pandit […]
Kathmandu / March 16: Newly elected President of Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba assumed his office at the party’s central office on Wednesday. After receiving certificates from the 13th general convention election committee amidst a programme held at the office, General Secretary Dr Shashank Koirala and Treasurer Sitadevi Yadav also assumed their respective posts. Addressing […]
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