Kathmandu / January 16: Nepal has been elected to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Board of Directors. The ongoing meeting of the Bank in Beijing of China nominated Nepal as the member of the Board today. Nine countries from the Asia including China, the UAE, Indonesia, Russia and India, two non-Asian countries Britain and […]
Kathmandu / January 12: In a bid to give respite to the quake-victims in various worst-affected areas, the Nepal Army (NA) personnel on Tuesday distributed some warm clothes and food items. One in every 10 houses in the country was damaged by the April 25 earthquake, according to the World Bank. The quake claimed the […]
Kathmandu / January 11: Various speakers at a programme held in the capital said that the ‘Divya Upadesh (Divine Gospels)’ of national unifier King Pritvi Narayan Shah is equally relevant and contextual today. At a talk programme organized here on Monday by the Nepal Academy to mark the 294th Prithvi Jayanti and National Unity Day, […]
Melamchi / January 10: A free health care camp was conducted at remote Listi VDC in Sindhupalchowk district on Saturday, targeting the earthquake survivors. An INGO called ‘Farak Soch’ organised the health care camp and provided medicines for free to the needy. Organisation’s Chairman Shangbu Sherpa said that the locals were given dental, paediatrics and […]
Kathmandu / January 9: Press Council Nepal has expressed concern and interest in the problems faced by the journalists and media houses in broadcasting and disseminating news during the ongoing agitation in Tarai/Madhes coupled with the blockade of essential supplies. At the Council’s board meeting on Saturday held deliberations on the security challenges faced by […]
Chitwan / January 7: A doctor has pledged to bear all the expenses involved in educating some 20 disadvantaged children of Shaktikhor and Siddei VDCs of Chitwan up to School Leaving Certificate. Medical Oncologist at BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in Bharatpur of Chitwan, Jaya Shrestha, came up with her magnanimity to support for the […]
Kathmandu / January 5: The campaign entitled “People’s Constitution among People’ launched by the government in a bid to make people aware about the new constitution has been extended for one more month. The government had started the campaign across the nation on December 7 in a bid to make the people aware about some […]
Kathmandu / December 17: The post of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Chief Executive Officer, which has remained vacant for the last four years, was filled on Thursday. The NTB Administrative Committee appointed Deepak Raj Joshi as the CEO from amongst the final three candidates. The other two were Gyanendra Singh Mahato and Dr Gyanendra Tuladhar. […]
Kathmandu / December 16: Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Anup Raj Sharma has urged the government to bring the murderers of Krishna Prasad Adhikari of Phujel, Gorkha, under justice. Visiting the mother of Krishna Prasad at Bir Hospital on Wednesday, NHRC Chairman Sharma asked the government to immediately take action against the perpetrators. […]
Bhaktapur / December 11: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has provided financial assistance for two the Madhyapur Thimi-based organisations that are active in the protection and preservation of arts and culture. The amount would be used for setting up a revolving fund to ensure protection of the arts and cultures. At a meeting in the […]