
Kathmandu / Aug 19: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Matrika Yadav, has requested the parliamentary committee to lift legal restrictions on the land the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) earlier purchased for the storage of petroleum products. At a meeting of the Industry, Commerce, Labour and Consumers Interest Committee under the House of Representatives today, […]

Kathmandu / Aug 17: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, today had a brief courtesy meeting with Minister of External Affairs of India, Ms Sushma Swaraj. The Minister reached India earlier today in course of attending the funeral rites of former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee who passed away Thursday. During the […]

Kathmandu / Aug 15: On the occasion of India’s 72nd Independence Day, the Government of India handed over 30 ambulances and six buses to Nepali hospitals, charitable organizations and educational institutions. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri handed over keys of the vehicles to the representatives of the respective organizations at a function in […]

Kathmandu / Aug 14: The government of India has released the amount of Rs 470 million for the postal highway project. Issuing a press statement on Tuesday by the Embassy of India, it has been mentioned that the amount has been released to maintain fund liquidity for the ongoing construction of 14 road packages under […]

Kathmandu / Aug 13: Election to the post of President of 10 different thematic committees under the House of Representatives has been scheduled for August 21, Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara informed the HoR today. So far senior-most members of the committees concerned have been chairing the Committee meetings. The Federal Parliament Secretariat will announce the […]

Kathmandu / Aug 11: The Senior Officials Meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) took place in the capital on Saturday. The meeting was part of preparations to hold the fourth BIMSTEC Summit in Kathmandu on August 30-31. Established two decades ago, the sub-regional body aims to enhance […]

Kathmandu / Aug 10: The Nepal Small and Cottage Industry Development Committee (NSCIDA) will construct a SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) level exhibition hall. The construction drive aims to promote products from the country’s small and cottage industries at international level, said a committee official. The hall project site is located in Battisputali […]

Kathmandu / Aug 9: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has started managing the cables that are haphazardly lying on the street sides to spruce up the city in preparation for the upcoming BIMSTEC Summit. The two-day summit meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is scheduled to commence in […]

KATHMANDU, August 8: Thamel, the tourist hub of Kathmandu, will have a new addition to its package offering to tourists—a cycle lane. The new addition is believed to boost the inflow of tourists as tourists relish cycling more. The initiative taken by the Kathmandu Metropolitan City responds to the clamour of environmentalists and cyclists for […]

Kathmandu, August 8: With the country implementing the new constitution and the federalism, the good governance and participatory democracy at local level have been the priority issues of late. In this regard, the significance of right to information (RTI) for transparency and good governance has been hailed at a program in the capital city today. […]