Kanchanpur / Mar 7: Kanchanpur, a district in far-western Nepal, has the records of a more number of HIV-infected people visiting health facilities for services these days. Unlike the past, people with HIV have started visiting medical facilities in search of treatment which can be viewed very positively. According to records available at the District […]
New York / Mar 6: The prevalence of child marriage is decreasing globally with several countries seeing significant reductions in recent years, UNICEF said today. Overall, the proportion of women who were married as children decreased by 15 percent in the last decade, from 1 in 4 to approximately 1 in 5. According to the […]
Surkhet / Mar 3: A “Road Safety Programme’ began here today under the campaign of Safety for Prosperity Campaign of the Karnali province. The programme began together in all the 10 districts along with provincial capital Birendranagar, Surkhet under the auspices of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law. Inaugurating the programme, Chief Minister Mahendra […]
Kathmandu / Mar 2: The pre-schedule program ‘Da-bangg The Tour Nepal’ featuring Indian artists including Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha and Prabhu Deva among others has been postponed. The program was scheduled to be held on March 10 at Tudikhel has been postponed until mid-April. Issuing a notice on a social network on Friday, the organizer, […]
Kapilvastu / Mar 01: Homlal Shrestha of Nepal Army has won the title of 4th Lumbini Peace Marathon organized in Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha on Thursday. Shrestha finished the marathon with the timing of 2 hrs 54 minutes and 53 seconds. Similarly, Nepal Army athletes Hari Prasad Rimal and Khagendra Bhatta stood in […]
Lahan / Mar 01: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Matrika Prasad Yadav, has said that the restructuring of industries run under government ownership was necessary. Speaking at a programme organised by the Mirchaiya Municipality in Siraha district today, Minister Yadav said that the industries run by government should be operated in a new way […]
Kathmandu / Feb 28: Women, the poor, and excluded groups face various structural barriers, preventing them from benefiting from Nepal’s energy sector, said a report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The issue of poverty in Nepal has a strong gender, caste, regional, and geographic dimension that is also reflected in the energy access, […]
Surkhet / Feb 27: Chief Minister of Karnali province Mahendra Bahadur Shahi today won a vote of confidence from the Provincial Parliament. Of the total 40 lawmakers in the province, Shahi received 32 votes from CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist Centre. However, five votes of Nepali Congress and a single vote of Rastriya Prajatantra Party was cast […]
Kathmandu / Feb 26: The Inter Party Women’s Alliance has demanded for ensuring 33 percent women participation in the new Cabinet. In a press meet here on Monday, the Alliance has stated that without the participation of women in policy making and implementation level the democracy could not be strengthened. The Alliance Secretary Mamata Giri […]
Besisahar / Feb 25 : Approximately 30 million rupees has been collected at the Srimadbhagawat Saptah Gyan Mahayagya organised at the Janakalyan Secondary School here. The Mahayagya, the religious offerings ceremony, was organised to collect funds for starting technical and vocational education programme at the school in the near future. The Mahayagya was organised from […]