Kathmandu / Jan 11: Lack of construction details of more than 1,200 bridges across the country constructed by various foreign countries has affected repair, said the Bridge Division under the Department of Roads. For instance, lack of construction details of a bridge along Hetauda-Dhalkebar-Pathalaiya road constructed with financial help of former USSR has affected repair, […]
Kathmandu / Jan 10: An international skiing competition is to be held in Muktinath area of Mustang late this year with a view to promoting the country’s mountain tourism. Information about this was shared at a press meet here today. The Himalayan Skiing Trek is coordinating the event. International skier Krishna Thapa of Nepal will […]
Kathmandu / Jan 9: The Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba on Tuesday appointed Bishow Prakash Sharma as party’s spokesperson. Earlier, Dilendra Prasad Badu had served as NC’s spokesperson which remained vacant after the 13th General Convention of the party. According to PM Deuba press coordinator Govinda Pariyar, PM this afternoon appointed […]
Kathmandu / Jan 8: The government has announced a relief package of Rs 22.2 million to 22 cold-hit Tarai districts. The Home Ministry under the direction of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Monday made the decision to send relief to the cold hit areas. The Home Ministry will distribute blanket, firewood, among other warm […]
Kathmandu / Jan 7: The Supreme Court has asked the Tribhuvan University to restore Dean of Institute of Medicine (IoM), Dr Sashi Sharma, who was dismissed from the post four years ago. The division bench of Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli and Justice Dipak Kumar Karki issued the order to this end. The meeting of the […]
Kathmandu / Jan 6: Nepal Airlines Corporation would soon be adding new destinations to its domestic flight services while expanding the domestic air routes. The flag carrier airline has geared up for the management of required aircraft and human resources including pilots for the same. “At present, two Y-12 aircraft are in use for the […]
Kathmandu / Jan 5: Nepal Rastra Bank is preparing to introduce a national payment gateway in a bid to conduct a regular monitoring of the digital payment system. Talking to Rastriya Samachar Samiti, deputy governor of the central bank Chinta Mani Shiwakoti informed that the service that helps in the real-time gross settlement would come […]
Kathmandu / Jan 4: The International Buddhist Conference (Dorje Sugden) has begun here today. Eighty delegates from 20 countries including Nepal, India, Mongolia and Italy are participating in the conference organised by the Nepal National Dorje Sugden Society. The conference will conclude on Saturday. Dorje Sugden is the clan deity of the Gelukpa order of […]
Solukhumbu / Jan 3: The Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu has accumulated Rs 40 million as revenue from tourist entrance fees during October, 2017 to December, 2017. The rural municipality after repealing the Trekkers’ Information Management System (TIMS) had taken initiative to collect the charges since October 1, 2017. “We collected entrance fees […]
Kathmandu / Jan 2 : CPN (Maoist Centre) has decided to expedite unification process with CPN-UML. Saying that people have already endorsed the agendas of left alliance and unification between the two parties, a central office meeting of the party held at party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s residence in Khumaltar has decided to speed up […]