
Kathmandu / May 11 : The Finance Committee under the Federal Parliament and cooperative sector leaders discussed about the impact of COVID-19 crisis on economy and areas of priorities in the upcoming budget. During the discussions, leaders from the cooperatives sector said this field was one of the most affected by the crisis, calling for […]

Kathmandu / May 3: Organized jointly by Kantipur City College and Bournemouth University, UK, a 3-day webinar on disaster journalism and crisis communication has concluded today. Senior media expert Prof Rama Krishna Regmee delivered talk on what is crisis, why crisis communication, role of media during crisis and preparations for disaster reporting during the webinar. […]

Baitadi / Apr. 30: Nepali migrant workers, who were stranded in various border towns in India due to the lockdown, are returning home today after one month. Some 2,000 Nepalis had been living in quarantine in Jhulaghat, Dharchula and Pithouragadh towns in India after the border between Nepal and India was sealed off following the […]

Kathmandu / Apr. 12: The Non-resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has launched a 24-hour helpline aiming at addressing the problems facing the NRNs from today. The helpline to be operated by the NRNA’s Kathmandu-based secretariat facilitates to solve the problems faced by any Nepali- student or worker abroad due to the COVID-19 global crisis. They can […]

Kathmandu / Apr. 10 : Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Ghanashyam Bhusal has sought suggestions from local levels to find ways to protect agriculture sector from possible impact of coronavirus crisis. Local levels are asked to provide suggestions on the purchase of agriculture produces and use of barren lands and the role of state and […]

Kathmandu / Apr. 07: Newly appointed Governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Maha Prasad Adhikari today took oath of office and secrecy before Chief Justice Cholendra Shumser JB Rana amidst a programme at the Supreme Court. The government appointed him to the post for a five-year term. Similarly, the NRB’s new governor assumed his […]

Kathmandu / Apr. 04 : Minister for Health and Population Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal has said the government was moving ahead following the suggestions of the experts to combat the possible outbreak of COVID-19. In an interaction with experts at the Ministry today, Minister Dhakal said the Ministry was carrying out its activities following the advice […]

Kathmandu / Apr. 01: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has reduced the price of petrol and diesel/kerosene each by Rs 10 per liter. The meeting of the NOC board of directors held on Wednesday decided to revise the price of petrol and diesel/kerosene. With the revised price which will come into effect from midnight today, […]

Kathmandu / Mar. 30: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the government to provide immediate relief to the daily wage earners who have been struggling for necessities like food during the nationwide lockdown. A single bench of Justice Bishwambhar Shrestha urged the government to provide immediate relief to the poor people and daily wage workers […]

Kathmandu / Mar. 24: Amidst the lockdown due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), a stay-at-home coding competition by the name of ‘Code for Cause’ has been called. In a press statement released today, KathFOSS, an open-source software club at Kathford International College of Engineering and Management, has called for ideas to use technology […]