
Kathmandu / March 28: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has announced to present ‘Dayaram Pariyar Human Rights Memorial Award’ to Baldev Ram and Nazbul Khan. The award would be presented on Jestha 13, 2074 BS, the establishment day of NHRC. Ram of Siraha is active for the rights of Dalit and the landless while […]

Kathmandu / March 27: Nepal lost to Pakistan by 6 wickets in the match today under the ACC Emerging Teams Cricket tournament. In the match held at the Sheikh Kamal stadium of Bangladesh, Nepal posted a total of 180 runs in the stipulated 50 overs at the loss of nine wickets, after being put into […]

Himanshu Chaudhari / Janakpurdham, March 27: A social campaigner turned journalist here has accomplished what most people used to think was almost impossible – cleaning the historic Gangasagar pond and protecting and reviving the cultural ethos connected to it. Ram Ashis Yadav is that social campaigner who had made the campaign of ‘Clean Gangasagar’, once […]

Pyuthan / March 26: The hotel entrepreneurs in Pyuthan have issued a seven-point declaration paper for preserving the cultural heritage and developing the physical infrastructure in Sworgadwari. The Hotel Professional Federation Nepal’s Pyuthan Chapter on Saturday held a one – day interactive and publicity programme in Sworgadwari with support of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and […]

Prem Raule / Bajura, March 25: Women in Bajura district, which is in the last position in the Human Development Index (HDI) in the country, are being encouraged and assisted to become self-reliant through enterprises since the President Women Upliftment Programme (PWUP) came into effect since this fiscal year. A total of 35 women from […]

Kathmandu / March 24: Chinese Defense Minister General Chang Wanquan has paid a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at Sheetal Niwas on Friday. On the occasion, they discussed the issues of bilateral relations between Nepal and China, according to the Office of the President. The Chinese delegation under the leadership of Chang is […]

Kathmandu / March 24: The Election Commission of Nepal (ECN) is going to launch the Local level Election Monitoring Directives-2017 to streamline the monitoring of the local level election scheduled to be held May 14 this year. The Directives is currently being drafted and the Commission will launch it at the earliest, according to […]

Bhaktapur / March 23: Jujubhai Shrestha, renowned for bravado of piercing tongue every year in ‘Jibro Chedne Jatra’ (Tongue Piercing Festival) in Baisakh 2, has announced to renounce from this traditional activity. The 38-year-old resident of Bode in Bhaktapur organized a press conference in Bhaktapur on Thursday to inform on his retirement. Jujubhai had been […]

Pokhara / March 23: An exhibition of photos taken by the late Toni Hagen, the pioneer of Swiss development cooperation to Nepal, has opened at the International Mountain Museum at Ratopaihra, Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City-17. The exhibition will run for three months. It includes 105 photos that Hagen clicked at different places in Kathmandu and Pokhara […]

Kathmandu / March 22: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee under the Legislature-Parliament on Wednesday approved the names of proposed ambassadors for 12 countries. The government had recommended Lucky Sherpa (Australia), Niranjan Kumar Thapa (Israel), Sharmila Parajuli (Oman), Ramesh Prasad Koirala (Qatar), Arjun Jung Bahadur Singh (Korea), Prativa Rana (Japan), Yubnath Lamsal (Denmark), Choplal Bhusal (Bangladesh), […]