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Nepal improves in HDI, ranked at 146th position

Kathmandu / March 15: Nepal has improved its position in the Human Development Index (HDI). As per the Global Human Development Report released by the UNDP on Thursday, Nepal is ranked at 146th position of the HDI and its HDI value is 0.601. Earlier in 2021, Nepal’s ranking was 149. It has made 0.010 progress […]


Finance Minister issues directive for paying dues to dairy farmers

Kathmandu / March 15: The Ministry of Finance is to immediately pay the dues to the dairy farmers. Finance Minister Barshaman Pun has directed the high officials of the Ministry, including the Revenue Secretary Dr Ram Prasad Ghimire, to immediately take forward the process of paying the dairy farmers, according to the Finance Minister’s Secretariat. […]


Comprehensive approach needed to address complex challenges of climate change: PM Dahal

Kathmandu / Mar 14: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has underlined the need of a comprehensive strategy to address complex challenges of climate change, health and social justice. In his address to an inaugural session of the South and Southeast Asia Regional Conference on Connecting the Dots between Climate Change, Health, and Equity here […]


Ex-finance ministers for revising priorities of Appropriation Bill

Kathmandu / Mar 14: Vice Chairman of CPN (UML), Bishnu Prasad Paudel, has urged the government that it must rewrite the principles and priorities of the Appropriation Bill. He reasoned that the present principles and priorities of the bill cannot direct the nation’s economy to socialism and prosperity. Also the former finance minister, Paudel said […]


KMC to develop five-year strategic plan for disaster management

Kathmandu / Mar 14: The Disaster Management Department of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is going to formulate a five-year strategic plan. Preparedness for urban disaster risk reduction, management work to be done during disaster and post-disaster rehabilitation, ward and community level capacity development for recovery, and coordination between internal and partners will be included in […]


PM Prachanda secures vote of confidence

Kathmandu / Mar. 13: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has secured the vote of confidence with 157 members of the House of Representatives (HoR) in favour and 110 members against. This is the third time that PM Prachanda got a confidence vote from the parliament since he got it on January 10 and then […]


FNCCI president Dhakal urges UAE, Mongolian ambassadors for investment promotion in Nepal

Kathmandu / Mar. 13: In a meeting with the ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates and Mongolia, Chandra Prasad Dhakal, President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, requested the respective ambassadors for support in promoting investment in Nepal. Dhakal met with UAE Ambassador Abdulla Al Shamsi and Mongolian Ambassador to India […]


Experts call for forging a national consensus on how the country can effectively leverage foreign interests in Nepal

Kathmandu / Mar 13: Foreign policy experts highlighted the need to critically examine the necessity and approach to redefining Nepal’s foreign policy priorities in a pragmatic manner to capitalize on strategic benefits while upholding strategic autonomy. Addressing a national seminar, “Contextualizing Nepal’s Foreign Policy and Infrastructure Diplomacy in Changing Context,” organized by the Centre for […]


Dahal elected National Assembly Chair; Newly-elected NA chair Dahal takes oath

Kathmandu / Mar 12: Narayan Prasad Dahal, the candidate of the ruling coalition, has been elected to the post of National Assembly Chairperson. Announcing the results of the voting held through the ‘voice vote’ method in the meeting of the National Assembly today, Vice-Chairperson Urmila Aryal, who chaired the meeting, declared that the proposal seeking […]


Disciplined youths dedicated to nation are primary need: PM Prachanda

Kathmandu / March 12: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has asserted that disciplined youths dedicated towards the nation are the first need of every nation in a changing world context. Addressing the convocation ceremony of the 18th Batch Senior Division Training run by the National Cadet Corps (NCC) here today, Prime Minister Prachanda shared […]




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