Kathmandu / Sept. 8:Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has said the Election Commission is adopting a zero-tolerance policy against a breach of the election code of conduct and the politics of negation. In his address to an orientation programme organised today for micro observers deputed to 136 local levels of eight districts in the […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 8:Two Nepali firms have been awarded with US Data-Driven Farming Award for Innovative Agricultural Solutions in utilising information and communications technology to improve agricultural productivity. In a statement, the US Diplomatic Mission said Kathmandu-based ICT firm Db2Map received US $100,000 for its FEOKrishi program that integrates satellite data with government and crowd-sourced […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 7: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has been briefed about the preparations for the local level election being held in Province No 2 on September 18. A team of the officials from Election Commission, including Chief Election Officer, Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav, briefed President Bhandari that EC had strictly urged all stakeholders to […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 7: Despite repeated round of talks between the stakeholders to open the passenger vehicles’ ticket sale for long and medium routes for upcoming Dashain festival, it did not materialize even on Thursday after the transport entrepreneurs refused to do so arguing poor condition of roads and lack of hoods on the vehicles. […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 7: National Human Rights Commission (NRHC) has urged all the stakeholders to help conduct the third phase of local elections in a free, fair and peaceful manner. Issuing a press release on Thursday, NHRC urged the Nepal government to maintain law and order to create fearless environment for the people to exercise […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 6:The Nepal Calendar Determination Committee has made public the auspicious hour of tika for the coming Dashain festival, on Wednesday. As per the Committee, the auspicious hour of this Dashain tika is 11:45 am on Saturday, September 30. Committee Chairman Prof Dr Ramchandra Gautam said the navaratra begins on September 21. It […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 6: Amid criticism from various quarters, the Tribhuvan University on Wednesday scrapped the affiliation to National Medical College. Soon after the probe committee submitted a report, the executive committee of the TU scrapped the temporary affiliation of National Medical College. Earlier on September 3, the TU had decided to put the decision […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 6: 2017-Australian government has announced an aid of two million Australian Dollar (around Rs 160 million) for the rehabilitation of flood-affected people in Nepal. In a statement, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop announced the support to Nepal in response to the recent devastating floods and landslides. The statement reads Australia […]
Nuwakot / Sept 5: The Investment Board has received an application from the promoter of Upper Karnali Hydropower Project with the call to extend the construction tenure. Indian promoter company Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (GMR), known as GMR Group which holds the license for the project construction had approached the Board with a request to extend […]
Nuwakot / Sept 5: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has launched a toll – free number ‘1151’ as part of its effort to streamline its services to the customers. Minister for Energy Mahendra Bahadur Shahi inaugurated the toll – free number amidst a press conference held on Monday at the Energy Ministry. The hotline aims to […]
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