Gorkha / July 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ inaugurated a field office of the Budhigandaki Hydropower Project amid a programme here today. Budhigandaki Hydropower Project is a ‘national pride’ project. The Prime Minister unveiled a copper plaque to formally inaugurate the office. Prior to this, the Prime Minister took an aerial view of […]
Kathmandu / July 19 : The local residents of Kakani Rural Municipality in Nuwakot and Dhunibesi Municipality of Dhading have decided not to allow the disposal of garbage collected from the Kathmandu Valley (Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts) in the Bancharedanda landfill site until the agreement reached previously is fully implemented. The dumping of garbage […]
Kathmandu / July 18: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has been selected as one of the recipients of the esteemed ‘Swiss Tourism Award-2023’. The award ceremony is scheduled to take place in Lugano, Switzerland, from November 3 to November 5. The organizing committee, consisting of distinguished professionals in the tourism sector, has extended an official invitation […]
Kathmandu / July 18 : The Department of Inland Revenue has issued a working procedure in regard with the payment of an additional charge on foreign tour packages. This measure aims to implement the provision requiring Nepali citizens going on foreign trips to pay a five percent tax on their tour package expenses. According to […]
Kathmandu / July 18 : Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat called on his Indian counterpart, Nirmala Sitaraman, and discussed mutual cooperation and bilateral relations on the sideline of the 3rd finance ministers and central bank governors of G-20 country meeting being held in Gujrat on 17-18th July. During the meeting, the two finance ministers […]
Kathmandu / July 17: The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Nepal’s vital sectors by allocating EUR 12 million (approximately NPR 1.7 billion) for the Agriculture and Rural Development Program and EUR 4.7 million (approximately NPR 660 million) for School Sector Development. The EU has been a steadfast partner in Nepal’s progress, […]
Kathmandu / July 17: The fares for public transport have been revised and reduced by around three per cent with a fall in the prices of petroleum products. The fares were adjusted as per the ‘auto pricing system’ that has been enforced since March 31 2022 and the revised list has come into effect from […]
Kathmandu / July 17: OPD service has started at 8 am from today at the Bir Hospital and the National Trauma Centre. Before, this service started at 9 am. Dr Santosh Poudel, Director at Bir Hospital, shared that the OPD services have been started from 8 am today for the convenience of the patients. According […]
Kathmandu / July 15 : The number of migrant workers to be enrolled in Social Security Fund (SSF) has started increasing. They are workers who have gone for overseas employment after acquiring labour permit, So far, a total of 260,082 migrant workers have joined the social security scheme run by the SSF. The government had […]
Kathmandu / July 15 : A total of 53 per cent of the paddy transplantation has been done so far in the country. Paddy seedlings plantation got delayed in the country due to scanty rain in the country in this monsoon, the Ministry of Health and Livestock said. The paddy plantation rate was 65 per […]
