Kathmandu / May 8: Nepal has been elected member of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), one of the functional commissions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Nepal was elected from the Asia-Pacific region for the term 2020-2023 in an election held at the United Nations Headquarters earlier today, according to a […]
Kathmandu / Apr 17: Nepal has made a significant progress in maternal health and family planning since 1994, according to a recent report of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). However, reproductive rights still remain out of reach for many women in Nepal. According to the report, one in four married women currently has not […]
Kathmandu / Apr 13: Nepali food festival was organised in different parts of Pakistan to mark the 60 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and Pakistan. In the festival events held at capital city Islamabad, economic hub Karachi and cultural city Lahore, Nepal’s musical group ‘Kutumba’ presented several cultural programmes, according to […]
Kathmandu / Apr 10: Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri inaugurated India-supported Chandra Narayan Yadav Memorial Maternity Hospital in Siraha District on Wednesday. The hospital is expected to provide access to maternity and health care services to the people of 50 VDCs in and around the Siraha District. The hospital is being run by […]
Kathmandu / Mar 16: The Japanese Government is to support the installation of a system to produce and distribute oxygen for emergency services in Dhankuta District Hospital. On the initiative and request of Surya Bahadur Thapa Pratisthan’s chair and former minister Sunil Bahadur Thapa, an agreement has been signed between the Ambassador of Japan, Masamichi […]
Kathmandu / Feb 22: The United Kingdom has expressed commitment to continue its support for Nepal’s socio-economic development. The visiting Minister of State for the Armed Forces of Britain, Mark Lancaster, made this commitment during a meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, at his office in Singha Durbar today. During the meeting, […]
Kathmandu / Feb 21: Austria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Karin Kneissl, has arrived on a three-day official visit to Nepal, at the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali. This is the first ministerial visit taking place from Austria to Nepal in the last 30 years. During the visit, a bilateral meeting will […]
Gorkha / Jan 30: A water supply project constructed in cooperation with United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has been handed over to the locals of Rangrung in Barpak Sulikot Rural Municipality-2 of Gorkha district. Finnish Ambassador to Nepal, Pertti Anttinen, on Tuesday, handed over the project to the local water users’ committee. The […]
Kathmandu / Jan 25: Japan has agreed to enter into cooperation on developing Nepal’s agricultural sector for the first time. Japan has been supporting Nepal in various sectors including education, infrastructure, civil aviation and hydropower. A high-level delegation led by Takami Nakada, deputy director-general for International Affairs at the Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry […]
Kathmandu / Jan 24: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Barshaman Pun, has urged the Japanese government to increase investment in energy and hydropower sector. During the meeting with a delegation led by Deputy-Director looking after international affairs of the Agriculture and Forests Ministry of Japan, Takami Nakada, at the Ministry, Singha Durbar today, […]
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