Kathmandu / March 4: Speaker Onsari Gharti has said the President Chure-Tarai Madhes Conservation Programme would help prevent deforestation, conserve the natural environment and achieve sustainable development. Addressing an interaction on the Chure-Tarai Madhes Conservation and Management Master Plan Draft here today, Speaker Gharti said that the parliament was lending a special focus on conservation […]
Kathmandu / March 3: The historic 13th Ntaional Convention of the Nepali Congress has opened at the capital’s Khula Manch amidst a grand ceremony today. The slogan of the13th national convention is – Constitution Under Sushil’s leadership, Now Our Campaign is to Build Prosperous Nation. The national convention of the country’s oldest party has started […]
Kathmandu / March 01: The US Department of State has cancelled its travel warning for Nepal. The travel warning, which was issued for Nepal on October 8, 2015, was formally cancelled yesterday, according to the US Embassy in Kathmandu. Considering the geological instability following the April 25 Nepal earthquake and the monsoon season, the unrest Tarai […]
Kathmandu, Feb 29: Newly appointed ambassadors of four countries for Nepal Monday presented the letter of credence to President Bidya Devi Bhandari amidst a special ceremony at the Shital Niwas. Those presenting the letter of credence to the President were Russia’s Andrey Sergeevich Budnik, Mazhar Javed of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Yves Carmona of France […]
Kathmandu / February 29: The UK government is to provide a grant assistance of USD 21 million (equivalent to Rs 2.3 billion) to the Government of Nepal for the implementation of the Evidence for Development (E4D) Programme. The assistance would be provided by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland […]
Kathmandu / February 28: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today instructed the concerned stakeholders to formulate a new education policy for making Nepali people literate, educated and capable. Inaugurating a workshop on ‘National Education Commission for New Education Policy in Federal Nepal’ held by Ministry of Education in Lalitpur district, PM Oli said, “It is […]
Krishna Sapkota / Kathmandu: The 13th general convention of Nepali Congress (NC) – the largest party in the parliament – is at the threshold awaiting a week to chart out a new course ahead with the election of a fresh leadership. Before coming to this stage, the party has gone through an enduring democratic and […]
Kathmandu / February 26: In yet another air fatality in less than a week, a plane of Air Kasthamandap crashed at Paragaun at Chilkhaya VDC-2 in Kalikot district today noon, killing pilot Dinesh Neupane and co-pilot Santosh Rana and injuring nine passengers. The plane (9NAJB) that took off for Jumla from Nepalgunj crashed in Kalikot, […]
Kathmandu / February 26: The Embassy of Japan and the Japan Foundation have organised an art exhibition entitled ‘Passage to the Future: Art from a New Generation in Japan’ at the Nepal Art Council today to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and Japan. This year marks the anniversary. […]
Kathmandu / February 26: The government has launched a vaccination campaign against cervical cancer. The drive was set in motion from Friday form Kaski and Chitwan districts, according to Child Health Division’s Immunisation Section Chief Mukunda Gautam. Some 15,000 girls will be jabbed against the cancer of cervix in two phases. The vaccination drive has […]