Pokhara, June 4/ After long discussion and debate, the assembly members of Province 4 have come to a conclusion to name the province. 45 provincial members have agreed and suggested to name the province as ‘Gandaki’. This number is more than two-thirds of the total 60 members of the provincial assembly. Members representing CPN-UML (before […]
South Korea President Moon Jae-in recently donated his own money to a secondary school in Nepal he visited two years ago as part of an earthquake relief effort. Moon and his aides who accompanied him on the June 2016 trek to the region recently donated 13.5 million won ($12,600) to Arukharka Secondary School in Nuwakot, […]
Kathmandu, June 3: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa and Minister for Forest and Environment Shakti Basnet today made a surprise inspection of vehicular pollution at Thapathali intersection of the capital city. The minister duo descended on the streets to check the pollution as part of a week-long programme organized by the Ministry of […]
Charlotte Fox’s eyes were frozen behind her contact lenses. The snow had begun falling as she and her fellow climbers descended from the top of the world, the peak of Mount Everest, where she could see for 100 miles in every direction. But now, trapped in the middle of a blizzard with the force of […]
Kathmandu / June 1: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday appointed Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum Nepal (SSFN) Chairman Upendra Yadav as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health and Population and Mohammad Istiyaq Raya as the Minister for Urban Development. President Bhandari appointed the duo as the ministers on the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Sharma […]
Kathmandu, June 1: The Federal Socialist Forum Nepal will be joining the KP Sharma Oli led government today. According to a source, Upendra Yadav and Mohamed Istiyak Rai will be administered the oath of office and secrecy at 3 PM today. The duo will become minister of Health and Urban Development respectively. Earlier, the FSFN […]
Bajhang , June 1/ Locals of Talkot Rural Municipality-5 in Bajhang district have constructed a six kilometer long road in their village by selling ornaments and keeping their land as collateral to raise the required fund. Residents of Khaila, Bhetkala, Bhandari Gaun and Kota of Khaila Talkot Rural Municipality-5 united for the purpose. The men […]
Chitwan, May 30: Province 3 Governor Anuradha Koirala on Wednesday urged all to unite against trafficking of women and children. Speaking at a programme on the occasion of silver jubilee of Aadarshanari Bikas Kendra, Chitwan, Koirala said it was necessary to join hands against women and children trafficking to free the country of crime. On […]
Kathmandu May 29/ Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada has launched the first ever federal budget of Rs 1.315 trillion for the fiscal year 2018/19, today. Out of the total budget, government aims to utilise Rs845.5 billion as recurrent expenditure. Likewise, Rs314.28 billion and Rs155.18 billion have been earmarked for capital expenditure and financing provision, respectively. Moreover, […]
CHITWAN, May 25: Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Deepak Raj Joshi has said both sides of a disputed win if the dispute is resolved through mediation, arguing that this is so because both sides themselves decide on their respective issues. Addressing a program of interaction entitled ‘Usefulness of Mediation: Peace and Goodwill’ organized […]