
Kathmandu / July 27: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and five select municipalities across the country have launched a joint initiative to improve the municipal waste management system. The venture will create 1,500 green jobs for the most vulnerable groups, and especially women from the selected municipalities, UNDP said in a statement on Monday. […]

Kathmandu / July 23: Chief Minister Dormani Poudel of Bagmati Province has inaugurated the new vehicle renewal service. The minister kickstarted the online service at an event organized by the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Development on Friday. The online service will allow people to pay their vehicle tax through the MoPID website or the […]

Kathmandu / June 27: Mitra Kafle, a Canadian citizen with Nepali origin, has been honored with the Brampton Citizens Award by the Canadian government for his role in helping the community during COVID-19. Kafle serves as a board member of the Brampton Residents Association Council (BRAC) and coordinates with all three local, provincial and federal […]

Amar Raj Naharki, Tanahun, June 17: Srijana Tiwari has been earning Rs. 8 lakh a year by means of cow husbandry. She overcame the boundary of kitchen chores and ambitiously ran the cow farm to become a millionaire. She shared that she makes a saving of Rs. 8 lakh a year by the sale of […]

Washingtom DC / June 14: Nepal has met the criteria to graduate to the status of developing country with mid-level income from the category of Least Developed Country (LDC). In this connection, preparation is being made to get the final proposal endorsed from the upcoming General Assembly of the United Nations. The UN Economic and […]

Modnath Dhakal / Kathmandu, June 7: The Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO) has executed a system to directly deposit the monthly pension of the retired government employees which is expected to save about Rs. 600 million of the government. Financial Comptroller General Madhu Kumar Marasini inaugurated the system, named as Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT), for […]

Kathmandu / June 4: The Secretary-General of the United Nations has presented a letter of commendation to Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Bista in recognition of his indomitable bravery and initiative in preventing ethnic violence in South Sudan. Bista is a member of the 10th contingent of Kalidhwaj Battalion (Shase) deputed for the peacekeeping mission […]

Kathmandu / May 19: The World Wildlife Fund-WWF Nepal has awarded the ‘WWF Nepal Conservation Award 2020 to the Center for Public Health and Environmental Development (CEPHED) for the latter’s efforts at biodiversity and environment conservation. The award was presented at a virtual award ceremony on Wednesday afternoon for CEPHED’s initiatives for eliminating POPs and […]

Nepalgunj / May 11: Most of the businesses in Banke have come to a standstill as the lockdown imposed to prevent and control COVID-19 has been extended. Many have started doing alternative work after the closure of their profession and business due to the lockdown. One of those is Prem Kharel’s couple of Khajura in […]

Kathmandu / May 7: The first team of climbers reached the summit of 8848.86 meteur high Everest, at 6:00 pm, today. As many as 12 climbing Sherpas from Seven Summit Treks under the management of Expedition Operators of Nepal (EOA) have reached the top of Mount Everest, becoming the first climbers of the season to […]