Jumla / Oct 13: Tilak Buda Thapa of Chandannath Municipality of Jumla is busy these days harvesting Italian apples grown in the land of Chandannath temple. His days are spent in cultivating apple plants, showing traders around the apple orchard, and selling them his produce. His routine changed three years ago with the introduction of […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 18: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has made an announcement today that they will provide 50 percent off on airfare of internal flights to senior citizens. Being a government-owned airline operator, NAC has decided to provide 50 percent discount on the airfare of internal flights to senior citizens of 70 years and above, […]
Kathmandu / Sept 9: Sundar Yatayat, a private transportation company, has launched two electric buses in the capital. The company has been allowed to run the electric buses along the ring road of Kathmandu. Amid a function, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Ishwor Pokharel flagged off the buses at the Nepal Police Club at […]
Tulsipur / August 16: The Rapti State Hospital in Tulsipur of Dang has lately focused on service strengthening. Lately, five hemodialysis machines have been added here. Similarly, sickle cell anemia test facility has been available in the hospital since last fiscal year, said hospital chief Dr Sarbesh Sharma. Prior to this, one had to visit […]
Kathmandu / August 12: The Ministry of Youth and Sports has honored several youth talents on the occasion of the International Youth Day today. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Ishwar Pokharel; and Minister for Youth and Sports Jagat Bahadur Bishwakarma jointly honored them in recognition of their contributions to several fields. They were […]
Banke / July 31: The number of tigers in Banke National Park (BNP) has gone up in the beginning of current fiscal year. The figure shows a significant rise in the number of wild cats here in the past five years. In the year 2071 BS (2013 AD), there were only four tigers in the […]
Dang / July 18: Approximately 10,000 hectares of forest land have been added in Dang district in the past two decades, according to the District Forest Office. Tree sapling plantation in dry river beds, and handing over such forests to the local communities for caretaking are credited for the forest area increment, said forest divisional […]
Kathmandu / July 17: The government selected 84 model schools from various 69 districts for the School Sector Development Program (SSDP) in the last fiscal year 2018/2019. The selected model schools were provided Rs 50 million for a period of five years to construct physical infrastructure and enhance the quality of education. “The schools were […]
Kathmandu / July 16: The government has begun the practice of energy banking by supplying 200 MW electricity to India in view of the shutdown of various facilities owing to floods and inundation in Nepal. The demand for electricity supply declined heavily because of the rain-caused disasters. Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Barsha […]
Kathmandu / July 03: Kanchan Amatya becomes the first ever Nepali to win the prestigious Diana Memorial Award for her endless social and humanitarian work. Established in the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, after her death in 1997 AD, the award has been honouring young people who are actively involved in humanitarian efforts. The […]