Kathmandu / July 3: It has come to the light that nearly one-third of Nepal’s businesses are owned by women. In its first-ever National Economic Census, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) stated that 29.8 percent of the enterprises in the country are owned by women. As many as 247,880 enterprises are owned by women, […]
Kathmandu / June 27: The national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), is to operate flights destinations in China and Saudi Arabia along with Japan. NAC, which is preparing to operate flights to Osaka of Japan beginning last week of August, is gradually expanding its destinations to China and Saudi Arabia. It has called for […]
Kathmandu / May 15: Soft-spoken and always smiling, Kami Rita Sherpa is an affable man. At 49, he is lean and wiry, with a forehead burnt brown from the sun. But his amiable manner belies his accomplishments. On Wednesday morning, Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for the 23rd time, breaking his own record. On […]
Rukum / May 11: These days some 200 families of Sanibheri rural municipality-10 need to not depend on traditional means of fuel or kerosene for light as they have access to solar lamps. Adaptation for Smallholders in Hilly Areas (ASHA) district coordination unit spent Rs 2.15 million, out of 2.63 million to provide solar plants […]
Kathmandu / May 9: Around five tons of garbage has been collected from Mount Everest during a clean-up campaign launched by the Nepalese authorities with the help of the army since mid-April, ANI reported. “Till May 8, around 5,000 kg of waste material was collected and the air-lifting process of the garbage by the army […]
Kathmandu / Mar 27: Nepali researchers have successfully developed Nepal’s first working nanophotonic chip. The chip is completely simulated, designed and tested by Nepal’s scientists and fabricated (the chemical etching of designed pattern on silicon wafers) in the UK. Information about this was shared at a press meet organized on Wednesday jointly by the PRI […]
Doti/ Mar 17: More than 100 people have been benefitted from a free eye surgery camp organsied by Nepal Chamber of Commerce, Doti. A total of 102 people underwent eye surgery in the first two days of the five-day camp begun from March 15, said NCC Doti President, Khagendra Bahadur Saud. This camp has been […]
Kathmandu / Mar 12: As many as 4,190 schools that were damaged by the Gorkha Earthquake of April 2015 have been rebuilt so far. Of the schools reconstructed, 3,368 were rebuilt through the school management committees (SMCs), 64 through the contractors and 758 through the non-governmental organizations. According to the National Reconstruction Authority Project Implementation […]
Banke / Mar 3: A safe community shelter has been constructed in Baijapur of Raptisonari rural municipality-3 in order to minimize damage caused by monsoon floods in the Rapti river. The multi-purpose shelter home was constructed at the cost of Rs. 8.4 million in order to provide safe shelter to those affected by floods, said […]
Kathmandu / Mar 01: Three Nepali players figure in the new rankings of the T-20 announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The ICC issued the new ranking on Thursday night. The Nepali players who figure in the ICC T-20 ranking include captain Paras Khadka, Sompal Kami and Basanta Regmi. Khadka has climbed to the […]