Okhaldhunga / Mar. 14 : Three farms in Okhaldhunga have been selected for Sample Kiwi Garden Promotion and Establishment. The selection was done by Siddhicharan Municipality. The programme is accepted as an annual programme of the current fiscal year. Deputy Chief of the municipal agro division, Birendra Tamang, informed that the three farms were located […]
Yalu Joshi, Kathmandu, Mar. 10: Among various specialties of Maha Shivaratri, the presence of sadhus or hermits is one of them. This year the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) has not officially invited hermits because of which the number of hermits visiting the temple has gone down compared to previous years. The hermits who visit […]
Kathmandu / Mar. 07: JICA Alumni Association of Nepal (JAAN) marked its 47th annual function and annual general meeting on Saturday in Kathmandu. Vice-president Nanda Bahadur Pun inaugurated the annual function as a chief guest. Milan magazine published by JAAN was also launched. The magazine contains articles on Covid-19 pandemic by 17 writers—who were felicitated […]
Kathmandu / March 3: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Wednesday received 6,048 sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), 50,000 pairs of examination gloves, 50,000 pieces of surgical mask and 27 sets of Inter-Agency Reproductive Health (IARH) kits that will augment the government’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, while ensuring continuity of […]
Bagmati / Feb. 23: Demand for ghee manufactured by the state-owned Hetauda Milk Supply Scheme is increasing in Japan. According to Scheme chief Naresh Joshi, they had exported 51,000 liters of ghee to Japan in between mid-April and mid-February. He said demand for the product in Japan was on the rise. It exports seven to […]
Kathmandu / Feb 20: The government has decided to recognise boutique and deluxe hotels as the ‘star’ hotels. The Department of Tourism, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has fixed symbols for such hotels after classification. Prior to this, only hotels with advanced facilities were recognised as ‘star’ hotels. ‘Star’ has been fixed as […]
Mahima Devkota / Kathmandu, Feb. 17: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has been trying its best to enhance tourism in the country despite challenges amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Dhananjay Regmi, Chief Executive Officer of NTB, presented that the NTB has been developing local tourist places for internal tourism and building up a niche market by highlighting […]
Kathmandu / Feb 15: Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has determined the 5G frequency, paving the way for expansion of 5G service in the country. NTA Board approved the frequency identified by the National Frequency Management Forum under the Authority. Spokesperson for NTA, Meen Prasad Aryal, said that a proposal has been presented to the National […]
Kathmandu / Feb 14: Newly appointed Managing Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Hitendra Dev Shakya, has assumed office today. A Cabinet meeting on February 8 this year had appointed Shakya to the post. Addressing an event organized here to welcome and congratulate him, Shakya pledged to increase power consumption rate to 500 units […]
Nayak Paudel / Kathmandu, Feb. 13: The introduction of Health Insurance Scheme by the government in April 2016 was a big step towards ensuring quality health of the people of Nepal. Started in three districts – Kailali, Baglung and Ilam – in 2016, the scheme has now reached 65 districts as of Thursday with over […]
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