Archive for: March, 2016

Seto Machhindranath chariot procession on April 14-16

Kathmandu/ March 24: The chariot procession of Seto Machhindranath deity would take place from April 14 to 16. A gathering of the stakeholders to be held at Teendhara Pathsala on March 28 morning will make an onsite inspection of the possible route of the chariot procession, according to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil […]


13 calendars approved for new year

Kathmandu / March 24: The Nepal Calendar Determination Committee, a government entity to approve lunar and solar-based calendars, has granted permission to 13 calendars (“panchangas”) for publication for the new Nepali year 2073 Bikram Sambat (BS). The publication of new year’s calendar was reportedly halted due to the delay in obtaining permission from the Committee […]


Sajha Yatayat to add 30 big buses in Kathmandu

Kathmandu / March 24: Few days after Mahanagar Yatayat introduced new comfortable public buses in Kathmandu Valley, Sajha Yatayat is also adding its fleet by adding 30 new large-sized public buses. Sajha is adding its fleet with the investment of Rs. 100 million, the company has announced. Sajha signed an agreement with Indian automobile manufacturer […]


Nepal, China agree to conclude commercial deal on petroleum supply from China to Nepal

Kathmandu / March 23: Nepal and China have agreed to conclude a commercial deal on the supply of petroleum products from China to Nepal. Issuing a 15-point joint statement during Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s visit to China, on Wednesday, China has agreed to build oil storage facilities for Nepal, and send experts to Nepal […]


Prince Harry to stay in Nepal for one more week; intermingles with children

Bishnu Nepal (Kathmandu) / March 23: The visiting British Prince Harry said he would stay in Nepal next week also. His scheduled official visit, however, ended today. “I will be spending the next six days in a remote village with a charity called Team Rubicon. The team I’m joining will be working with a community […]


‘Country’s statistics system should be managed in a proper way’

Kathmandu / March 23: Vice Chairman of National Planning Commission Dr Yubraj Khatiwada today said that the statistics system of the country should be managed in a proper way and made useful. Addressing a programme organised by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) to mark the World Statistics Day in the Capital, Khatiwada said that […]


Nepal Girl Summit starts; President stresses on worldwide commitment to end child marriage

Kathmandu / March 23: President Bidya Devi Bhandari here today inaugurated the first ever Nepal Girl Summit 2016 organized by Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW). The event, a follow up to the first Girl Summit 2014 co-hosted by the UK Government and UNICEF in London, is organised in financial and technical assistance […]


AFC-ANFA representatives meet to end dispute

Kathmandu / March 23: Representatives of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held a discussion with the office-bearers of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) to take stock the latest situation of Nepali football in an effort end deepening dispute in this sector. A team comprising AFC’s International Relations Director Sanjeevan Balasingham and its office-bearer Purswottam Kandel […]


NRA’s first sub-regional office in Dolakha

Kathmandu / March 23: A sub-regional office of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) – a body mandated to carry out post-earthquake reconstruction and recovery works – at Charikot of Dolakha on Wednesday. NRA’s senior division engineer Hari Sharma has been designated the in-charge of the sub-regional office set up for the first time. NRA Spokesperson […]


Oli and Oil: Fuelling Nepal from India and China (Commentary)

Manoj Karki / KATHMANDU: After surviving through the border blockade imposed by India that was in fact initially unhappy over the way he was ‘unilaterally’ elected to govern the Nepal state, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli enjoyed a red carpet welcome in India itself. And he is now in the midst of what many Nepali […]




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