Archive for: June, 2016

Pursuit of peace and justice still a far cry (Commentary)

Krishna Sapkota / Kathmandu: ‘It was nearly two decades ago on February 1, 1997 that my father was brutally tortured and hacked to death when he was bound to Rolpa district headquarters Liwang from Uwa. The then rebels arbitrarily took him out from a house where he was taking shelter and left him beheaded in […]


66th anniversary of PSC; President Bhandari lauds PSC’s huge scope of work

Kathmandu / June 15: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has lauded the Public Service Commission (PSC) for its extended scope in the context of the country moving towards the phase of re-structuring. Addressing the 66th anniversary of the PSC here today, President Bhandari lauded the Commission for encouraging the public for the service of the nation, […]


WB says growth expected to rebound after a difficult year

Kathmandu / June 15 : Following two massive shocks which have resulted in two years of disappointing growth, economic activity in Nepal is expected to rebound modestly, growing by 4.7 percent in FY 2017, a new World Bank report said. This rebound in growth hinges on stabilization of the political process, effective mobilization of earthquake […]


NHRC expresses concern over arson at NCELL towers

Kathmandu, June 15: The National Human Rights Commission has expressed serious concerned over the incidents of arson and vandalism at various NCELL tower stations across the country by the Netra Bikram Chand-led Maoist party. Stating that the incident of arson had affected citizens’ rights to independent communication, the Commission has urged the government to make […]


Melamchi water in Kathmandu by Sept 2017

Kathmandu / June 15: The Melamchi Drinking Water Development Committee has said the Kathmandu people would get the Melamchi water by September 2017. Talking to media persons at Sundarijal tunnel construction site, Deputy Executive Director of the Committee Jyoti Kumar Shrestha said, “As 17.14 km out of the total construction of the tunnel has completed, […]


Dhurmus-Suntali Foundation gets aid from Japan

Japan / June 15: The Dhurmus-Suntali Foundation, a charitable organization working in the post-quake reconstruction drive, has been receiving financial aid from various quarters including Japan, both at personal and organisational level. Comedy artists Sitaram Kattel ‘Dhurmus’ and Kunjana Ghimire ‘Suntali’ set up the organization in the aftermath of the Gorkha Earthquake and have been […]


विप्रेषण आयमा ह्रास : आर्थिक वृद्धिमा चिन्ता

काठमाडौँ, १ असार । विश्व बैंकले भूकम्पपछि अत्यावश्यक वस्तुको आपूर्तिमा भएको अवरोधले थलिएको नेपालको अर्थतन्त्र विप्रेषण आयमा आएको ह्रासले आर्थिक वृद्धिमा नकारात्मक असर पार्ने चिन्ता व्यक्त गरेको छ । विश्व बैंक समूहले आज यहाँ ‘नेपालको विकास अद्यावधिक’ प्रतिवेदन सार्वजनिक गर्दै कुल गार्हस्थ्य उत्पादनमा झन्डै ३० प्रतिशतले योगदान हुँदै आएको विप्रेषण आय घट्दा अर्थतन्त्रमा प्रभाव पर्ने […]


आउँदो वर्ष मेलम्चीको पानी काठमाडौँमा

काठमाडौँ, १ असार । मेलम्चीको पानी २०७४ असोज मसान्तसम्म काठमाडौँ आइपुग्ने मेलम्ची खानेपानी विकास समितिले जनाएको छ । सुन्दरीजलस्थित सुरुङ निर्माणस्थलमा आज सञ्चारकर्मीसँग कुरा गर्दै समितिका उपकार्यकारी निर्देशक ज्योतिकुमार श्रेष्ठले आयोजनाको १७.१४ किमी सुरुङ निर्माण सम्पन्न भएकाले अब बढीमा डेढ वर्षभित्रमा पानी आउने बताउनुभयो । “अब १०.४४ किमी सुरुङ निर्माण गर्न बाँकी छ, गत वर्ष […]


लोक सेवा आयोगको ६६ औँ वार्षिकोत्सव; लोक सेवाको परामर्श र कार्यक्षेत्र व्यापक बनेको छ– राष्ट्रपति भण्डारी

काठमाडौँ, १ असार । राष्ट्रपति विद्यादेवी भण्डारीले मुलुक राज्य पुनःसंरचनाको चरणमा रहेको बेला लोक सेवा आयोगको परामर्श र कार्यक्षेत्र व्यापक बनेको बताउनुभएको छ । लोक सेवा आयोगको ६६ औँ वार्षिकोत्सव समारोहलाई आज यहाँ सम्बोधन गर्दै उहाँले सर्वसाधारणलाई राष्ट्रसेवामा आकर्षित गर्न र आम जनताको मन जित्न आयोग सफल भएको उल्लेख गर्नुभयो । राष्ट्रपति भण्डारीले नेपालको सबैभन्दा […]


Social campaign against ‘Chhau’ system

Jumla / June 15: Nepal Workers Peasants Party Jumla has launched a social awareness campaign against ‘Chhaupadi’ system that forbids women in participating in family regular activities during menstruation as they are impure. Party District Chair Shivalal Dangi said the Nepal Revolutionary Students Union, the sister wing of the party, is coordinating the drive started […]




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