Students demand corrections in India’s map

Kathmandu, Nov 8, Students of Pashupati Multiple Campus in Chabahil organized a protest rally against the placement of Nepal’s territory, Lipulek Pass and Kalapani, within India in the political map it issued recently. They have demanded corrections in India’s new map that has incorporated the Nepal’s territory as India’s. The rally was led by Kathmandu […]

EU official pays courtesy call on Foreign Affairs Minister Gyawali

Kathmandu, Nov 8,  European Union (EU)’s Deputy Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific, Paola Pampaloni, paid a courtesy call on Minister for Foreign Affairs, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, at his office today. Deputy Managing Director Pampaloni is here to participate in the Nepal-EU Joint Commission meeting. On the occasion, they discussed on Nepal-EU relations as […]

Government does not dither on border issue: Govt Spokesman Baskota

Syangja, Nov 8,  Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gokul Prasad Baskota has reiterated that the government would not dither on the issue of the border related to Lipulek and Kalapani. Baskota, who is also the government spokesman, said this while unveiling a postage stamp here today. The postage stamp bears the image of the […]

Forty-one districts to have full electrification within current fiscal year

Ghorahi, Nov 8, Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Barshaman Pun, has said that 41 districts including Dang would have full electricity facility within the current fiscal year. Minister Pun said that government’s goal of reaching electricity access to every settlement of most of the districts of the country is going to be fulfilled […]

Industrial village in each local level: State-3 Chief Minister

Sindhupalchok, Nov 8, Chief Minister of State-3, Dormani Poudel on Friday said the state government has a plan to open an industrial village in each local level so as to connect youths to entrepreneurship. The country could pursue prosperity when youths are connected to entrepreneurship, he said while inaugurating a building for an entrepreneurship training […]

USAID official calls on Finance Minister

Kathmandu, Nov 7, USAID Assistant Administrator of the Bureau of Asia, Gloria D Steele paid a courtesy call on Finance Minister Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada at the latter’s office in Singha Durbar today. Minister Khatiwada, welcoming the Assistant Administrator, thanked the Government and people of the United States for decades long USAID support in various […]

nternational Conference on Protection of Migrant Workers from Nov 12

Kathmandu, Nov 7,  An international conference on protection of the human rights of migrant workers is taking place in Kathmandu from November 12. National and international organizations working in this sector are taking part in the three-day conference. The conference aims to discuss issues related to the human rights of migrant workers and support in […]

Production of quality seeds stressed

Kathmandu, Nov 7,  A regional meeting has started here to exchange knowledge and experience on quality, nutritious food and seed production. The two-day meeting is organized for the first time in Nepal under the coordination of Nepal Agriculture Cooperatives Central Association Limited. Participants from the Netherlands, India, Viet Nam, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal are attending […]