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Tunnel highway, a milestone for prosperity

Kathmandu, Nov 5,  The first-ever modern tunnel expressway, Nagdhunga-Sisnekhola, is expected to be a milestone in the area of road infrastructure and transportation of Nepal. The planned construction of ‘flyover’ besides tunnel along the route also is considered to a leap forward in road infrastructural development. It would not only ease traffic congestion and stagnation […]

International Experts Warn Democratic States to Keep Their Eyes on Violence against Minorities

November 29th, 2019 – Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) from Belgium and the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR) from Italy host a seminar in Seoul, South Korea on November 29th to discuss global human rights abuse cases with 40 legal experts, journalists, and representatives from civil society organizations. The lecturers in the seminar […]

5th international conference on nutrition kicks off

Kathmandu, Nov 4, The fifth international conference on nutrition has kicked off in the capital today. The four-day international conference is being organized for the first time in Nepal in the South Asia. Such international conference is being organized in every two years. The countries which are the part of the campaign for addressing the […]

Four persons embezzling cooperative money remanded in custody

Ranjha, Nov 4, The District Court has remanded four persons of Nepalgunj-based Cooperative Financial Development Organization Limited in custody for allegedly embezzling Rs 430 million. A single bench of District Court Banke justice Dhaniswor Poudel on Sunday issued an order to send cooperative’s chief manager Gopal Bhandari, assistant chief manager Gangadhar Subedi, banking manager Arun […]

Coordinators picked in wards for justice dispensation

Waling, Nov 4, The Waling municipality has initiated a process for designating coordinators in its wards to deliver justice in a more convenience manner. Kalpana Tiwari, deputy mayor and coordinator of judiciary committee, said the committee has designated ward coordinators to further ease the justice dispensation process. She added the main objective was to make […]

Samajwadi Party and RPP pick Kaski-2 candidates

Kaski, Nov 4, The ruling Samajwadi Party and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) have picked their candidates for parliamentary by-election to be held in Kaski Constituency-2 on coming November 30. SP Kaski district chair Giri Prasad Gurung informed the party has decided to field its province committee member Dharma Raj Gurung in Kaski-2 parliamentary by-election. Gurung […]

Bus accident dead identified; injured under treatment

Galeswor, Nov, Four passengers, who died on the spot in a bus accident at Malika rural municipality-7, Bim in Myagdi on Sunday evening, have been identified. Dhruba Prasad Sharma, Police Inspector of District Police Office, Myagdi, informed that Satadevi Bhattachan (70), Ayusha Jumjali (11) and Rabi Jumjali (9) of Malika rural municipality-7, Bim and Bishnu […]

Acts for state, local levels to pass from winter session: NA’s chair Timilsina

Taplejung, Nov 3,  National Assembly (NA) Chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timilsina has said necessary acts for state and local levels would be passed from NA’s upcoming winter session. His statement comes in response to complaints that state and local levels are facing problems to operate for want of acts as per the constitution. Stressing the need […]

Nepal-UAE JWC meeting kicks off in Kathmandu

Kathmandu, Nov 3, The first meeting of the labour-related joint working committee (JWC) of Nepal and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) began in Kathmandu today. Representatives from the both countries are taking part in the two-day meeting which aims to facilitate a process for the enforcement of the bilateral MoU on labour agreement signed between […]