Kathmandu, Oct 3, Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokhrel has said people’s traditional identity and customs should not be attacked in the name of a cultural revolution. Taking part in the Durga Puja celebrations organised by the Trishakti Youth Club in Hadigaun of Kathmandu metropolis-5 on Wednesday on the occasion of the Bijaya Dashami, the Deputy […]
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Call for extending 4G service to rural areas
Rupandehi, Oct 3, State 5 minister for internal affairs and law Kul Prasad KC said the 4G service launched by the Nepal Telecom should be extended to the entire local level. In his address to a programme organised at NT Butwal office on Wednesday, the minister expressed his hope the collection of data and its […]
Chand stresses on civic consciousness to end corruption
Kathmandu, Oct 3, Former Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand said the prevention of corruption was not possible until citizen became aware of it. Speaking at an interaction programme organised in Kathmandu on Wednesday by an organisation called the Mission Nepal, the former Prime Minister said stopping of corruption was not possible in the existing […]
Social awareness necessary to fight child marriage: CM Raut
Dhanusha, Oct 3, State 2 chief minister Lalbabu Raut has said public awareness was vital to end child marriage as only laws and policies were not enough to control it. In his address to a state-level discussion against child marriage in Janakpur on Wednesday, the chief minister said, ” We have laws , acts and […]
Four-member committee to study dispute surrounding Bouddhanath Stupa
Kathmandu, Oct 2, The government has formed a four-member study committee to look into the dispute surrounding the Guthi (trusts) of Bouddhanath Stupa. A meeting convened in Ministry of Home Affairs here today in the presence of Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai and Minister […]
President Xi Jin Ping’s Forthcoming Visit to Nepal
1. Chinese President Xi Jin Ping’s forthcoming visit to Nepal is significant from bilateral, regional and global perspectives. President Jiang Zemin visited Nepal on December 4, 1996, on two days state visit. After 23 years, President Xi Jin Ping is visiting Nepal. It will fill the gap, and consolidate bilateral relationship to a new height. […]
Rabid dogs bite over 50 in a day
Jaleshwor, Oct 2, Rabid dogs bit over 50 people in different parts of Mohattari district on Tuesday. According to Mahottari’s Superintendent of Police Shyam Krishna Adhikari, over 50 people have been injured in Manara Sishwa municipality, Ekdara rural municipality and Jaleshwor municipality after being bitten by rabid dogs. They are referred to the Janakpur Hospital […]
Hepatitis ‘B’ identified as growing health challenge in Upper Dolpa
Dolpa, Oct 2, Hepatitis ‘B’ has been identified as an emerging serious health challenge in Upper Dolpa. During a recent health camp conducted at Dolpo Buddha rural municipality in Dolpa, 70, out of 343 who visited the camp, were diagnosed with hepatitis ‘B’. It means that over 20 percent among those visiting the camp were […]
Japanese govt pledges Rs 10 million for construction of school in Makawanpur
Hetauda, Oct 2 , The Japanese government has pledged to provide financial assistance worth Rs 10 million for the construction of a school building at Sarikhet of Raksirang rural municipality-2 in Makawanpur district. The amount will be used to build a modern school building in the Praja Pragati Basic School. The area has dominance of […]
Japanese govt pledges Rs 10 million for construction of school in Makawanpur
Hetauda, Oct 2, The Japanese government has pledged to provide financial assistance worth Rs 10 million for the construction of a school building at Sarikhet of Raksirang rural municipality-2 in Makawanpur district. The amount will be used to build a modern school building in the Praja Pragati Basic School. The area has dominance of the […]