KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 4. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will make a three-day official visit to Russia for the 5th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF 2019) in Russia’s Vladivostok, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Mahathir will be in the country between Wednesday and Friday, accompanied by several members of his cabinet, the ministry said […]
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Could cryptocurrency dethrone the dollar?
LONDON, Sept. 4 : (AFP) – Bank of England governor Mark Carney has suggested that a virtual currency, modelled on Facebook’s Libra, could one day replace the dollar as king of the foreign exchange market. The BoE chief aired vague proposals for a so-called “Synthetic Hegemonic Currency” at the recent Jackson Hole Symposium of central […]
Home Ministry team arrives to study about cattle death
Surkhet, Sept 4 . A team deputed by the Ministry of Home Affairs to study about the alleged mass killing of cattle arrived here today. A herd of cows and oxen which was said to be transported to Dailekh from Nepalgunj was found stranded in the jungle here with deaths of some. The team coordinated […]
NA builds houses for Bara, Parsa storm-affected
Birgunj, Sept 4. The Nepal Army has rebuilt those houses damaged and flattened by the March 31 violent storm in Bara and Parsa districts and handed to the owners. State 2 Chief Minister Lalbabu Raut handed the rebuilt structures to chiefs of local levels affected by the freak storm amidst a programme held here today […]
Education sector should not be politicized: Chief Minister Gurung
Damauli, Sept 4 . Chief Minister of Gandaki state, Prithvi Subba Gurung has underscored that the education sector should not be made a centre for appointing political party cadres. He said so while inaugurating the 10th annual general meeting and 33rd anniversary function of Adikabi Bhanubhakta Campus at Bhadgaon of Vyas Municipality-1 today. The Chief […]
Two killed in jeep accident
Waling, Sept 4 . Two people were killed in a jeep accident occurred today near the Butwal Power Company at Galyang- 3 in Syangja. The Galyang Police Beat confirmed the deaths of a woman and a child in the accident and their identities are yet to be ascertained. Among the 26 injured in the accident, […]
Sita Air’s twin otter plane suffers engine failure, safely landed in TIA
Solukhumbu, Sept 4 . A twin engine plane of Sita Air experienced an engine failure within three minutes of take-off from Lukla today. The aircraft with a call sign ‘9NHJH’ left the Lukla Airport at 8:21 am for Kathmandu and its right engine stopped functioning in course of the flight. Despite of the technical snag, […]
EU assistance for PLGSP implementation
Kathmandu, Sept 4 .The European Union (EU), Governments of Switzerland, Norway and the United Kingdom, Nepal’s development partners, have agreed to provide a grant assistance of 100 million US Dollar, equivalent to Rs 11.4 billion to implement the Provincial and Local Governance Support Programme ( PLGSP). The project aims to strengthen the capacity of provincial […]
‘Poetry for Peace’ at Nepal Academy
Kathmandu, Sept 4 . A poetry recitation programme was held at the Library Hall of Nepal Academy on Tuesday. The event titled ‘World Festival of Poetry’ was organised on the initiation of Bhaba Dev Pant Smriti Pratisthan. Dr. Yuri Zambrano, Chief Coordinator of World Festival of Poetry, (from Mexico), Aminur Rahman Asia Coordinator of WFP […]
Wood carving profession in crisis
Myagdi, Sept 4 . Wood carving profession is facing existential crisis here with the shortage of timber used for carving and the dwindling sale of woodenware. As a result, people who are in this profession are finding it hard to eke out a living from the profession. Shree Krishnalal Bishwakarma of Pulachaur Chipleti, Beni municipality-5, […]