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Kathmandu, Oct 1, Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara has resigned from his post. He tendered his resignation to Deputy Speaker Dr Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe. “I tender my resignation on moral grounds, to be effective from today until the investigation process is concluded, so as to facilitate in the factual, free and fair investigation into the allegations […]

Galkot, Oct 1, A modern ‘B’ Block building of Dhaulagiri Zonal Hospital, Baglung, has been inaugurated today. Minister for Social Development of Gandaki state, Nardevi Pun, inaugurated the building. The building was constructed at a cost of Rs 63.9 million, according to the Project Implementation Unit, Kaski. The three-storey modern building has 32 rooms. On […]

Manma, Oct 1, An assistant driver of a dozer was killed when the dozer overturned at Bihanikhola of Khandachakra municipality-5 of Kalikot district this morning. The deceased has been identified as Bharat Bahadur Shahi of Dailekh district, according to the District Police Office, Kalikot. The incident took when the dozer was heading to resume traffic […]

Kathmandu, Oct 1, Nepal and Australia have entered into an agreement to operate direct flight service. With the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on air service at Montreal, a city of Canada, Nepali aircrafts are allowed to take off passengers from different destinations of Australia. Australia has become 40th international country for Nepal having […]

Kathmandu, Oct 1, Prime Minster KP Sharma Oli has extended best wishes on the occasion of the 70th People’s Republic Day of China. In a tweet today, Prime Minster Oli extended greetings to the entire people of China on behalf of Nepal government and on his own through his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang. Prime Minster […]

New York, Oct 1, Special Representative Sharachchandra Bhandary United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has lauded Nepal’s unparalleled contributions to the global peace building missions and expressed UN commitment to work in partnership for socio-economic development of Nepal. The UN Secretary-General said this in a meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, who has […]

Kathmandu, Oct 1, Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) – an umbrella organization of journalists of Nepal – has demanded reinstatement of three journalists who were sacked from state-owned Radio Nepal’s Transmission Centre Dipayal. The FNJ had staged an hour sit-in before the federal parliament in New Baneswor, Kathmandu on Sunday calling for justice to the […]

Kathmandu, Sept 30, Nepal has been declared open-defecation free (ODF) country amid a programme here today. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli made the declaration on this notable achievement Nepal made at a programme organized by Ministry of Water Supply in Kathmandu. The declaration was made in recognition of all 753 local units of 77 districts […]

Ilam, Sept 30, Former speaker and Chairman of former Constituent Assembly (CA), Subash Nembang has said the constitution could be amended after convincing the people for the same. Inaugurating the third district assembly (of Ilam) amidst a programme here today, the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) parliamentary deputy leader said the constitution was changeable and it […]

Lalitpur, Sept 30, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli laid foundation stone for buildings to be used for the purpose of contact offices and quarters of State chiefs and chief ministers. The infrastructure to be constructed in an area spreading in 27 ropanis (one ropani is equivalent to 5476 sq ft) 12 ana (one ana is […]