Kirtipur, Dec. 20: Kandevyakur, a rare bird species that is only available in Nepal, seems to be disappearing from Dahachowk, a famous habitat of the extinct bird. Kandevyaklur (Spiny Babbler), which was visible high in the forest of Dahachowk in the western belt of...
Chitwan, Dec. 20: The mustard production is expected to increase in Chitwan this year. The district is considered a pocket area for mustard production in the country. Mustard yield is expected to go up in the district this year with timely rainfall and availability...
Biratnagar, Dec. 20: Secretary at the Ministry of Local Development Shanta Bahadur Shrestha on Thursday directed employees to work putting people’s concern in the centre. After monitoring the performance of Morang District Development Committee, he stressed the civil service employees to work seriously to...
Kathmandu, Dec. 19: Finance Minister Shanker Prasad Koirala has said that support would be made to bring the bond in local currency if expertise of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) were utilized. At a meeting with the South Asian Director of the IFC Serge...
Kathmandu, Dec. 19: In a bid to make its activities more systematic and effective, the Office of the Auditor General, has formed an auditing advisory committee, comprising people from diverse sector. The committee formed under the chairmanship of the Auditor General comprises former vice-chairmen...
Kathmandu, Dec. 19: For the first time in Nepal, the National Planning Commission’s Secretariat has enumerated the people and companies developing and selling software in the country. The statistics to this regard would be made public by mid February, said DR Jishnu Mohan Bhattarai,...
Kathmandu, Dec. 19: The international community is united in applauding the successful conduct of the recent Constituent Assembly election. Issuing a statement the UN Resident Coordinator for Nepal Jamie McGoldrick has said, “We offer our best wishes that the coming process will continue to...
Kathmandu, Dec. 19: The Government of Japan has donated vehicles and forest conservation tools worth Rs. 451. 8 million to help Nepal in the monitoring of its forests and for assisting fire fighting. Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Masahi Ogawa handed over the vehicles...
Kathmandu, Dec. 19: Just a month after the November 19 Constituent Assembly (CA) polls, the Carter Center has published a report of its observation of Nepal’s vote counting process Thursday stating that the procedural inconsistencies did not affect the integrity of the counting or...
Kathmandu, Dec. 19: The Nepal Foreign Employment Entrepreneurs’ Association has demanded that a diplomatic initiative be taken to withdraw the decision of the Embassy of Malaysia to increase the VISA fees for people willing to go for employment to the country. Speaking at a...
Kathmandu, Dec. 19: The ongoing Central Committee meeting of the Nepali Congress on Thursday discussed formation of government, constitution writing, election, criteria to select proportional candidates, and the immediate functioning of the Constituent Assembly. The central members speaking Thursday stressed the need to have...
Kathmandu, Dec. 19: Australian Ambassador to Nepal, Glenn White, paid a courtesy call on Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Khil Raj Regmi, at the latter’s office on Thursday. During the meeting, issues as mutual relations and augmentation of assistance and recent Constituent Assembly...