Snowfall in Baitadi, normal life hit hard 

High-hilly areas of Baitadi district have witnessed snowfall from Wednesday night. Snowfall has taken place at different places including Khodpe, Shreebhawar, Dholyamod and Sigasdhura in the district.    

Independent journalism is key in strong democracy: Minister Banskota   

Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gokul Prasad Banskota, has said that independent journalism is the key thing in strong democracy.     Inaugurating the newly-constructed building of Kailali chapter of Federation of Nepali Journalists at Dhangadhi today, Minister Banskota said that to be self-dependent on its own resources is the main basis to make independent journalism strong.    

Medal winning players honoured

The Karnali State government has prized gold medalist athlete Dipak Hamal with Rs 300,000 in cash. Hamal is the gold medal winner in Wushu game in the last month's South Asian Games (SAG) held in Kathmandu.  

Census of aquatic birds taking place 

The presence of aquatic birds in the country's wetlands looks fascinating, as the migratory birds have arrived in search of warm habitat, food and good environment for reproduction.    

Visit Nepal Year, 2020 promoted in Myanmar 

Visit Nepal Year, 2002 was promoted in the popular Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, the capital city of Myanmar. At a programme on Wednesday, traditional Nepali lamp was jointly lit by Ambassador of Nepal to Myanmar Bhimkrishna Udas and Yangon's Chief Minister Pyo Min Thein.

Tourists throng Pokhara in NY 2020

Likewise, the Restaurant and Bar Association of Nepal (REBAN) has organized the 21st edition of the street festival like in the previous years, which has lured more visitors in the city.

Basic character of Nepali society is 'atithi devo bhaba’, says PM Oli

In his address to the meeting of tourism ministers of various neighbouring countries including India and China, who have arrived in Kathmandu to participate in the inauguration of Visit Nepal Year, 2020, PM Oli said the issue would be drawn to the world through the Sagarmatha Sambaad slated for the first week of April, 2020 in Nepal to hold a multi-stakeholder dialogue on climate change.

Govt is working for building prosperous Nepal: NCP leader Shrestha

Saying big movements became successful due to youth and students, he said that time has come when youth students should be united to bring back the Nepali territory like Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipulekh encroached by India.

NA receives annual reports of five constitutional bodies

In a session of the National Assembly (NA) today, annual reports (fiscal year 2018-19) of five constitutional bodies were presented.    

Rohingya refugees land in Kushadevi in search of work

Karan Happis, a Rohingya Muslim from Myanmar, works as a mason at a construction site at local Kushadevi. He said he has started working on a house construction site which is close to the place where 10 other Rohingya refugee families live. He gets Rs 600 to 700 per day as wage. They started living here some one month back.