President observes Basanta Shrawan ritual at Hanumandhoka

President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday attended the Basanta Shrawan ritual which is carried out every year on the occasion of Basanta Panchami, aka Saraswati Puja at Hanumandhoka.

105 new cases of COVID-19, 99 recoveries in 24 hours

In 3,360 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, 105 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Saraswoti Puja celebrated at Neel Saraswoti Temple

Saraswoti Puja, the day when children start their education by learning for the first time to write or read, has been celebrated at the Neel Saraswoti Temple in Lazimpat, Kathmandu, today.

Upper Chaku-A, 22 MW hydel project to begin production

The Upper Chaku-A Hydroelectric project constructed on the initiation of entrepreneurs of Sindhupalchowk is all set to begin the production of electricity.

High density apple orchard programme launched in Bajura

The establishment of High-Density Apple Orchard programme has been introduced in the majority of local levels in Bajura.

Shree Panchami festival being observed (Photo Feature)

Shree Panchami or Basanta Panchami, the festival is being marked today across the nation by worshipping Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge.

Steps Towards Improved Governance

The more the government ran the gauntlet for failing to achieve good governance and prosperity, the stronger the steps it took to curb corruption and boost service delivery.

Nation On The Path Of Rapid Digitisation

There has been tremendous progress in digitisation of the economy in the last few years by using modern information and communication technologies (ITC). The rapid expansion of broadband internet service in recent years, is facilitating the process of disitising the economy in almost all sectors promoting production, productivity, and transparency in the respective sectors. According to the MIS report of Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA), penetration of broadband internet service has reached...

Kavre shortlists four tourism destinations

The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has identified four significant sites from Kavre's four municipalities to promote as major tourism destinations while also allocating funds for infrastructure development of the said sites.

Reconstruction: An Example Of Better Execution

In a country where a project takes decades to start and more decades to complete, post-quake reconstruction has set an unprecedented instance of successful project implementation. Despite political wrangling over the leadership of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) set up in the immediate aftermath of the devastating Gorkha Earthquake 2015, the reconstruction drive caught a desirable speed soon and it has achieved about 90 per cent progress in the five years after the establishment of the...