Historic Feat On K2

This year's January 16 was very important to the entire global mountaineering fraternity as a group of 10 Nepali climbers created history by reaching the summit of K2, the world's second tallest mountain. K2 was the only among 8,000-metre tall peaks that was never conquered in winter before. Some 60 climbers associated wit

Preparations for Salinadi religious fair complete

Preparations for the month-long Shree Swasthani fasting at the Salinadi of Sankhu have completed, according to Shree Madhavnarayan Swasthani Fasting and Salinadi Management Committee. “This year number of fasting number has been limited to 50 at the Salinadi of Shankharapur Municipality due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of them, 15 will be men and 35 women devotees,” said Mijendra Kaji Shrestha, president of the committee.

Prachanda-Nepal faction of NCP announces third phase protest

The Prachanda-Nepal faction of Nepal Communist Party (NCP), which is agitating against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR), has announced third phase of its agitation. The central struggle committee led by party spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha has made public its agitation programmes, which will begin from January 26 and last until February 10. Organising a press meet at Parisdanda on Monday, the faction announced that it would hold a whistle-blowing procession in Kathmandu...

Ministry plans to change forest mgmt method

The Ministry of Forest and Environment is planning to implement the Sustainable Forest Management National Plan (SFMN) by replacing the existing Scientific Forest Management (SFM) Programme, in light of its adverse impact on environment. 

No alternative to polls: PM

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said on Monday that he would defeat those elements which did not let the government work for the citizens. Addressing a mass meeting organised by the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Dang in Rapti Rural Municipality, Prime Minister Oli said that he was compelled to dissolve the House of Representatives after some leaders did not let him work for the public. “It is vital defeating those who want instability,” he said.

EC decision positive, says DPM Pokhrel

Deputy Prime Minister and Secretariat member of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Ishwar Pokhrel said on Monday they had taken the decision made by the Election Commission Nepal (ECN) positively. Speaking at a press conference organised to announce the mass meeting of February 5, DPM Pokhrel said, “We respect the decision of the commission. The commission has said the same thing that we have been saying -- there has been no split in the party.”

PM has no right to dissolve House: Thapa

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Model settlement in Jhapa provides relief to landless

A budget of Rs. 19 million was allocated in order to build the 15 model houses. It cost about Rs. 1.28 million to build a house.

339 new cases of COVID-19, 10 fatalities in 24 hours

In 4,858 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, 339 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Number of students from Muslim, Christian community studying Sanskrit on rise in Tanahu

It has been observed that the majority of students studying Sanskrit education belong to another religious group than the Brahmin community in Maharshi Ved Vyas Secondary School located at Damauli, headquarters of Tanahu district.