NCP decides to amend party statute to accommodate Gautam

The party secretariat meeting held on August 16 had proposed to appoint party leader Bam Dev Gautam to the post of party vice-chairman by making the required amendment to the party statue.

NA targets VNY with its adventure, trekking programmes

The Nepali Army in coordination with the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has developed its nine different programmes that included jungle safari, mountain trekking, Everest expedition and cleaning campaign, paragliding, Ligligkot run, open adventure, Nepal marathon, peace seminar and run for fun and unification trail trek.

High-level delegation leaves for India to participate in Int'l Conference on Dalit

A high-level delegation has left here for India today to participate in the International Dalit Conference to be held there on December 10. The team led by President of the Nepal-India Dalit Friendship Association Om Prakash Bishwakarma set out for Indian capital, New Delhi, today will conduct research on the governmental and non-governmental sectors' efforts to uplift the Dalit communities in Nepal and India.    

NCP’s senior leader Nepal conversed with Indian ambassador

Ambassador of India to Nepal, Manjeev Singh Puri today held talks with Nepal Communist Party (NCP) senior leader Madhab Kumar Nepal at his residence in Koteshwar.    

NC's national convention to postpone for a year

Nepali Congress (NC)'s General-Secretary Dr Shashank Koirala has said that NC's next national convention would be postponed for a year owing to some internal reasons.   

Youths in cities falling victims to party drug, Yaba

Youths in Kathmandu, Pokhara and other major cities in Nepal are more likely to become victims of Yaba culture, an illegal practice of taking banned drugs, especially in parties and amusement centres, police officials familiar with these drugs said Monday.

President Bhandari receives by-election report

Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya submitted the report containing the result of the November 30's by-election to President Bhandari at the Office of President- Shital Niwas- at Maharajgunj, Kathmandu.

Gender-based violence must be condemned, says DPM Pokhrel

The government was working to create an atmosphere for ensuring right of all to live with dignity by removing all sorts of discriminations including the GBV. He gave an idea of further boosting up a legal mechanism to end the GBV totally.

Action will be taken against contractors delaying projects, says Minister Nembang

Minister for Physical Infrastructures and Transport, Basanta Kumar Nembang, has warned of action to the contractors if they failed to accomplish development activities in time. For this, the projects left in lurch would be identified and contractors grilled, he added.    

Demonstrators go berserk in Kohalpur, Curfew imposed

People in Kohalpur have been demonstrating, after a truck (Number Na 2 Kha 9459) en route to Nepalgunj from Kohalpur hit Prakriti Chand, a student of Tribhuwan Secondary School, Kohalpur-10. The Kohalpur Local Administration has imposed curfew in the city from 3:00 PM in the afternoon.

NTB to provide tourism training in view of VNY 2020

Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has planned to conduct tourism training targeting 5,000 people in view of the Visit Nepal Year 2020

Auto rickshaw overturn kills 5

Five persons were killed and another one sustained injury when an auto rickshaw skidded off the road and overturned near Dumrekhadi bridge at Rapti municipality-5 on Saturday evening.

Number of trees to be cut for Nijgadh airport exaggerated, says Bhattarai

Minister Bhattarai made these remarks in response to the stay order of SC to the government regarding the construction of Nijgadh International Airport summoning both side for discussion on December 15.

Deuba for taking action against party rebels

He said the party could not secure victory in the elections without taking action against the party rebels.

APF looking for suitable land to set up border outposts

Establishing the BOPs in the Terai and high mountain regions in the northern border has remained a major concern to Nepal after India unilaterally issued their official map of the country incorporating Nepal’s northern territories inside India.

Festivals will encourage tourism, says Home Minister

The Minister went on to say that he was very happy to know the message of the festival which is to make Jhamsikhel free from the use of plastic. He wished that the area would see peace and prosperity.

Minister Aryal urges to work with service-oriented mentality

Urging the staffers to work with high morale and service-oriented mentality, the Minister informed that her Ministry had formulated the National Land Policy for the first time and the preparation was afoot to formulate the Integrated Land Act accordingly.

Political, diplomatic efforts on to retrieve Kalapani: DPM Pokhrel  

Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokhrel has said government initiated political and diplomatic efforts to retrieve the Nepali territory- Kalapani and Lipulek- which were placed in political map of India.    

Minister Baskota suggests linking education with income

Minister Baskota suggested the school administration to impart practical, social and external knowledge to students, instead of limiting their knowledge just in the prescribed texts.

“I am amazed why government is silent on Lipu Lek, Kalapani”

NC President Deuba, who is also a former Prime Minister, said that when he was the executive head of the government he had reached an agreement clarifying that Lipu Lek and Kalapani were Nepal’s territory.