Bashistha’s Nepalology released

On the occasion of the Lumbini Kapilvastu Day, journalist Kedar Bashistha released his book Nepalology: Principle and Applications on Tuesday. The 444-page book published by Vidyarthi Pustak Bhandar was launched by the author’s mother Kedar Kumari Bhattarai and centenarian culture expert and writer Satya Mohan Joshi. Tradition of marking the Lumbini Kapilvastu Day has begun since 2009 commemorating the rediscovery of the Ashoka pillar on December 1, 1893 by German scholar Dr. Alois Anton Fuhrer...

Legal hunting in Dhorpatan

One Himalayan Blue Sheep and one Himalayan Tahr were hunted in Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve in the first hunting season of the year. Warye Frederic Dark, a Belgian citizen, hunted the two animals in the Dhustung block of the hunting reserve. Amrit Thapa, director of Nepal Travels and Expeditions – the company that managed Dark’s hunting trip to Dhorpatan, said that the government collected Rs. 361,500 in revenue this season from the hunters hunting the Blue Sheep and Tahr.

Technical education is the basis for prosperity of country: Minister Pokharel

Inaugurating the Nirmal Lama Polytechnic School at Sundarbasti at Bardibas Municipality-11 in Mahottari district today, Minister Pokharel shared that the government has forwarded works to set up medical colleges in all seven provinces.

City Library to be established at Durbar High School  

Kathmandu Metropolitan City is to bring City Library into operation at the premises of Durbar High School.   

Lalitpur Metropolis to open schools after discussing with valley municipalities  

Lalitpur Metropolitan City (LMC) has decided to open the schools after holding consultation with the chiefs of neighbouring municipalities and metropolitan cities.    

  Planned development imperative to explore tourism potential   

Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya has said time has come for planned development for tourism potential in Kathmandu and Pokhara cities.    

Two die in jeep accident

Two persons died in a jeep accident occurred at Lumde of Phakphokthum Rural Municipality in Ilam district on Monday evening.    

NA peacekeepers avert ethnic violence in South Sudan

Nepali Army peacekeepers from the Temporary Operating Base (TOB) under the Kalidhwaj Battalion deployed in the Cueibet area of ​​South Sudan (UNMISS) for peacekeeping on November 25 have averted a possible ethnic violence there. The deployment spot lies some 70 kilometres northwest from the Battalion Headquarters, Rumbek of South Sudan. Violence between Kongor and Ayeil ethnic groups escalated after a Kongor man was killed in a clash at the Cattle Camp near t

Federal police to have 24,812 vacancies after integration

The delayed police integration process has now begun. The integration process has gathered momentum after the government approved the Organisation and Management Survey (O&M) report of the Nepal Police and the State Police two weeks ago. The Police Integration Act was issued nine months ago. Last week, the Cabinet meeting decided to add one Additional Inspector General (AIG) and five Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs) to the police and approved the O&M survey report. The adjustment process started...

Korea-returnee starts goat farming, targets to earn Rs. 3 million a year

It has been three years since Kunwar started his farm and just last year he earned 1.2 million rupees by selling goats.

Baskuna village in Myagdi becomes orange village, every household earns up to Rs. 7 lakh a year

Baskuna village at Beni Municipality-4 in Myagdi district has been renamed as an orange village for all 25 households of the village have been doing commercial orange farming giving up paddy plantation and each of the household earns up to seven lakh rupees annually by selling oranges.

Minister Bhattarai predicts rise in foreign tourists in Nepal in 2021

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai predicts that the number of foreign tourists arriving Nepal would grow significantly in 2021.    

Government committed to increase production, create job opportunities: FM Poudel  

Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel today said that the government was committed to increase production and job opportunities while increasing investment to grow country's economy marred by ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Guru Nanak Jayanti being marked today  

The Guru Nanak Jayanti is being observed today by organising different programmes.   

Three new bird species sighted at Rara

Three new species of birds have been discovered in the Rara National Park (RNP) bringing the total number of bird species in the protected area to 213. “There were 210 species of birds in Rara, but now with the addition of three new species, it has reached 213,” said Saroj Khadka, park ranger at RNP. Khadka, who is also a conservation photographer, said that he himself discovered the new species of bird, wherein the two species were sighted during April and one recently in November. The newly...

Chopper crash fatalities on rise in recent years

Fatalities related to helicopter accidents have gone up over the last 10 years in the country, according to the Aviation Safety Report 2020. This increase in fatalities corresponds with a slight rise in the number of helicopter accidents and a considerable rise in the number of helicopter operations. The report, released by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) on Friday, shows that seven people died in two helicopter crashes in 2019. This is up from 2010 when there was only one helicopter...

Govt. decides to reject TI report

The government spokesperson argued that the report was prepared without proper study on facts and statistics and it was influenced by biased views.

One killed, six injured in jeep accident in Myagdi

According to the District Police Office, Myagdi, six people including the driver were injured when a Bolero jeep with registration no. 2-03, 001 Ch 0252 heading to Tarakhola from Bharjula met with the accident at Kafalchaur.

'Visit Sauraha campaign' to attract tourists in Sauraha   

The tourism entrepreneurs and other stakeholders in Chitwan have decided to launch 'Visit Sauraha' campaign in order to revive the tourism industry dented by the Covid-19 pandemic for long.

     Politics with entrepreneurship to reach socialism  

Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning of Bagmati Kailash Dhungel has said politics should be practiced along with entrepreneurship to reach to socialism.