The Nepal Medical Association (NMA) has decided to put off its protest programmes for the time being, following a six-point agreement with the government. The NMA had taken to the street by suspending the OPD services across the country today, in protest against the physical assault on a doctor on Friday. According to NMA former…
A week-long sanitation programme began this morning in order to clean up the Pashupatinath temple premises. The programme has been organised by the Pashupati Area Development Trust in the lead up to the one of the greatest festivals of the Hindus, Mahashivarati. As part of the campaign organised under the theme ‘Pure Pashupatinath Clean Pashupatinath’,…
A detailed project report (DPR) has been prepared for expansion of the Tarigaon Airport located in Ward No 12 of Dang Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City. The DPR provides four different options to expand the airport, especially its runway. Deputy Mayor of Tulsipur sub-metropolitan city, Sayani Chaudhary, shared that there are options such as extending the runway…
Tough times are ahead for Pakistan as Islamabad and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have failed to reach a staff-level agreement on a much-needed USD 1.1 billion bailout package aimed at preventing the country from going bankrupt. Analysts believe that...
The high hills and mountains in Kaski district would attract tourists with snow blanketing the areas if it was a normal time. This time, the situation is different. Potential visitors are waiting for snowfall to enjoy. Dearth of snowfall has...
The internal terminal of the Chobhar dry port in Kathmandu is going to come into operation soon.A terminal inside the dry port, under the Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Committee, came into operation since mid-March last year, but the internal terminal...
Bird flu infection has been confirmed in chickens reared at three different locations in Kathmandu Valley. According to the Department of Animal Services, the infection was found in chickens reared by farmers of Nepal Agricultural Research Council's firm at Khumaltar...
Samantha Power, head of the United States Mission for International Development (USID), has arrived in Nepal. After leaving Kathmandu, Power reached Adarsh Secondary School in Sanothimi, Bhaktapur. During his stay in Nepal, Power is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Pushpa...
Tea worth Rs 38 million has been exported from Nepal. According to National Tea and Coffee Development Board, tea farming is done in around 27,500 hectares of land and Jhapa covers more than one third of the total tea gardens....
The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation has suggested the local governments for the classification of land at the earliest possible time. The Ministry made such appeal to the local governments as sales and rights ownership of land...
