SOCIETY
Over 5,000 incidents of forest fire recorded across Nepal in past ten months
Over 5,000 incidents of forest fire recorded across Nepal in...
KATHMANDU, May 18: A total of 5,130 incidents of wild fire have taken place in a period of about ten months. The first month in the Lunar calendar i.e. Baisakh alone saw the occurrence of 3,270 fire incidents, according to statistics of the Department of Forest and Land Conservation (DoFLC).
May 18, 2024
ECONOMY
Nepal to accept 13 million Euro received in grant assistance from Finland
Nepal to accept 13 million Euro received in grant assistance...
KATHMANDU, May 18: The government has accepted 13 million Euro grant assistance to be received from the Finland government for the implementation of a local climate change related program.
May 18, 2024
SOCIETY
Nepal Army brings bodies of two missing climbers from Mount Everest and Lhotse to Kathmand...
Nepal Army brings bodies of two missing climbers from Mount...
KATHMANDU, May 18: The Nepali Army has retrieved the bodies of two climbers from Camp IV of Mount Everest and near the summit of Lhotse Himal as part of the 'Safa Himal Abhiyan' (Clean Mountains Campaign).
May 18, 2024
SOCIETY
First group of Peace Corps Response Volunteers in Nepal sworn in
First group of Peace Corps Response Volunteers in Nepal swor...
KATHMANDU, May 18: Ten Peace Corps Response Volunteers were sworn in on Friday by Peace Corps Deputy Director David E White Jr, US Ambassador to Nepal Dean R Thompson, and Peace Corps/Nepal Country Director Troy Kofroth to begin their service in Nepal.
May 18, 2024
SOCIETY
BRCRN organizes fun quiz to mark the International Biodiversity Day 2024
BRCRN organizes fun quiz to mark the International Biodivers...
KATHMANDU, May 18: Building a Resilient Chure Region in Nepal (BRCRN) project has organized a fun quiz to celebrate International Biodiversity Day (IBD) that falls on May 22, 2024. The quiz started on May 15 one week ahead of International Bio- Diversity Day (IBD), and will end on May 22, IBD.
May 18, 2024
ECONOMY
Upaya successfully closes its Quarterback fundraising cycle
Upaya successfully closes its Quarterback fundraising cycle
KATHMANDU, May 18: Upaya, a tech-enabled logistics company, has announced the successful completion of its latest fundraising round, aptly named "Quarterback," raising Rs 275 million. A private event was held on May 15, 2024, in Kathmandu to mark the completion.
May 18, 2024
My City, Entertainment, Events, Art & Culture, Literature
New York Writers Workshop and Himalayan Literature Festival to be organized in Kathmandu f...
New York Writers Workshop and Himalayan Literature Festival...
KATHMANDU, May 18: The New York Writers Workshop and Himalayan Literature Festival (HLF) will be taking place from May 23 to 28 at Kathmandu Guest House.
May 18, 2024
POLITICS
Govt decision to withdraw Bill to Amend Political Parties Act fuels suspicions of potentia...
Govt decision to withdraw Bill to Amend Political Parties Ac...
KATHMANDU, May 18: The cabinet meeting held on Thursday decided to approve the withdrawal of the bill introduced to amend the Political Parties Act 2073 BS. The government withdrew the bill related to political parties registered in parliament shortly after the cabinet meeting.
May 18, 2024
ECONOMY
Lendanda tunnel of Kathmandu-Madhesh Expressway makes a breakthrough
Lendanda tunnel of Kathmandu-Madhesh Expressway makes a bre...
KATHMANDU, May 18: As part of the Kathmandu-Terai/Madhes Expressway project being built by the Nepali Army, the Lendanda tunnel made a breakthrough on Friday. According to a statement issued by the Nepali Army (NA), the 1,633 meters long tunnel, from Kathmandu to Nijgadh, achieved a breakthrough on...
May 18, 2024
POLITICS
RPP demands to open file involving land embezzlement of Giri Bandhu Tea Estate
RPP demands to open file involving land embezzlement of Giri...
KATHMANDU, May 17: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chief Whip Gyanendra Shahi has demanded the government to open the file of Giri Bandhu Tea Estate.
May 18, 2024