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Karnali, Dec 4: The government’s spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma, said work and activities done by people being divided would not bring expected results. In a review meeting of the District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) organised here on Sunday after she inspected the situation of the construction of temporary housing for the victims of the …

Kathmandu, Dec 4: The world’s possibly the longest raft race is rescheduled to take place in Nepal in coming March. The race originally scheduled for November 23-28, 2023 was postponed due to the Jajarkot earthquake. Co-organised by the Nepal Association of Rafting Agencies (NARA), the Nepal River Conservation Trust (NRCT) and the Karnali Basin Conservation Foundation, the 248 kms downriver …

Simkot (Humla), Dec 4: Snowfall has been taking place in Humla district from this morning. Normal life of the district has been affected due to increasing cold following snowfall. A health worker at Halji health post located at Namkha rural municipality-6, Lokesh Bohara, said the snowfall has been taking place at the lower belt along with Simkot and snow up …

Kathmandu, Dec 4: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs left for Ghana last night to attend the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial. The conference the United Nations has been organizing every year is taking place in Accra, the capital of African country Ghana, on December 5-6. On behalf of Nepal, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Khadka is …

Manhari (Makwanpur), Dec 3: Bagmati Province Chief Minister Shalikram Jamkattel has called an all-party meeting today. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 1:00 pm. Chief Minister Jamkattel has called an all-party meeting after a discussion with the provincial ministers at the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers in Hetauda last Wednesday. Chief Minister Jamkattel said …

Beni, Dec 3: The pace of the construction of RCC bridges from Beni of Myagdi to Korala of Mustang has been accelerated. The infrastructure development is taking place under the Kaligandaki Corridor Road Project, the project of a national pride. So far, the Beni-Jomsom-Korala road section reports the constructions of 16 motorable bridges, averting the condition for undertaking a perilous …

Kathmandu, Dec 2: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has decided to award ground handling services at Tribhuvan International Airport through a competitive bidding. Any airlines company can compete for taking responsibility of ground handling services. The bidding process will start from tomorrow, said spokesperson of CAAN Jagannath Niraula. The ground handling service at TIA is currently being provided …

Kathmandu, Dec 2: A five-day International Watercolor Festival is starting today in Kathmandu. A total of 340 artworks from 39 countries are being exhibited in the festival. Domestic and foreign artists including 30 foreign artists and more than 150 artists from Nepal are taking part in the festival. The 30 artists are from Britain, Myanmar, Thailand, Bangladesh, India, Austria and …

Kathmandu, Dec 1: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has stressed the need for the effective implementation of development projects launched in Nepal with the assistance of Indian government. Attending the ‘project implementation review meeting organised here on Thursday by the Embassy of India in Nepal and the Ministry of Finance of Nepal, the minister expressed his gratitude to the …

Kathmandu, Dec 1: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that Nepal required a huge investment in infrastructure, human resource, and technology to graduate from the LDC category by 2026. Addressing the Nepal-Business Forum entitled ‘Investment Potential in Nepal: An Interaction with Dubai Business Communities” on Thursday in the United Arab Emirates, the PM invited the vibrant business community …