Threat to halt community schools from Sunday

Kathmandu: The Nepal School Staff Council has announced the indefinite closure of community schools from Sunday. The council has announced a strike with the aim of pressurizing the government to fulfill their demands. In the circular sent by the general secretary of the council Shantinath Yogi to all 77 district working committees and 753 local… Continue reading Threat to halt community schools from Sunday

KMC asks govt not to allow any Indian film to be screened until the controversial part of ‘Aadipurush’ is removed

Kathmandu: Mayor Balendra Shah ‘Balen’ of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has written to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology to arrange for no Indian movie to be screened in Nepal until the objectionable message ‘Janaki is an Indian daughter’ in the Indian movie ‘Adi Purush’ is removed from the movie. He wrote a letter… Continue reading KMC asks govt not to allow any Indian film to be screened until the controversial part of ‘Aadipurush’ is removed

CAAN asks clarification from KMC Mayor for interupting building construction

Kathmandu: Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has asked the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Balendra Shah (Balen) for an explanation. CAAN has sought an explanation for interupting new building construction. A team of city police of Kathmandu metropolis stopped the construction on Thursday saying that the map of the complex that the authority… Continue reading CAAN asks clarification from KMC Mayor for interupting building construction

New World Bank Report Recommends Reforms to Strengthen Fiscal Federalism in Nepal

Kathmandu: Nepal has made significant progress on fiscal federalism, but more needs to be done to strengthen the regulatory framework, institutional setup, human resource capacity, and public financial management (PFM) systems at the provincial and local levels, says the World Bank in its first annual Nepal Fiscal Federalism Update launched today. “The report highlights the… Continue reading New World Bank Report Recommends Reforms to Strengthen Fiscal Federalism in Nepal

Nepal renew labor agreement with UAE

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Kathmandu: The labor agreement signed four years ago between Nepal and the UAE has been renewed. The agreement was renewed during the joint working committee meeting organized today by the Ministry of Labor. In the meeting, the implementation and progress of the agreement between the two countries was reviewed. In the meeting, Nepal informed about… Continue reading Nepal renew labor agreement with UAE

Lumpy skin disease spread across the country

Kathmandu: Lumpy skin disease has spread widely across the country after the start of summer. Nine thousand four hundred and ten cows, bullocks and buffaloes have died due to the outbreak of this disease which first appeared in Jhapa in the current financial year. Likewise, 355,698 animals have been infected so far. Now the outbreak… Continue reading Lumpy skin disease spread across the country

Nepal to host first ever coffee conference

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Kathmandu: With the aim of promoting the production, consumption and export of Nepali coffee, the National Coffee Conference is going to be held for the first time in Nepal. The conference will be held from June 17-20 in Kathmandu. The Nepal Coffee Traders Federation is conducting the conference and exhibition in collaboration with the International… Continue reading Nepal to host first ever coffee conference

Election commission to collect list of voters who are working aborad

Kathmandu: The Election Commission is going to collect voter lists from the countries where many Nepalis workers working. The collection will being from mid-July. In today’s meeting of the Parliament’s National Concerns and Coordination Committee, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Thapaliya informed that the collection of voter list will begin from Dubai, Malaysia, Korea and other… Continue reading Election commission to collect list of voters who are working aborad

Nepali Congress Chairman Deuba going Singapore for treatment

Kathmandu: Chairman of Nepali Congress and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is going to Singapore for ‘follow-up’ checkup of his health tonight (Tuesday). Deuba has been undergoing treatment in Singapore for the last decade. He have to go on every two years for his follow-up treatment. Deuba has been undergoing treatment at Mount Elizabeth… Continue reading Nepali Congress Chairman Deuba going Singapore for treatment

Nepal Airlines begins Kuala Lumpur-Bhairawa flight

Kathmandu: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has launched its first flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA), Bhairahawa. One year after the airport came into operation, NAC started international regular flights at Gautam Buddha International Airport from Tuesday. Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Sudan Kirati welcomed the plane that came… Continue reading Nepal Airlines begins Kuala Lumpur-Bhairawa flight