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Nepal sent more than 22 tons of relief material to Turkey

Kathmandu: Nepal has sent relief materials to Turkey affected by the earthquake. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, more than 22 tons of relief materials including medicine, medical equipment, baby clothes and other essential materials have been sent. Earlier, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council meeting held at the Prime Minister and… Continue reading Nepal sent more than 22 tons of relief material to Turkey

Public vehicle operators violent protest against Traffic Police, burns two traffic vehicles

Kathmandu: Public vehicle operators and workers have announced that they will not run public vehicles in Kathmandu valley from tomorrow, Tuesday. They protested on the streets today against the rule of not being able to drive for six months after being ticketed five times by the traffic police.Today, they staged a demonstration in the new… Continue reading Public vehicle operators violent protest against Traffic Police, burns two traffic vehicles

Election commission announces by-election on April 23 in Chitwan-2

Kathmandu: Chitwan Constituency No. 2 will hold a by-election on April 23. The meeting of the Election Commission held today, Sunday, has decided to fix the date of the election to hold the by-election of the vacant member of the House of Representatives on April 23 in Chitwan 2. Earlier, the position of MP of… Continue reading Election commission announces by-election on April 23 in Chitwan-2

Govt announces public holiday on ‘Janayuddha Diwas’

Kathmandu: The government has decided to make a public holiday on Monday to mark people’s war day. The meeting of the Council of Ministers held at the office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers on Sunday afternoon decided to declare a public holiday on February 13, Monday as People’s War Day. The… Continue reading Govt announces public holiday on ‘Janayuddha Diwas’

Govt decides to setup ‘Labor Help Desk’ in all Nepali Embassies

Kathmandu: The government has decided to set up help desks for workers in all Nepal embassies located in various countries abroad. After the special instructions and initiative of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security has decided to set up help desks in embassies. Following the instructions of… Continue reading Govt decides to setup ‘Labor Help Desk’ in all Nepali Embassies

Nepal govt and World Bank launch $100 million water sector governance and infrastructure support project

Kathmandu: The Water Sector Governance and Infrastructure Support Project was jointly launched today by the Minister of Water Supply, Abdul Khan and World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, Faris Hadad-Zervos. The $100 million project, of which $80 million is financed by the World Bank and $20 million from government counterpart funding,… Continue reading Nepal govt and World Bank launch $100 million water sector governance and infrastructure support project

Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra to visit Nepal

Kathmandu: Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra is all set for his official visit to Nepal from 13-14 February 2023 at the invitation of the Foreign Secretary of Nepal, Bharat Raj Paudyal. This will be the first stand alone visit of the Foreign Secretary to Nepal since he assumed charge. The visit is in keeping with… Continue reading Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra to visit Nepal

CEO Signature and stamp of NTB misused

Kathmandu: Signature of Chief Executive Officer of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Dhananjay Regmi has been misused. Issuing a notice today, NTB has informed that the signature of CEO has been digitally counterfieted, with fake stamp and computer generated letter head, in a letter dated Janauary 20,2023. The letter with fake stamp and signature to invite… Continue reading CEO Signature and stamp of NTB misused

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Freezing weather adds to despair as quake toll passes 20,000

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Kathmandu: More than 20,000 people are now known to have been killed in Monday’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, though the UN warns the disaster’s full extent is still unclear. As reported by BBC News, rescuers are still searching rubble for survivors, but hopes are fading almost 100 hours since the tremors struck. Freezing conditions… Continue reading Turkey-Syria earthquake: Freezing weather adds to despair as quake toll passes 20,000