Kathmandu: The Mayadevi temple in Lumbini, the birthplace of the Lord Buddha, which has been closed for eight months due to the Corona epidemic, has also been opened to the public. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has come to Lumbini to announced that the Mayadevi temple is open to the public.… Continue reading The Mayadevi temple in Lumbini opened eight months later
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Govt to announce new height of Mt Everest on Dec 8
Kathmandu: The government is scheduled to announce the height of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, on December 8. The office of the Survey Department has organized a program to declare the new height of Mt Everest and honor it. Deputy Director General of the Department Sushil Narasimha Rajbhandari has also written a letter for… Continue reading Govt to announce new height of Mt Everest on Dec 8
Tribhuvan University preparing to reopen colleges
Kathmandu: Tribhuvan Univesrsity is preparing to resume studies in all campuses under it. After the decision of the meeting of the executive council of TU, the study which was stopped due to corona infection is about to start again. TU has stated that it will conduct the classes in physical presence. If not possible in… Continue reading Tribhuvan University preparing to reopen colleges
For the first time, Nepal issued a foreign affairs policy
Kathmandu: For the first time, the government has issued the country’s first integrated foreing affairs policy. Speaking at a press conference at on Sunday, Foreign Minister Pradip Gyawali said that the foreign policy has been formulated after a long effort and it would lead to uniformity in the conduct of bilateral and multilateral relations in… Continue reading For the first time, Nepal issued a foreign affairs policy
Govt preparing to bring vaccine against COVID-19 to reach 20 percent of population
Kathmandu (Rastriya Samachar Samiti): The government is planning to bring the vaccine against Covid-19 to 20 percent of the people. The Ministry of Health and Population has formed eight different sub-committees to prepare from vaccination to vaccination. According to Dr Jhalak Sharma Gautam, head of the Children and Immunization Services Branch, the ministry has started… Continue reading Govt preparing to bring vaccine against COVID-19 to reach 20 percent of population
Namrata Shrestha won the title of ‘Miss Nepal World’
Kathmadnu: Namrata Shrestha has won the title of ‘Miss Nepal World 2020’.Despite the covid-19 pandemic, the event was organized today in the presence of a limited number of people. There were 20 contestants in this year’s ‘Miss Nepal World’. A fierce competition between 20 contestants selected from more than 200 applications from across the country… Continue reading Namrata Shrestha won the title of ‘Miss Nepal World’
Food imports worth Rs 45 billion
Kathmandu: Food imports have skyrocketed since last April. According to the Department of Customs (DoC), foodgrains worth Rs 27.44 billion were imported in the previous April-November period. However, foodgrains worth Rs 44.90 billion have been imported from April to November this year. This is Rs 17.46 billion more than the corresponding period of the previous… Continue reading Food imports worth Rs 45 billion
Demonstration in favor of monarchy in Kathmandu
Kathmandu: Demonstration has taken place in Kathmandu Valley on Saturday demanding monarchy. In the demonstration called by the ‘National Civil Movement Committee 2020’, the participants carried the national flag in their hands. Carrying a picture of Prithvi Narayan Shah, they have raised slogans for the establishment of monarchy and abolition of federalism and secularism. The… Continue reading Demonstration in favor of monarchy in Kathmandu
Govt accuses Facebook of discriminating against US workers
WASHINGTON (AP): The Trump administration is accusing Facebook in a lawsuit of discriminating against U.S. workers in favor of foreigners with special visas to fill more than 2,600 high-paying jobs. The Justice Department announced the suit Thursday, alleging that the social media giant refused to recruit, consider or hire qualified and available U.S. workers for… Continue reading Govt accuses Facebook of discriminating against US workers
IAWRT art Women’s Short Film Competition: ‘Ice Cream’ and ‘Lakhe’bags first prize
Kathmandu: ‘Ice Cream’ and ‘Lakhe’ have emerged first in the Iawrt Women’s Short Film Competition 2020 organized to increase women’s participation in the film industry. Two short films have won the competition organized by the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT), Nepal. The first successful film ‘Ice Cream’ was directed by Sangeeta… Continue reading IAWRT art Women’s Short Film Competition: ‘Ice Cream’ and ‘Lakhe’bags first prize