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Kathmandu: A group of lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Party of the United States of America is scheduled to arrive in Nepal on Friday, April 22. Four senators from the upper house of the US Congress, Mark Kelly, Christine Gillibrand, Corey Booker and Ed Markey, are expected to visit Nepal. Along with them, Monder Jones,… Continue reading Delegates of US Democratic lawmakers schedule to visit on Friday

Kathmandu: The government has decided to cut fuel for government facilities by 20 percent. Stating that the government’s foreign exchange reserves are declining, the cabinet had decided to cut off the fuel for government facilities by 20 percent. A statement issued by the Ministry of Finance said, “Public ministries affiliated to various ministries, agencies and… Continue reading 20 percent reduction in fuel for government activities

Kathmandu: Rashtriya Banijya Bank’s ATM machine is to be added at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). According to the airport office, Rashtriya Banijya Bank has started adding ATMs after seeing problems in electronic payment for foreign tourists coming to Nepal on on-arrival visa. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) office at Tribhuvan International… Continue reading TIA adding more ATMs to facilitate on-arrival visa

Baitadi (Rashtriya Samachar Samiti): Political parties will not be allowed to use government vehicles in their election campaign during the local elections. Khagendra Bharti, information officer at the District Administration Office, said that the use of government vehicles for the programs of representatives of any political party and candidates has been banned as the election-targeted… Continue reading Ban on use of government vehicles on election campaign

Kathmandu: The Bibeksheel Sajha Party, led by Rabindra Mishra, has fielded women candidates for both the posts of mayor and deputy mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC). At a press conference held in Lalitpur, it was informed that Samiksha Baskota and Kirti Tuladhar have been nominated for the post of mayor and deputy mayor respectively.… Continue reading Bibeksheel Sajha party raise women candidates for both mayor and deputy mayor in KMC

Kathmandu: The number of people seeking permission to climb Nepal’s mountains in this spring season has reached 738. According to the Department of Tourism (DoT), 738 climbers from 70 countries have got permission to climb 21 mountains. There are 583 males and 155 females who received permission for the expedition. Of the 738 climbers, 55… Continue reading Number of climbers increase compared to last spring season

Kathmandu: A youth Chef competition is to be held at the international level to explore Nepali food. The Chefs Association of Nepal, in collaboration with Global Nepal’s Chef Federation and the International Nepali Chef Society, is organizing a Youth Chef competition on Sunday. Students of 11 colleges in the Kathmandu Valley will participate in the… Continue reading Youth Chef competition to promote Nepali food in Int’l level

Kathmandu: A prize of Rs. 275,000 will be provided to those who send the best election song in favor of the Nepali Congress. The cultural coordination sub-committee has stated that the audio and video made for the Congress party will receive the award. The song has been requested to be sent to the Facebook Messenger… Continue reading Congress offers cash prizes for election song

Kathmandu: The CPN-UML and Kamal Thapa-led RPP-Nepal have agreed to coordinate in the local elections. A five-point memorandum of understanding has been signed between the leaders of the two parties on Wednesday. It has been agreed to coordinate in the municipality as much as possible, the candidates of RPP-Nepal will compete in the election with… Continue reading UML and RPP-Nepal agree to coordinate for local election

Kathmandu: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has given the approval to mobilize the army in the upcoming local elections scheduled for Mid-May. A statement issued by the President’s Office states that President Bhandari has given her approval to hold the local elections in a fair and fearless environment. President Bhandari has given her approval to mobilize… Continue reading President Bhandari allow deploying military in local election