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Kathmandu: The team led by the executive president of the Non-Resident Nepali Association, Dr. Badri KC, met with Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapalia. In the meeting at the election commission, Badri KC, the executive president of the association, expressed interest in the latest progress in the implementation of the voting rights of Nepalis living… Continue reading NRNA demands voting right for Nepalis abroad

Kathmandu: The National Examination Board (NEB) has published this year’s class 12 results. Out of 448,000 regular and partial students, only 51.91 percent were graded (passed). The board claims that this result has improved by 3 percentage points compared to last year. The National Examination Board has been keeping those who score less than 35… Continue reading NEB publishes result of grade 12

Kathmandu: A group of 7 people arrested in Kathmandu for hostaging Bangladeshi citizens and blackmailing them. They have hostage Bangladeshi citizens promising them to send other countries for foreign employment via Nepal. Bangladeshi and Nepali citizens involved in a gang of holding Bangladeshi citizens hostage and demanding ransom money from their families have been arrested… Continue reading Police arrests 7 people who hostage Bangladeshi citizens in Kathmandu

Kathmandu: Regular flights of two airports have been affected due to continuous rain today. Due to the continuous rain since last night, flights have not been able to operate from Tumlingtar Airport and Surkhet Airport in Sankhuwasabha. Flights from Pokhara and Bharatpur airports, which have been interuppted since morning have resumed from evening. Meanwhile, few… Continue reading Incessant rainfall affect flights on Sunday

Kathmandu: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has started collecting data on elderly people who have crossed 100 years of age. KMC has issued a letter regarding data collection in all wards saying that it will conduct ‘Sathi Mahanagara’ program for senior citizens who have crossed 100 years of age. The program will probably start from mid-August.… Continue reading KMC to collect data of centenarians

Kathmandu: Continuous rains, floods, landslides and inundation have affected different parts of the country. Deaths of few people and missing cases have reported from various places across the country. As the water level continues to rise in Saptakoshi, the danger indicator red flag has been put up. Meanwhile, the life of Kathmandu was also affected… Continue reading Floods and inundation affects many parts of Nepal

Kathmandu: The ‘rescue tunnel’ of the Kathmandu – Naubise – Nagadhunga tunnel has been ‘break through’. According to the road department, the two-kilometer, five hundred and fifty-seven meter long tunnel has got ready. Even though the tunneling work is over, there is still work to be done. According to the department, the main tunnel route… Continue reading Naubise-Nagdhunga emergency tunnel break through

Kathmandu: Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) extended a grandiose welcome and offered heartfelt felicitations to the record holder climbers Tenjen Sherpa, Kristin Harila and Nima Rinji Sherpa among others. At official ceremony held at the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) hall in Bhrikutimandap, NMA honored Tenjen, Kristin and Nima with Silver Badge and letter of appreciation. NMA… Continue reading Record holder mountaineer Kristin Harila arrives in Nepal

Kathmandu: The number of skilled workers going for foreign employment is increasing. According to the Department of Foreign Employment, in the last fiscal year 2079/80, more than half a million skilled manpower have migrated in search of job opportunities. As the report states, 771,327 people took work permits for foreign employment in the review period,… Continue reading Half a million skilled workers migrated from Nepal for job opportunity

Kathmandu: The process of revising the 45-year-old Tourism Act has begun. One month back Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation got approval from the cabinet to draft the Federal Tourism Bill by amending the Act. According to the ministry, the process of drafting a new law has started with the aim of making the… Continue reading Govt to revise 45-year old tourism policy