Lawyers filed a writ against PM Prachanda

Kathmandu: A writ filed in the Supreme Court against Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN Maoist Center Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has been registered. Advocate Gyanendra Raj Aran and Kalyan Budhathoki filed a writ against Prachanda on Tuesday. On January 15, 2020, in a program held at Tundikhel in Kathmandu on the occasion of Maghi… Continue reading Lawyers filed a writ against PM Prachanda

First historic international flight of two women NAC pilots

Kathmandu: Two female pilots of the national flag carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) have made their first international flight. For the first time in the airline’s history of the country, a female duo pilot flew an international flight (Kathmandu to Dubai), as reported by the Rashtriya Samachar Samiti Corporation spokesperson Archana Khadka informed that the… Continue reading First historic international flight of two women NAC pilots

WIIT to honor 101 women of ICT sector

Kathmandu: On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023, Women in Information Technology (WIIT) is organizing a program to recognize one hundred and one (101) women in the field of communication and information technology. The organization is also going to publish a book and honor them. Guna Keshari Pradhan, president of WIIT organization, informed about… Continue reading WIIT to honor 101 women of ICT sector

Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks

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Kathmandu: Nations have reached a historic agreement to protect the world’s oceans following 10 years of negotiations. The High Seas Treaty places 30% of the seas into protected areas by 2030, aiming to safeguard and recuperate marine nature, as reported by BBC. The agreement was reached on Saturday evening, after 38 hours of talks, at… Continue reading Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks

300 year old Buddha statue stolen from Lalitpur

Kathmandu: A Buddha statue has been stolen from Chapagaon located in Godavari Municipality-11 of Lalitpur district. Locals have said that a 300-year-old Buddha statue carved in different characters and figures from the Buddha Stupa in Chapagaon has been stolen. Lalitpur police is investigating the incident of theft.

Solo trek banned in Nepal

Kathmandu: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has banned solo trek from now onwards. Earlier NTB had been distributing tourist information management system ‘TIMS’ card for solo trekker as well. However, owing to increasing bad incidents with solo trekker, NTB has now decided to stop distributing TIMS card for individual. Nepal used to be infamous at the… Continue reading Solo trek banned in Nepal

China opens northern border linked to Nepal

Kathmandu: The two-way trade through the Pulan/Yari port has been resumed on March 1. With the aim of facilitating trade towards Nepal, China has informed that it has brought border into operation from March 1. Similarly, China is also expecting Nepal’s exports to increase after this border becomes operational. It is expected that after the… Continue reading China opens northern border linked to Nepal

Govt forms a high-level taskforce to strengthen cyber security

Kathmandu: The government has formed a high-level committee to make policy, legal, structural and procedural suggestions in the field of cyber security. The Council of Ministers meeting decided to form a taskforce under the coordination of information technology expert Juddha Bahadur Gurung.Experts Baburam Dawadi, Saroj Lamichhane, Mona Nyachho, Prakash Rayamajhi and Vijay Gautam are members… Continue reading Govt forms a high-level taskforce to strengthen cyber security

Govt named province 1 as ‘Koshi’

Kathmandu: The government of Province 1 has named the province ‘Koshi’. The two-thirds majority of the meeting held on Wednesday of the provincial assembly has named the province as Koshi. Along with this, the province got its name after 5 years of the implementation of the provincial structure.