Tourism ministry to begin Pashupati cleaning campaign from tomorrow

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Kathmandu: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation is all set to start the Pashupati cleaning campaign from Saturday. With this, cleaning campaign will be conducted in Pashupati area every Saturday with the participation of the employees of all agencies under the Ministry. The Ministry has also appealed to all to participate in this… Continue reading Tourism ministry to begin Pashupati cleaning campaign from tomorrow

RPP not voting in the presidential election

Kathmandu: Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has decided not to vote in the presidential election. Party spokesperson Gyanendra Shahi informed that the meeting of the Central Executive Committee held on Wednesday decided to remain neutral in the presidential election. RPP has 14 federal MPs and 28 provincial assembly members. The presidential election will be held tomorrow,… Continue reading RPP not voting in the presidential election

Nepal Women’s Chamber honors women entrepreneurs

Kathmandu: Nepal Women’s Chamber has honored various entrepreneurial women on the occasion of 113th International Women’s Day. The Chamber honored women entrepreneurs at the Russian Culture Center in Kamalpokhri, Kathmandu today. Shubhadra Adhikari Dhakal for industry, Parvata Kharel Bimali for export, Nashala Joshi for IT, Sarita Bhattarai Shrestha for agriculture and Swarupa Shrestha for health… Continue reading Nepal Women’s Chamber honors women entrepreneurs

Anjan Bista receives Player of the Year award

Kathmandu: Football player Anjan Bista has become the best player of the year. Based on his performance last year, the Nepal Sports Journalist Forum awarded him the best male athlete of the year award under the Pulsar Sports Award. In this category, Kiran Chemjong, Cricket’s Kushal Bhurtel and Dipendrasingh Airy and Badminton’s Rajkumar Dahal were… Continue reading Anjan Bista receives Player of the Year award

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.