POLITICS
Nepal, India working to hold JC meeting this month
Nepal, India working to hold JC meeting this month
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Nepal and India have expedited preparations to hold Joint Commission (JC) meeting at the earliest in Kathmandu.
Aug 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Province 2 petitions Supreme Court in turf war over forests
Province 2 petitions Supreme Court in turf war over forests
JANAKPUR, Aug 2: In a first for the Federal Republic of Nepal, a provincial government on Thursday filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court against the federal government, accusing the latter of trying to capture some forests in the province by setting up a company that would get merged into the T...
Aug 02, 2019
POLITICS
Rift in NC over general convention date
Rift in NC over general convention date
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: A serious 'deficit of trust' between the establishment and rival faction of the main opposition, Nepali Congress (NC), has emerged after there was no immediate consensus in the party on holding the general convention within the stipulated date of mid-February, 2020.
Aug 02, 2019
POLITICS
Parties suggest by-polls in 3rd week November
Parties suggest by-polls in 3rd week November
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: The major political parties have suggested to the Election Commission to hold by-elections in the third week of November to fill elected positions that have fallen vacant.
Aug 02, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Chand outfit turns aggressive as talks remain elusive
Chand outfit turns aggressive as talks remain elusive
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: With back-door talks over talks between the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party Nepal and government representatives getting nowhere, the semi-underground outfit has turned more aggressive in its disruptive activities in recent days.
Aug 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Experts gather in Kathmandu to discuss challenges of snakebites
Experts gather in Kathmandu to discuss challenges of snakebi...
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: An international workshop is scheduled to kick off in Kathmandu on Friday with a view to discuss the issues related to the challenges posed by snakebites in Nepal.
Aug 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Varicose vein becoming a burden as an occupational disease in Nepal
Varicose vein becoming a burden as an occupational disease i...
BANEPA, Aug 2: The number of patients of varicose vein, which is rarely discussed, has been unbelievably increasing in the country in recent years.
Aug 02, 2019
SOCIETY
UNDP Accelerator Lab launched in Nepal
UNDP Accelerator Lab launched in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: The United Nations Development Programme has launched the Accelerator Lab to help Nepal identify, test and scale innovative solutions to emerging development challenges facing the country and the world today.
Aug 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Nepal Embassy in Beijing hosts Nepal Photo and Painting Exhibition 2019
Nepal Embassy in Beijing hosts Nepal Photo and Painting Exhi...
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Embassy of Nepal organized 'Nepal Photo & Painting Exhibition 2019' in Beijing on Thursday, making the 64th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and China.
Aug 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Nepal school gets IPC accreditation
Nepal school gets IPC accreditation
KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Sanskriti International School has been awarded with prestigious International Primary Curriculum (IPC) Accreditation and has become the first international school to get accredited in South Asia by IPC, UK, the school claimed in a statement issued Thursday.
Aug 02, 2019