KATHMANDU: A meeting of the central committee of ruling Nepal Communist Party chaired by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has taken action against party spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha, removing him from the post.
Minister for...
KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 21
Construction activities at the Pokhara International Airport (PIA) have been affected due to lack of technical human resources.
The physical construction works of the airport have come to an end and the project...
WASHINGTON: The US Congress on Monday approved an $892 billion coronavirus aid package, throwing a lifeline to the nation’s pandemic-battered economy after months of inaction, while also keeping the federal government funded.
President Donald Trump...
KATHMANDU: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) urged all sides concerned to immediately pay the sugarcane farmers the outstanding dues owed to them.
Issuing a press release on Monday, NHRC spokesperson Tikaram Pokharel has urged...
KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 21
The five-decade-old Hotel Annapurna, which has become a landmark in the country’s tourism map, is going to shut down as it has not been able to afford staffers’ expenses. Due to the...
KATHMANDU: Two warring factions of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) independently called meeting of the central committee members following dissolution of the House of Representative and announcement of mid-term polls, today.
NCP co-chairs Prime Minister...
KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 21
The government and the World Bank signed an $80 million (around Rs 9.3 billion) project today to bolster Nepal’s agriculture sector by strengthening rural market linkages and promoting entrepreneurship while creating jobs...
The Nepali Government and the World Bank penned an NPR 9.3 billion (USD 80 million) worth ‘The Rural Enterprise and Economic Development (REED) Project’ to boost the country’s agricultural sector.
Nepal’s Finance Secretary Sishir Kumar...