Last rites performed Kathmandu, October 7 :Funeral procession of Vice-Chairman of the International Association of Buddhist Women Ratnamanjari Guruma concluded today at Swoyambhu as per Buddhists practices, three days after her demise. Guruma was 88-year-old and Senior... Horoscopes 07 Oct, 2006
IN BRIEF Rana in SydneyKATHMANDU: Chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Pashupati SJB Rana, on Friday reached Sydney to participate in the three-day Asia-Pacific Regional Conference organised by the International Democratic Union (IDU), party... Horoscopes 07 Oct, 2006
Detailed study on media panel soon Kathmandu, September 17 : Minister of State for Information and Communications, Dilendra Prasad Badu has announced that a taskforce would be constituted to carry out detailed study regarding the process of formation of the Media Commission and the... Travel 18 Sep, 2006
Policies for children on anvil Kathmandu, September 14 :State Minister for Information and Communication, Dilendra Prasad Badu, said the government is committed to formulating national policies and regulations on children and implementing them to secure their future. Addressing a... Travel 15 Sep, 2006
Draft of right to info on anvil: Badu Mahendranagar, September 7 :Minister for Information and Communications Dilendra Prasad Badu today said that the draft of the law on the right to information was in the final stage. Talking to journalists in Mahendranagar, Badu said the high-level... Travel 07 Sep, 2006
Official version To dispel further confusion among the citizenry, the government has finally taken the decision of ‘controlling the news flow out of the cabinet council.’ The general public agrees with the Minister of State for Information and Communication... 23 Aug, 2006
IN BRIEF Bills presented in HoR :KATHMANDU: The government on Tuesday presented some bills related with the banking laws for amendment in the House of Representatives. The bills presented for the amendment are Loan Recovery of Bank and Financial Institution Act... Horoscopes 23 Aug, 2006
Women journos’ concern KATHMANDU: The professional women journalists’ forum apprised the Minister of State for Information and Communications Dilendra Prasad Badu about the problems faced by women journalists. The forum submitted a memorandum to Badu for the rights of the... Horoscopes 20 Aug, 2006
Govt yet to pay off Rs 12.9m dues to newspapers Kathmandu, August 13 :A total of Rs 12.9 million, the payment of which was promised by the new government to various newspapers under the head of “welfare advertisements” is still pending, a government official today said.The official at the... Horoscopes 13 Aug, 2006
Five-point accord inviolable, says Dy PM Sherchan Kathmandu, August 11:Deputy Prime Minister Amik Sherchan today said nobody can nix the five-point agreement signed on August 9 between the SPA government and the Maoists seeking the United Nation’s assistance to manage arms and monitor the peace... Travel 12 Aug, 2006
TIME OUT Shrestha leaves for SLKATHMANDU: Member secretary of National Sports Council and chef-de-mission of the 10th South Asian Games Jeevan Ram Shrestha left for Colombo, Sri Lanka on Friday. NSC treasurer Ajar Manandhar and chief of Sports Academy of the... 11 Aug, 2006
Implement journalists’ act, MPs urge govt Kathmandu, August 1:Some members of Parliament today demanded the government effectively implement the Working Journalists’ Act 1995 in order to secure jobs for journalists. They also demanded promulgation of the Right to Information Act.MP Hom Nath... Horoscopes 02 Aug, 2006