Nepal beat India, win U-19 Championship Lalitpur, August 29 Nepal defeated India 5-4 on penalties to win the title of the first SAFF U-19 Championship at the ANFA Complex ground today. This is Nepal’s maiden trophy in the age-group level and the first major trophy for the home... 30 Aug, 2015
Fake earthquake survivors start returning relief amount BANEPA: People in Kavrepalanchok district, who had received the relief amount and identity card meant for April 25 earthquake survivors through illegal means, have started returning the amounts, saying that they availed of the facilities without... Travel 22 Aug, 2015
'Jaundice at quake-hit Barpak comes under control' GORKHABAZZAR: Jaundice that had spread among the April-25 earthquake-hit children at Barpak village in the district has come under control, local people said. Barpak was the epicenter of the devastating quake that killed around 9,000 people in the... Travel 09 Aug, 2015
Govt allocates Rs 91 billion for reconstruction drive KATHMANDU, July 14 The government has allocated a total of Rs 91 billion to kickstart its reconstruction drive from next fiscal year. It has set a target to complete reconstruction works within the next five years, under the slogan ‘after... 15 Jul, 2015
Disaster-hit people The devastating earthquake of 7.6 magnitude on 25 April struck caused huge loss of lives and property. The level of damage is still increasing due to frequent aftershocks. There is overwhelming support from the international community for emergency... 08 Jul, 2015
WFP pledges continuity of support to Nepal amid controversies over supply of damaged foods KATHMANDU: The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) said it would continue supporting the people of Nepal even though it has been dragged into controversies over the alleged supply of substandard foods in the earthquake-hit... Travel 03 Jul, 2015
MAG, UN Women set up Info Centres KATHMANDU: Media Advocacy Group, in association with UN Women, has set up three Information Centres to provide up-to-date information on services in the earthquake affected districts of Gorkha, Nuwakot and Sindhupalchowk. The main purpose of setting... Horoscopes 22 Jun, 2015
NIBL provides assistance worth Rs 10m KATHMANDU: Nepal Investment Bank Ltd (NIBL) provided financial assistance of Rs 10 million to the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund on Wednesday to support earthquake-affected people. NIBL’s Chairman Prithivi Bahadur Pande handed over... 18 Jun, 2015
Poor spending The government has not been able to distribute the relief fund to the VDC level due to its poor institutional mechanism. The records made available by the Ministry of Home Affairs speak of its inefficiency when it comes to providing relief fund to the... 17 Jun, 2015
Editorial: Poor spending The government has not been able to distribute the relief fund to the VDC level due to its poor institutional mechanism. The records made available by the Ministry of Home Affairs speak of its inefficiency when it comes to providing relief fund to the... 16 Jun, 2015
Bajaj aid to rebuild Nepal KATHMANDU: India's Bajaj Auto Ltd. has pledged to provide NRs 160 million to Nepal to support rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts following the devastating April 25 earthquake and its aftershocks. The amount will be deposited to the Prime... 11 Jun, 2015
NHRC finds 'genuine victims' deprived of relief KATHMANDU: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has commented that government and non-government agencies could not cooperate with each other in post-earthquake relief operations. Speaking at a meeting of the Social Justice and Human... Horoscopes 10 Jun, 2015
