Nothing done to create special, protected or autonomous regions Kathmandu, April 27 Although the government drafted dozens of bills and created multiple structures to implement the constitution, it failed to create special, protected or autonomous regions, a key provision of the constitution aimed at empowering... Travel 28 Apr, 2019
Procedure for emergency help to pregnant, lactating women developed Kathmandu, December 13 The Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens has developed the procedure for providing air medical service to pregnant and lactating women who face the risk of death if not rescued and airlifted to a hospital... Horoscopes 14 Dec, 2018
Special, protected and autonomous regions should be declared soon, say rights activists Kathmandu, May 6 Rights activists have demanded that the government declare special, protected and autonomous areas as soon as possible. Although the Balananda Paudel-led commission had intended to determine the numbers and boundaries of special,... Horoscopes 07 May, 2018
�Federal govt can help set up technical institutes� Kathmandu, February 19 Although the first meeting of the KP Sharma Oli-led government decided to build technical institutes in all local levels within two years, experts said this work did not fall under the jurisdiction of the federal... Horoscopes 20 Feb, 2018
Local level restructuring: Proportional representation It is believed that had the present government wished to meet the demands of the Madhesi parties in this regard, it could have been done long back through the Local Level Restructuring Commission (LLRC) itself The first phase of local level... 14 Jun, 2017
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Valley to have two more Newar schools Kathmandu, February 1, 2007 Two more Newar schools will be established in the valley soon, taking the number of schools imparting education in Newari in the capital to four. A project Newa Schools in Newa Settlements (NSNS) is going to fund... 02 Feb, 2017
Local level restructuring: Focus on service and participation The ideal of the political parties is not only to see that public utility/services reach every individual but also to ensure his or her political participation. In the absence of wards and villages, it would be impossible to guarantee wider political... 25 Oct, 2016
Asia shares hold near 14-month peak on Fed relief, JGB yields fall Asian shares held near 14-month highs on Friday as investors restored bets the Federal Reserve is settling into a phase of very gradual interest rate rises, while Japanese bond yields fell after the Bank of Japan's radical new policy... 23 Sep, 2016
Asian shares edge down, take cue from Wall Street TOKYO: Asian shares fell on Thursday following a dismal day on Wall Street, while crude oil futures gave back some of their overnight gains after jumping on an unexpected fall in US crude inventories. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares... 12 May, 2016
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Myanmar, tremors felt in Nepal also LONDON/KATHMANDU: An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck in northwest Myanmar on Wednesday, 100 km (62 miles) north-northwest of the city of Monywa, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake struck at a depth of 135 km, it said. The... Travel 13 Apr, 2016
NCED to award certificates to teachers participating in training Kathmandu, March 18 Community school teachers participating in the training provided by National Centre for Educational Development will also get certificates now. Recently, a meeting of National Educational Development Council under the... Horoscopes 19 Mar, 2016
Red Cross says no evidence of sex for aid in post-war Sri Lanka NEW DELHI: A Red Cross investigation has found no evidence to support claims that a staff member in Sri Lanka demanded sex from a war-displaced woman in return for a housing grant sponsored by the Indian government, an official said on... Women 23 Oct, 2015