Kathmandu, March 26: Most members taking oath of office and secrecy at the House of Representatives (HoR) today are new faces. Most of the parliamentarians elected on March 5 are new faces, while limited members of some…
Kathmandu, March 26: CPN (UML) lawmaker Padhma Aryal has said her party’s support to the new government will be on the basis of its merits. Briefly talking to RSS after taking her oath of office in the Federal…
Kathmandu, March 26: Balendra Shah has been elected parliamentary party leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). A central committee meeting of the party held today unanimously elected Shah as its parliamentary…
Kathmandu, March 26: Leader of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), Barsha Man Pun, has said that they will play a role of a constructive opposition in parliament to hold the government accountable. He said this prior to…
Kathmandu, March 26: Newly elected members of the House of Representatives took the oath of office and secrecy today. Senior-most member of the House of Representatives, Arjun Narsingh KC, of the Nepali Congress…
The Peter Memorial Fund Announcement and Tribute Offering Ceremony was held in memory of the late American educationist, Dr. Peter Hodge Prindle, jointly organized by Bigutar Bikas Foundation, Nepal, and Biraj Samaj.…
Kathmandu, March 26: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is all set to form a new government with its near two-thirds majority of votes. The four-year-old party, RSP, secured 182 seats out of total 275 seats in the House…
The conflict in West Asia has put enormous stress on one of the key shipping routes that passes through the Strait of Hormuz. A new report from Shipping News website Llyodslist now suggests that Iran’s IRGC has imposed…
Kathmandu, March 26: A total of 7,231 disaster incidents have occurred across the country in the past 11 months. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), 479 people have died…
Kathmandu, March 26: The Nepali Congress has made public the schedule of its 15th General Convention. The Central General Convention of the party is being held in coming October. According to Krishna Prasad Dulal,…
Kathmandu, March 25: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the price of petroleum products. According to NOC, the price of petrol, kerosene oil and diesel has been increased by Rs 15 per litre effective from…
The number of migrants who died on the “Eastern Route” from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula doubled to a record high of 922 last year, the UN migration agency said Wednesday. Tens of thousands of migrants…
Billions of dirty diapers end up buried or burned every year in Japan — more from seniors than babies — but a recycling breakthrough has given them a new lease of life, one hot mess at a time. A pilot project, billed as…
Kathmandu, March 25: President Ramchandra Paudel has administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly elected senior-most member of the House of Representatives, Arjun Narsingh KC at a special ceremony held at…
Kathmandu, March 25: The US Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs, Sergio Gor, has congratulated Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane. The US Embassy here stated that Special Envoy Gor…
Kathmandu, March 25: The price of gold and silver has increased in the domestic market today. The price of the yellow metal has jumped up by Rs 14,600 per tola (11.66 grammes) while that of the silver by Rs 415 per…
The world is currently experiencing its most violent period since World War II as the escalation in the Middle East continues to have a devastating toll on civilians and livelihoods with global ripple effects, a UN…
Morang, March 25: Bird flu has been detected in five poultry farms of Morang district. The authority confirmed bird flu in the chicken belonging to Dahal Agro Farm, Haleshi Mahadev Farm, Athiyabari Farm, A to Z Farm and…
Patan (Lalitpur), March 24: Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa has presented a proposal of holding the party’s 15th general convention from Bhadra 24 (September 9) to Bhadra 26 (September 11) in the central…
Jhapa, March 24: The District Administration Office, Jhapa has issued a public notice calling for adopting high precautions following the confirmation of Bird Flu infection in chickens of commercially operated poultry…
Kathmandu, March 24: Two thousand nine hundred and forty-eight people have acquired citizenship in their mother’s name since the enforcement of the Nepal Citizenship (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2082 BS. The Ministry…
India’s health ministry warned Tuesday of the risks of unregulated use of weight-loss drugs, as low?cost generic versions hit the market, stepping up inspections and enforcement across the pharmaceutical supply chain.…
More than 2,100 children have been killed or injured, including 118 in Lebanon and one in Kuwait, over 23 days of the escalating conflict in the Middle East. “These are reported figures, and they are expected to rise as…
Bhaktapur, March 24: The World Tuberculosis Day is being marked across the country today by organizing various awareness programmes under the theme ‘Yes! We Can End TB: National Campaign, Our Contribution’. Director at…
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he has postponed strikes against Iranian power plants for five days after holding “productive conversations” with Tehran, though Iran denied any talks had taken place. “I…
Kathmandu, March 24: The price of gold and silver has slightly decreased in the domestic market today. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the price of gold has declined by Rs…
The role of Israel’s hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the country’s supreme leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targeted by adversaries in wartime. Hundreds of millions…
Kathmandu, March 24: World TB Day is being marked across the world today. In Nepal, different programmes are being organized by the Ministry of Health and Population, and the health care fraternities to raise public…
Kathmandu, March 24: The Department of Immigration has reminded the stakeholders of the government policy regarding the mandatory provision of trekking guides while traveling to restricted areas in 13 districts across…
Kathmandu, March 23: The federal parliament secretariat is all set to welcome new House of Representatives members. It had called all HoR members for attending the swearing-in ceremony to be held on March 26. The…
