August 18, 2024

Boosting economy utmost priority: Gen-Secy Pokharel

Kathmandu: General-Secretary Shankar Pokharel emphasized salvaging national economy was the foremost priority of the incumbent government.

General-Secretary Pokharel expressed concern over the weakened condition of the country owing to factors such a…

Govt is aware of controlling commodity prices: Salehuddin

Adviser to the Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today said that the prices of commodities are very much related to the production and supply while the government is very much aware about the possible steps for controlling the pri…

Monsoon-induced disasters claim lives of 182

Kathmandu: The death toll from this year’s rain-induced disasters since June 10 has reached 182 as of this afternoon.

The landslides and floods happened in the country claimed 182 people’s lives including three in the Kathmandu Valley Spokesperson of…

Some 626 different citizens took shelter at cantonment: ISPR

A total of 626 citizens including political leaders, judges, police officers, officials of the civil administration and different public universities took shelter in the cantonments due to life threat amid deterioration of law and order situation acro…

Efforts on to pay dairy farmers: Minister Adhikari

Kathmandu: Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, Ramnath Adhikari, vowed payment to the dairy farmers, as he was aware of the problems facing them.

The Ministry was holding talks to Finance Ministry on it, he said, accusing the dairy owners and ind…

UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner greets Chief Adviser Dr Yunus

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner has congratulated Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on his appointment as the Chief Adviser to the interim government.

“On behalf of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), I …

Tourists rescued after 12 hours from Nagarkot forest

Kathmandu: Three Indian nationals and their Nepali guide who had been missing in the Nagarkot forest of Bhaktapur have been rescued safely after 12-hour they were incommunicado.

Changunarayan municipality Mayor Jivan Khatri confirmed that the missing…

Committee begins deliberation on water resources bill

Kathmandu: The Infrastructure Development Committee of the federal parliament has begun a discussion on a bill designed to amend and integrate the existing laws on water resources.

Committee Chairman Dipak Bahadur Singh informed that discussion was h…