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Civil societies call for collective efforts for SDG progress

Kathmandu: Stakeholders have emphasised the need for bringing meaningful changes in people’s lives for the country to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

As the SDG deadline is approaching fast, they called for collective efforts to t…

Lutfe Siddiqui made special envoy to CA

Lutfe Siddiqui has been appointed as special envoy on international affairs to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.

The Cabinet Division today issued a notification signed by Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain to this end.

While holding the post…

President Paudel honours Paralympics medalist Palesha

Kathmandu: President Ram Chandra Paudel has honoured the Nepali team including Taekwondo player Palesha Govardan who won a historic bronze medal in the recent Paris Para Olympics.

President Paudel and first lady Sabita Paudel honorued bronze medalist…

Chitwan reports one more death from dengue

One more person has died from dengue infection in the district. The deceased has been identified as a 41-year-old man from Chanauli of Bharatpur metropolitan city-20. He died amidst treatment at Bharatpur Hospital on Tuesday. He had a fever when he vi…

3 dead, 1 injured in NW China’s landslide

Three people were found dead and one

injured after a landslide toppled a house on Wednesday morning in northwest

China’s Qinghai Province, according to local authorities.

The torrential rain-triggered landslide occurred at around 4 a.m. in Minhe

H…

BB dissolves IFIC Bank board, forms new board

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has dissolved the board of directors of the IFIC Bank PLC.

The central bank has also formed a new board for IFIC Bank with the appointment of four independent directors and two representatives from the government, according t…

Minor boy drowns in Panchagarh

A minor boy drowned in a pond at Chotchutia village under Tetulia upazila here this afternoon.

The boy was identified as Tanvir Hossein 10, son of Abul Kashem.

Quoting locals, police said Tanvir went missing when he along with his friends was taking…

Govt to procure LNG from spot market

The Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs today approved a proposal in principle for procuring LNG from the spot market to

meet the emergency demand for gas in the country.

The LNG will be procured from some 23 listed firms which signed Mas…

Civic service is government’s first priority: Minister Lekhak

Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has said that providing quality services to citizens is the government’s top priority.

Speaking at the inauguration of a newly-constructed building for the Nepal Police’s Province Office in Mahendranagar today, he express…