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PIS portal significant to implement federalism: CM Karki

Chief Minister of Koshi Province, Hikmat Kumar Karki, has expressed belief that the operation of PIS portal would be important to enforce federal structure.At a programme organized at CM’s office to hand over the provincial PIS portal prepared by Rast…

Madhes Province unveiling policies and programmes

The Madhes Province government is unveiling its policies and programmes for the coming fiscal year, 2080/81.Province Chief Hari Shankar Mishra is presenting the policies and programmes in the meeting of the Province Assembly at 3:00pm today, according…

Food Rations for Each Rohingya Refugee Drops to $8 Per Month

Rights activists and refugees have expressed concerns over the United Nations food agency’s decision to cut food aid for the second time in three months for more than 1 million Rohingya from Myanmar who are currently living in shanty colonies in Bangla…

Melamchi’s alternative system ‘gate’ constructed

The Melamchi Drinking Water Project has constructed a gate of the alternative system at project site in Ambathan.According to the Melamchi Drinking Water Development Committee, the maintenance was carried out to ensure smooth supply of drinking water …

US-Nepal Friendship Team II leaves for Alaska adventure

The US-Nepal Friendship Team II left here today for Alaska, the United States of America, in a bid to scale the highest peak in North America, Mount Denali aka McKinley.The expedition to Mt Denali (6,190 meters tall) is led by renowned climbers Pasang…

Palpa Satyabati jeep accident: Four deceased identified

The death toll has reached four in the jeep accident that occurred at Devichhahara rural municipality-8, Satyabati Keurechheda in Palpa.Identities of the deceased have been established. Some 11 persons were injured in the accident. The jeep (Lu 1 Cha …

Poet Nurul Huda to inaugurate Bangla Book Fair in New York

Bangla Academy Director General Poet Muhammad Nurul Huda will inaugurate 4-day Bangla Book Fair 2023 in New York on July 14.Muktadhara Foundation, a New York-based non-profit literary-cultural platform of Bangla speakers of South Asian origin now livi…

Formation of national environment commission demanded

Speakers at a discussion today demanded forming national environment commission to face climate change impacts and protect environment.They came up with the demand at a roundtable marking the World Environment Day 2023 at Jatiya Press Club in the city…