The US government’s State Partnership Program (SPP) in Nepal has now raised some serious questions over Nepal’s civilian and military diplomacy. Even the US embassy in Kathmandu has made it clear that Nepal first applied for the SPP in 2015 and then in 2017 before Washington accepted the requests in 2019. From 2015 to 2019, […]
Kunti Moktan is a Nepali classical-modern singer born in Margaret’s Hope tea estate, Darjeeling district, India in 1962. She started her musical journey at St. Xavier’s High School in Dilaram, India. When in Class 8, she passed the vocal test at All India Radio station in Kurseong and recorded her first song with All India Radio at 15 and second […]
The Largest National Flag of Nepal is erected in Liglig Fort (ligligkot), Gorkha. Ligligkot is a hilltop located in Palungtar Municipality in the Gorkha district of Nepal, at an elevation of 1437 meters from sea level. The size of the flag is 40 feet tall (12.19 meters) and the total height of the pole is […]
The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has urged governmental, private, and non-governmental organizations to give 14 weeks (98 days) of paid maternity leave to female employees. The ministry issued a notice on Wednesday stating that women working in government, private and non-government organizations have not received the required maternity leave and are directed to […]
Nepal government signed an agreement with Decatur Tiger IT, a subsidiary of Tiger IT Bangladesh to install the embossed number plates at a massive Rs 4.68 Billion on 30 June 2016. Madan Pokharel, the head of the Transport Management Office in Ekantakuna of Lalitpur, says his office does not have the capacity to give embossed […]
In yet another suspicious incident, a 7-year-old girl (Grishma BK) missing for the past four days has been found dead in the Gurbhakot municipality-5 of the Surkhet district. Grishma was found dead in a maize field, around 500 meters away from her house on Tuesday morning, according to police. Locals have suspected that the child […]
It’s been 21 years today since the Nepalese Royal massacre, which had shaken the entire world. Ten people including the entire family of late King Birendra were killed in the incident that took place on 19 Jesth 2058 BS at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace – the then residence of the Nepalese monarchy. 10 people including […]
A fine of up to Rs 100,000 has been imposed for keeping arable land barren. The Council of Ministers has approved the land use regulations and has made arrangements to impose a fine of up to one lakh rupees on those who keep the land barren. The government has issued the Land Use Regulations, dividing […]
Hotels and restaurants within the Kathmandu Metropolitan City have started opening toilets for public use. The first executive meeting of KMC after Mayor Balen’s initiation had decided to use the toilets of certain hotels and restaurants in the metropolis as public toilets. According to the same decision, several restaurants in Kathmandu have opened their toilets […]
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has decided not to allow domestic flights unless the weather is clear. The authority has taken this decision after the recent Tara Aircraft crash. CAAN has now decided not to allow the flight even if the en-route weather is not clear. Earlier, CAAN used to allow flights if […]
