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Month: March 2023

5 planets to line up in night sky this week

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5 planets to line up in night sky this week
27 March, Kathmandu: Keep an eye on the sky this week for a chance to see a planetary hangout. Five planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, and Mars — will line up near the moon. WHERE AND WHEN CAN YOU SEE THEM? The best day to catch the whole group is Tuesday. You’ll want to look to the western horizon... Read More

System changed, tendency remains same: Province Chief Gurung

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System changed, tendency remains same: Province Chief Gurung
26 March, Kathmandu: Chief of the Gandaki Province, Prithvi Subba Gurung said old trends and tendencies continued to remain dominant in political and administrative leadership despite the transformation in the country’s governance system following a long struggle. In his address to the second anniversary of the Gandaki Province Public Service Commission held at Pokhara on Saturday, he stressed the need... Read More

Nepal receives Rs 138 billion foreign aid in 8 months

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Nepal receives Rs 138 billion foreign aid in 8 months
26 March, Kathmandu: The Government of Nepal has received commitments for foreign aid amounting to over Rs 138.5 billion as of mid-March in the current fiscal year 2022/23. According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Nepal received commitments for grants equivalent to Rs 24.56 billion while Rs 114 billion in foreign loans from different bilateral and multilateral development partners in... Read More

UML to quit Bagmati Province Government

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UML to quit Bagmati Province Government
24 March, Kathmandu: The CPN (UML) has decided to quit the Bagmati Province Government. Leader of CPN (UML), who is also the spokesperson of Bagmati Province Government, Jagannath Thapaliya confirmed that his party’s ministers will resign from the ministerial berth after addressing the province assembly meeting today. It is said that Nepali Congress (NC) will join the Bagmati Province Government... Read More

Earthquake with Mugu epicenter

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Earthquake with Mugu epicenter
10 March, Kathmandu: The earthquake occurred with the VE epicenter of Mugu. According to the National Earthquake Measurement and Research Center Lanchaur, an earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred today at 9:51 a.m. passing through the VE epicenter of Mugu. The shock of the earthquake was felt in various districts of Far West. In recent times, there has... Read More

LSP to register party for by-election

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LSP to register party for by-election
24 March, Kathmandu: The Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (LSP), Nepal has decided to register the party in the Election Commission (EC) to participate in the by-election taking place on April 23. A meeting of the LSP’s work execution committee held on Thursday decided to register the party for the purpose of a by-election, party’s work execution committee member Keshav Jha said.... Read More

Cabinet deciding on IGP

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Cabinet deciding on IGP
24 March, Kathmandu: The Council of Ministers is meeting today to decide on the appointment of the Inspector General of Police (IGP). As Inspector General of Police Dhiraj Pratap Singh will retire from midnight today. Basant Kunwar, Tek Prasad Rai, Deepak Thapa, Shyamalal Gyawali and Kiran Bajracharya are contenders for the post of Inspector General of Police (IGP). Read More

Prime Minister Three Nations Cup begins today

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Prime Minister Three Nations Cup begins today
22 March, Kathmandu: Prime Minsiter Pushpa Kamal Dahal will distribute prize money to the winners of the Prime Minister Three Nations Cup. PM’s presence in the closing ceremony of the tournament has been confirmed on Wednesday. A delegation including National Sports Council Member Secretary Tanka Lal Ghising, ANFA President Pankaj Bikram Nembang, Senior Vice President Bir Bahadur Khadka and General... Read More

Three died in a truck accident in Dailekh

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Three died in a truck accident in Dailekh
22 March, Kathmandu: Three people including the driver died when a mini truck met with an accident at Talpokhari in Dailekh Surkhet road section. District Police Office Dailekh informed that three persons were killed when a mini truck carrying Manakamana gas cylinder from Nepalgunj towards Dailekh met with an accident. Mini truck drivers Krishna Chaudhary, Krishna Chaudhary and Vishnu Chaudhary... Read More