During the meeting, Minister Dr Rana commended UN Women for its global efforts towards women's empowerment. She also underscored Nepal's cooperation with UN Women in the field of gender equality, expressing Nepal's readiness to further promote it in the future, according to the secretariat of Foreign Minister Dr. Rana.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba has called for the global community to unite to address the serious challenges facing humanity today.
Flights at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) remained disrupted today owing to adverse weather.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel and Vice Premier of China Ding Xuexiang have agreed to advance several projects including Kathmandu-Kerung railway.
The Naubise-Nagdhunga road section of the Tribhuvan highway has been disrupted due to mud deposition.
Nepal Hotel Association (HAN) President Binayak Shah has said that inflow of tourists could be doubled if Bhairahawa and Pokhara airports comes into operation.
The agriculture ministry has transferred over Rs. 1.45 billion and sent the amount to districts for paying the dues of the sugarcane farmers.
Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's next prime minister after winning the ruling party's leadership vote on Friday, the official count showed.
The District Police Range Kathmandu has made a plan in line with ensuring safety during festivals public.
Speaking at a function organised on the occasion of world tourism day by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation today the acting PM said, "The tourism sector has larger share to add in the economy. There is a need to do more for the growth of this sector so that its share in GDP (Gross Domestic Product) gets multiplied". He added, "The government will come forward to remove challenges it has been facing . The government will create conducive environment to amplify the business".
The Baglung section under the Kaligandaki corridor highway remaining as a project of national pride has come into operation after two months of disruption.
The weather has remained generally to completely cloudy in most of parts of the country including Kathmandu Valley today.
The 45th World Tourism Day is being marked in the country by organizing several programmes.
The price of gold increased by Rs 500 per tola (11.66 grams) today, the last day of the week, to set a new record of Rs 161,200 per tola in the domestic market. On Thursday, the price was Rs 160,700 per tola, according to the Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Associations.
The road leading to Kathmandu via Bhimphedi-Kulekhani-Phakhel has been obstructed by landslide at Kaura, Indrasarobar rural municipality-2 in Makawanpur district. The rain-triggered landslide has blocked the road since the morning today.