- Tuesday, 21 April 2026
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Climate change, social media and migration challenges to election, CEC Thapaliya
Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya has said that climate change, social media and migration pose challenges in the election process.
'Laws should be formulated to increase quality of community schools'
Lawmakers of the House of Representatives have laid emphasis on the need of making legal arrangements that would allow best performing students of the university to teach in schools.
President Paudel honours Paralympic medalist Palesha
President Ram Chandra Paudel honoured the Nepali team including Taekwondo player Palesha Govardan who won a historic bronze medal in the recent Paris Para Olympics.
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Water Supply Minister for climate-resilient infrastructure
Minister for Water Supply, Pradip Yadav, has spoken of the need to develop climate-resilient infrastructures for coping with challenges posed by climate change and combating its impacts.
Minister Khadka and ADB Country Director Cauchois meet
A meeting was held between Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Deepak Khadka and Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s Country Director for Nepal Arnaud Cauchois today.
Kathmandu metropolis honours Palesha for her first historic achievement in Paralympics
On the occasion held at the Metropolis office, Mayor Balen Shah presented a letter of appreciation and while Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol handed over a check of the cash prize to the athlete.
Civil societies call for collective efforts for SDG progress
Stakeholders have emphasised the need for bringing meaningful changes in people's lives for the country to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
9th FOCAC Ministerial Conference held in Beijing
Foreign ministers and economic ministers from 53 African member countries of the FOCAC, and representatives of the African Union and other regional and international organizations were among more than 300 attendees of the meeting.
Cancer treatment services expanded to three provincial hospitals
Cancer treatment services have been expanded to three provincial hospitals across the country. The services have been extended to the Seti Provincial Hospital at Dhangadi of Surkhet district, Surkhet Provincial Hospital in Surkhet district and Koshi Provincial Hospital at Biratnagar in Morang district.
Shortage of beds ails emergency ward at Tikapur Hospital
Due to a lack of beds at Tikapur Hospital's Emergency ward, patients are being treated on chairs. The hospital's emergency has 15 beds.
Strengthening bilateral ties top priority for Chauhan, proposed ambassador to Russia
he proposed expressed confidence that his proficiency in the Russian language would be an asset in effectively facilitating the repatriation of Nepalis recruited into the Russian army and preventing further recruitment.
Minister assures of amendment of human trafficking control act within year
Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi, has said the Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Act-2064 BS (2008) within a year.
UML Politburo meeting continues
The CPN (UML) commenced the second day of its Politburo meeting at the party's central office at Chyasal, Lalitpur a while ago.
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 visited the hospital for treatment on Friday and was admitted to the hospital with a ventilator support, according to Dr. Kalyan Sapkota, a senior physician at Bharatpur Hospital.
Civic service is govt's first priority: Minister Lekhak
Dodhara Chandani (Kanchanpur), Sept 4: 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 expressed his belief that the new facility will enhance the police's ability to serve the public more effectively.During the ceremony, the Home Minister acknowledged that the Nepal Police is bound to function amidst limited resources and called for improved competency in investigations to meet contemporary demands. He highlighted the growing challenge of cybercrime, which has, as he said, caused additional responsibilities for the police.Minister Lekhak also said that the Nepali Congress-CPN(UML) coalition government was formed on the basis of the seven-point agreement between the two major political parties. He asserted that this collaboration aims to address key national issues, referencing historical instances where the Congress and UML have worked together on significant matters, such as drafting the interim constitution and advancing the peace process. The Minister urged one and all to have confidence in the implementation of the seven-point agreement.Inspector General of Nepal Police, Basanta Bahadur Kunwar, stated that delivering quality service to citizens remains a priority for the Nepal Police. He added that the police are currently focusing on infrastructure development to support this goal. As he said effective crime investigation relies heavily on infrastructure, legal frameworks, and societal cooperation.The Nepal Police had awarded the construction contract for the new building to Ashish Construction on December 15, 2022 at a cost of Rs 132.6 million. (RSS)
