The World Leprosy Day is celebrated on the last Sunday of January. The theme for World Leprosy Day 2024 is “Beat Leprosy”, which encapsulates the dual objectives of the day: to eradicate the stigma associated with leprosy and to promote the dignity of people affected by the disease, says the World Health Organisation.
Free parking service will be available from today on the first floor of the parking building built next to the Dharahara tower, according to the KMC. It may be noted that the KMC has declared the blacktopped roads in New Road are as parking prohibited zone.
The room has been established with the aim of making breastfeeding easier for the employees and service recipients, said Ward president Mohan Paudel. The room was established in the new building constructed by the ward.
The Nepali Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh and the Bangladesh-Nepal Friendship Society (BNFS) has held an essay competition on Nepal-Bangladesh relations.
Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud has said that Nepal-India relations have advanced smoothly in a unique way.
Communist Party of China's Vice Minister of the International Liaison Department, Sun Haiyan, paid a courtesy call on CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairperson Madhav Kumar Nepal.
The civil employees in the Karnali Provincial government are entitled to two types of holidays apart from the ones they were availing. The civil employees working within the Province will be given wedding and tourism holidays.
Chairperson of CPN (Maoist Center) and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said that unity among Maoist forces is indispensable to protect the changes achieved through people's struggle.
Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said economic prosperity and infrastructure development must be present urgency.
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha has said Chinese assistance was significant for Nepal's economic prosperity. Nepal-China cooperation is a pillar of infrastructure building in Nepal, Shrestha added.
Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka has assured the government's support at policy and practical levels for reform in the journalism sector.
A memorial gathering was organized at Siphal, Kalopul in commemoration of martyr Dharmabhakta Mathema this morning. Mathema had martyrdom at Siphal, Kalopul in Kathmandu.
General Secretary of Nepali Congress, Gagan Kumar Thapa, has said dialogue and discussion are essential to heed people's despair and address their problems.
People across the country have been experiencing chilling cold though the winter rainfall has not taken place.
Communist Party of China's Vice Minister of the International Liaison Department, Sun Haiyan, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'.