Minister for Communications Information Technology Rekha Sharma has requested the Government of India to reduce the tariff charged for making telephone calls from India to Nepal
The minister observed that the establishment of ITU area office in New Delhi will be a milestone for capacity building of the member countries with ITU expertise in the region, thereby bridging the digital divides.
Prime Minister and chairperson of CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s Press Coordinator Surya Kiran Sharma informed that in addition to the PM, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, Chairperson of CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal, Chairperson of Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal Upendra Yadav are in the meeting.
Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Nepal, Chen Song, paid a courtesy call on President Ramchandra Paudel.
: The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has said launching of social security scheme targeting the Nepali migrant workers and those who are self-employed in foreign land was a great achievement.
“Troubling migrant workers is now gone. Now, all will get an honour. Their self-esteem will be increased. Your (Nepali migrant workers) contribution will be taken into account.”
Making it clear that he is aware of the problems facing the construction entrepreneurs of the country, he said that the responsibility of building the nation also rests on the shoulders of construction entrepreneurs.
The 6.5-magnitude quake damaged buildings, triggered landslides and sent people running into the streets.
The two presidents also signed and issued two joint statements, making plans and arrangements for the growth of bilateral relations and wide-ranging cooperation between the two countries going forward.
"China did not create the Ukraine crisis. It is not a party to the crisis and has not provided weapons to either side. The United States is in no position to point fingers at China, still less to shift blame to China,"
"Norms and Values of superstition and ill-practices get eliminated also along with the way development process moves forward scientifically," said the PM.
Members in the National Assembly expressed their concerns over discriminations against country's six million Dalit population despite the guarantee of equal rights and opportunities to all castes and communities by the Constitution.
The PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) Annual Summit and Mart 23 will be taking place in Pokhara, a major tourist destination of Nepal, from 29 May to 1 June.
The Lumbini Province Government has scheduled the first ' Peace Marathon' in Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, on coming April 6.
In a meeting of the National Assembly (NA) today, lawmakers drew the government's attention to various contemporary political and social issues.