An organisation funded by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has pledged to support the Madhes Province that presently bears the brunt of prolonged drought.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Sunday held discussions with the leadership of Suryabinayak municipality, the National Sports Council (NSC), and the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) regarding a plan to construct a stadium at Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur.
A meeting of the Koshi Province Assembly (PA) on Sunday unanimously passed a bill relating to the establishment and operation of the contribution-based pension fund.
Madhesh province has been facing severe scarcity of drinking water for a long even in the monsoon season. Especially in the 32 wards of the Birgunj Metropolitan City, severe water scarcity has been noticed.
Leader of Janata Samajwadi Party and Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi, has said that the incumbent government will advance processes for the constitution amendment on the basis of its needs. The constitution amendment will be taken ahead as per the aspirations and needs of all classes, regions and communities, Minister Sah told RSS correspondent Sushil Darnal in an interview.
National Assembly (NA) members have drawn the attention of the government on various contemporary issues including the longstanding drought in Tarai.
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has seen a double-digit decline, with the transaction amount surpassing Rs 26.5 billion.
The National Assembly (NA) Members have drawn the attention of the government to address the issues of farmers caused due to the longstanding drought in Tarai-Madhesh and ensure provisions for timely supplies of fertilisers and seeds. In Sunday's NA meeting, the lawmakers asked the government to immediately announce relief packages to the affected farmers. The MPs also urged the government to develop resilient infrastructures for disaster risk reduction.
Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Bhagawati Neupane has said that the key priority of the government was to ensure good governance and, for this, the public institutions should provide public service delivery in a transparent manner.
An attractive view of Phewa Lake and Pokhara snapped from Pokhara Metropolitan City - 18 Sarangkot.
Chief Minister of Karnali Province Government Yamlal Kandel has said that the role of the state was vital for the security of the media persons.
The number of tourists visiting Dhorpatan, Nepal's only hunting reserve area, has been increasing annually. According to the Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve Office in Baglung, the number of internal tourists here rose by 8,000 in a year. Ranger Sagar Subedi of the Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve Office said that 23,692 tourists visited Dhorpatan in the fiscal year 2081/082 while such a number was 15,573 in the previous fiscal year.
Thailand and Cambodia clashed for a fourth day Sunday, despite both sides saying they were ready to discuss a ceasefire after a late-night intervention by US President Donald Trump. The neighbours, popular destinations for millions of foreign tourists, have been locked in their bloodiest conflict in years over their disputed border, with at least 33 people confirmed killed and more than 200,000 displaced.
At least six people were crushed to death at a popular Hindu temple in northern India's Uttarakhand state on Sunday, officials said, after a massive crowd surge.
At least six people were killed and several others injured in a stampede at the Mansa Devi temple in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar on Sunday morning. “We dispatched our three teams to the site as soon as we received information about the stampede. They are currently engaged in relief and rescue operations,” State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) commandant Arpan Yaduvansi said.