At a programme organised by Social Development Centre under the Pokhara Chamber of Commerce and Industry here Monday, they pointed out the need of ensuring together the rehabilitation of child labour, reunion with families and formal and informal education programme.
No sooner had the lower house of the federal parliament, House of Representatives, passed the Civil Service Bill with a provision of 2-year cooling off after a year plus intense debates than it created furor in the wake of tampering with the bill document.
The increasing deposit of stones, gravel, sand and debris in the Kaligandaki riverbed continues to pose a significant threat to the settlements in vicinity.
Youth leaders and stakeholders have called for greater investment in young people and youth-friendly climate governance, emphasising the importance of ensuring youth participation in local policymaking, especially on climate and environmental issues. This call to action came during the National Workshop on Youth, Climate Change, and GESI, organised by Jagriti Child and Youth Concern Nepal (Jcycn) in collaboration with the British Council Nepal in Kathmandu.
Construction of a makeshift embankment along the Rapti River has begun to prevent flooding in the nearby settlements.
Nepali Congress (NC) leader Dr Shekhar Koirala has expressed serious concern over an alleged change in the Civil Service Bill in an unauthorised way, calling it an insult to the dignity of parliament when the Bill had already been unanimously endorsed by the House of Representatives.
Marpha village, which is usually packed with tourists during the 'peak season', is now deserted due to the decrease in the arrival of domestic and foreign tourists with the onset of rainfall.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba has called on the international community to support sustainable agricultural systems for Nepal and countries with similar topographies, as well as climate finance for the Himalayan region.
Prime Minister Oli and First Lady Radhika Shakya participated in a program organized in honor of the heads of state and government of the countries participating in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development of the United Nations (FFD-4).
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association, the price of hallmark gold has been determined at Rs 188,100 per tola today, which was traded at Rs 188,400 per tola on Monday.
Kavrepalanchok district, which has attained self-sufficieny in milk, supplies 70 percent of the total milk produced in the district to the federal capital Kathmandu and some other districts.
Goods worth Rs 434 billion 260 million have entered Nepal through the Birgunj border from the neighboring country India in the last 11 months of the current fiscal year 2024/25.
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Dipak Khadka returned home last night after participating in the fifth energy ministerial meeting organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Ningbo city, Zhejiang province of China.
The monsoon wind has its influence throughout the country at present with the monsoon low pressure trough somewhat closer to west Nepal, towards north from its average position, the Meteorological Forecasting Division said.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called for justice and fairness in the global economic and financial system.