President Ramchandra Paudel has said that improving the living standards of the people and achieving prosperity of the nation is the very goal of our constitution and federal democratic republic. During the distribution ceremony of the Pushpalal National Award 2082 today, he mentioned that the struggles, sacrifices of senior leaders and the great sacrifice of the Nepali people led to the attainment of the federal democratic republic, highlighting the improvement in the living standards of the people and the prosperity of the country. The Award is instituted in the name of the founder leader of the Nepal Communist Party, the late Pushpalal Shrestha. The Award carries a purse of Rs 100 thousand and it is presented by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation every year.
Addressing the awareness program under the 'Clean Kitchen' golden planning Project by the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) here today, Advisor to the Mayor of KMC, Saroj Giri, said that 3 million people in the country have been affected because of consuming inedible and unsafe food. Many diseases, such as hormonal diseases and autoimmune diseases, are surfacing significantly, all because of consuming unsafe food.
The Government of Nepal has officially initiated the necessary process for the operation of a consulate office in Dallas, Texas, USA.
The Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to mourn the passing of its former central committee member and former minister, Dhundiraj Shastri, for three days, beginning today. Shastri died on June 16 in the course of treatment at Kathmandu Medical College. He was 89.
A meeting of the top leaders of the three big parties, including the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, is taking place here today.
The price of gold has been going up in the international market since June 10 and this has its effect in the domestic market as well.
Landslide has obstructed the Besisahar-Chame road section. The road has been disrupted after landslide occurred this morning nearby the Bung Falls in Lamjung Marsyangdi Rural Municipality.
Blacktopping has begun on the Kakadbhitta-Laukahi section of the 'Asian Highway', which aims to connect Asian nations through the road network.
The 13 local governments of Kavre district with high performance were honoured.
Nepal has beaten the host Scotland by two wickets in the match held in Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday under the T20 Tri-Nation Series.
The monsoon winds have an influence in some places of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and some eastern areas of Lumbini Province.
The Kathmandu District Court has ordered to release senior vice-chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Rabindra Mishra on a bail after a preliminary hearing on Tuesday.
Scientist researcher at the US-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Mingmar Sherpa, who returned home at the urge of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, called on the latter today.
The House of Representatives is scheduled to meet on coming Thursday.
CPN (Maoist Centre) leader Janardan Sharma has said that protecting the Himalayas and maintaining their natural beauty are challenging tasks, though the world's tallest peaks are the prideful treasures of Nepal.