Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung has said that the government's key priority was to ensure effectiveness of public service delivery and good governance promotion.
President Ramchandra Paudel and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had a meeting today.
Former Prime Minister and Chairman of Nepal Samajwadi Party (Naya Shakti) Dr Baburam Bhattarai has said that the country has gradually advanced to a positive direction with the establishment of the federal democratic republic after a long struggle of people.
Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has claimed that Nepal is ahead of other countries in terms of women's rights.
Women leaders of different political parties have called for implementing the constitutional rights of women by formulating laws.
Poet and lyricist Dinesh Adhikari's collection of poems 'Paaniko Parade' has been released amidst a programme here today.
The tremor of the earthquake that occurred at Dinggye County of Tibet Autonomous Region in China this afternoon has been felt in Nepal as well. According to the Nepal Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre (NEMRC), the earthquake hit the County with its epicentre there itself at around 2:35 pm.
Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Nawal Kishor Shah Sudi, has vowed the implementation of laws on the rights of women enshrined in the constitution. Addressing a programme organized by the 115th International Women's Day main celebration committee here on Saturday, Minister Sudi reminded the constitutional provision on women's rights and committed to the enforcement of laws so that women's rights would be addressed.
The cereals like wheat, barley and buckwheat produced in an organic way in the Sagarmatha region have witnessed a decline in recent years. The erratic weather pattern, rising temperature and dryness have badly impacted the normal cultivation and production in the Himalayan region. A local Pasang Lhamu Sherpa said, "We used to have ample production of buckwheat and Uwa. Now, we're forced to leave the arable land uncultivated. Extreme weather patterns, lack of water/rain, and depleting soil fertility have made it difficult to grow crops. The yield is meagre these days."
Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak ruled out monarchy as an alternative to the republic system. Minister Lekhak delivered this remark in a press meet organized by Nepal Press Union here while heading to Achham district to inaugurate the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Project Implementation Unit Office.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba called for collective efforts to end violence against women (VAW) and all other obstacles to women's empowerment.
On International Women’s Day, the United Nations in Afghanistan reiterates its urgent call for the de facto authorities to lift restrictions that continue to strip women and girls of their fundamental rights. The UN also calls on Member States to translate solidarity into action—by amplifying Afghan women’s voices, supporting their leadership, and investing in their resilience and future.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the country’s women on International Women’s Day, pointing out that much in life depends on their creative energy, love, and utmost responsibility. "Dear women, we know that so much in life depends on you, on your talents, creative energy, love, and utmost responsibility with which you undertake any job. Once again, we are in awe of your beauty, kindness and grace," the president noted.
Senior leader of the CPN (Unified Socialist) and former Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal has said the women's struggles and movements waged for rights should be emboldened to end injustice in society.