Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Jagdish Kharel, assumed office today. He reached Singha Durbar to assume the office shortly after taking the oath of office and secrecy before President Ramchandra Paudel at the latter's office, Shital Niwas, earlier today.
The project was implemented by Life Nepal and Disable Society Janakpur with financial and technical support from Australian Aid and CBM. It was run in Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolis, Mithila Bihari Municipality and Aurahi Rural Municipality.
The Himalayan districts in the Karnali Province are known for livestock and apple farming. However, farmers here are unable to secure adequate return from their produces, as they face many challenges, especially the easy and affordable transportation of the fruits to outer markets.
The daughter of Man Bahadur Darji died after she drowned in the stream at Jhanti of Jhapa rural municipality-3, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police at District Police Office, Khagendra Bahadur Khadka.
President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed ministers amidst a special ceremony at the Sheetal Niwas, the Office of the President. Earlier, Prime Minister Sushila Karki recommended the names of the four ministers to President Paudel to be inducted in her Cabinet.
Abhishek and Gill added 105 in just 59 balls as India chased down 172 with seven balls to spare
Six major roadways across the country have remained completely disrupted at present while 169 are operational one-way, according to the Department of Roads. Floods and landslides have blocked and damaged the roads, the Department confirmed.
With Dashain aura in the air, more than 189,000 people left the Kathmandu Valley in the last five days. According to the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, such number of passengers moved outside the Kathmandu Valley in 29,360 public vehicles from September 17 to 21. The vehicles left the federal capital via Thankot, Sanga, Dakshinkali and Balaju check points.
Narayangadh-Muglin road will be closed for two hours from 1:00pm today.
The Nepali national cricket team has been granted visas to travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to play the Unity Cup International T20 series against the West Indies. The team is set to depart for the UAE today.
The Nepali national cricket team has been granted visas to travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to play the Unity Cup International T20 series against the West Indies. The team is set to depart for the UAE today.
Kathmandu, Sept 22: The Supreme Court would remain open from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm to conduct hearing on the writ petitions for habeas corpus during the Dashain holiday. According to the Supreme Court administration, the hearing on writ petition for habeas corpus, however, would not be held on Ghatasthapana, Bijaya Dashami, Kojagrat Purnima and Saturday during Dashain. The apex court shared this information in a notice. (RSS)
The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has called its central committee meeting for next morning to prepare strategy for the upcoming election to the House of Representatives.
Veteran literary figure Prof Subarna Shakya was felicitated amid a function in the capital city in recognition to his outstanding contributions to the Nepal Bhasa.
Gorkha, Sept 22: Seeds for growing the Jamara (barley shoots) were sowed at the Dashain Ghar in the Gorakhkali temple of Gorkha, as per the rituals marking Ghatasthapana, the first day of Bada Dashain festival.The ritual was carried out at the auspicious hour of 9:13 am this morning, according to main priest Sharada Prasad Bhattarai. Diyo (an oil-fed lamp), Kalas (auspicious jar) and lord Ganesh in accordance with Vedic rituals and sow maize and barley seeds in a jar were filled with soil and cow dung for germination of the auspicious Jamara (barley shoots), he said.As per religious tradition, Hindus across the country perform the act of sowing barley seeds only after the act is completed at the Gorakhkali temple of Gorkha.The golden barley shoots are used along with the auspicious Tika from elders to the young ones on the tenth day of the Bada Dashain festival with blessings for peace, progress and prosperity.Likewise, the process of germination of barley shoots was also carried out at the Manakamana temple of Gorkha at the same auspicious hour.There is the tradition of making sacrifices of animals at the Kalika temple with the beginning of the Pratipada. (RSS)