ILO support to NRNA to help migrant workers   

The Non-resident Nepalis Association (NRNA) has forged a partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to help the Nepali workers stranded in different parts of the globe due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   

NCP Standing Committee meet deferred until July 6

The Standing Committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist party (NCP) scheduled for Saturday morning has been postponed until July 6. Surya Thapa, press advisor to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, said the meeting had been postponed until Monday.

Nepali Army to resume sending troops to UN peace mission from next week

Deployment of Nepali Army personnel in the United Nations peacekeeping mission, which was suspended because of COVID-19, is going to resume from the second week of July, 2020. Nepali Army has currently been keeping its nearly 1,000 troops in ready position by sending them in quarantine at the Birendra Army Peace Operation Training Centre (BPOTC), Paanchkhal in Kavre. The BPOTC is the only one and main pre-deployment training centre of the Nepali Army. The Army Headquarters has begun the process...

     INTERVIEW: We're near the goal of graduating to developing country by 2022: Finance Minister Khatiwada 

     INTERVIEW: We're near the goal of graduating to developing country by 2022: Finance Minister Khatiwada 

Poudel new spokesperson of NA   

Brigadier General Santosh Ballav Poudel has been appointed the new spokesperson of the Nepal Army. Poudel is currently the Chief of the 15th battalion in the NA headquarters.    

Directive to end uncertainty of classes, examinations in varsity in offing

At a time when thousands of university level students across the country are in dilemma about their classes and examinations, which have been postponed infinitely because of COVID-19, the University Grant Commission (UGC) is now in final stage to bring a directive to address alternative education requirements of the varsities.

Tourism sector loses Rs. 34 billion in lockdown

Loss of the tourism sector in the country is estimated to be Rs. 41 billion by July 22 – until the measures of lockdown are in place. A joint study committee of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal and Nepal Tourism Board, formed to assess the loss in the tourism and aviation sectors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, had estimated that the sectors in the country are losing Rs. 10 billion every month.

Damak couple faces action for selling four-day baby son

Can you believe parents sell their four-day baby? But police are now investigating into a couple of Damak, Jhapa in State 1 for selling their four-day baby son. The father of the baby is now in police custody, and the mother is also suspected for her involvement in the crime.

NC President Deuba urges NSU to expand organization up to villages

At a blood donation programme organized by NSU central committee today on the occasion of 96th birth anniversary of NC’s former president and Prime Minister, Girija Prasad Koirala, President Deuba stressed that the NSU leaders should reach the districts and villages and build organization.

Demonstration in support of PM Oli in Bhaktapur

  A public rally was organised in support of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at local Surya Binayak today. The support rally was organised in the name of independent citizens. The participants of the rally chanted slogans in PM Oli's support on the occasion. Scores of people had assembled for the support rally called through social media.