Dr Dhananjaya Regmi has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Nepal Tourism Board. The executive committee of the NTB on Tuesday appointed Dr Regmi for a term of four years. Dr Regmi holds a PhD in climate change and is currently teaching at the Central Department of Geography and

Karnali State headquarters Birendranagar has been declared a riot-hit area up to tomorrow morning. The District Administration Office Surkhet has declared Ilam in the east of Birendranagar municipality, Wangesim in the west, Kapase barrack in the north and up to the distance of 500 metres in the south as the

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai has assured that Nepal will not be a laboratory for anyone and it should not be made so. Inaugurating the Tikapur Sudurpaschim Industrial Trade and Fair and Tikapur Fair organized by Tikapur Chamber of Commerce and Industries at Tikapur, Dang

The Supreme Court has decided against issuing an interim order in a petition filed challenging the election of NCP leader Agni Prasad Sapkota as the Speaker of the Federal Parliament. A single bench of Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla handed down the order after a hearing on the petition concluded today.

-Krishna Sapkota Implementation of constitutionally and legally guaranteed right to information (RTI) with a focus on its proactive disclosure offers ample opportunities for local governments to build the image of open government, stakeholders said. An informed citizenry can only provide civic oversight on the decisions and functions of the government

Various leaders and parliamentarians, representing the political parties in the parliament, have expressed their confidence that the newly elected Speaker Agni Prasad Kharel would run the parliament as per the parliamentary principles and values. Sapkota was elected to the post of Speaker unopposed last Sunday and assumed office after taking

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that the role of the federal and state governments was essential for enhancing the younger generation’s awareness about patriotism and the democratic system. She was speaking after unveiling the life-size statue of different political leaders at the Democratic Park in the Martyrs Memorial premises

The Sajha Publications Board of Directors has appointed Hom Prasad Gautam, a resident of Shivasatakhi-2, Jhapa as the General Manager of the Publications. Gautam has a background of politics and social work for the past four decades, while also assuming local leadership in different sectors in his home district. Prior

Karnali State Assembly deputy speaker Pushpa Gharti has said educational and academic elevation of the Mid-Western University would be the priority of the state government. In her address to a welcome programme organised by the University for its new students here today, Gharti called on all for depoliticising the University.

A campaign has been launched to completely control tobacco-related products in the State-1. The Ministry of Social Development of state-1 has launched the campaign. At a programme organised by the office of the Chief Minister and Council of Minister of State-1, here today, Chief Minister Sherdhan Rai inaugurated the campaign