One hundred and fifty helpless people have been rescued as part of the drive to making the Karnali State free from street beggars. These underprivileged people had been eking out their living begging on the street and public places. Karnali state is being declared a State without beggars amidst a
A leopard was found dead in the open near the Aarwa-based Ratan Pandey School at Pokhara metropolis-13. The District Forest Office was informed of it by the locals who saw the lifeless body of a male cheetah lying on a graveled road, said journalist Shreeram Sigdel. The wild animal has
The weather influenced by the pressure of westerly winds will gradually improve from today, according to the Hydrology and Weather Forecasting Division. "The weather will fully improve from tomorrow, and there is no immediate possibility of rainfall," said meteorologist Bibhuti Pokharel. Today however there are chances of light rainfall in
The Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology has developed separate standard for 43 and 53 grade cement. The 102nd meeting of Nepal Standard Council has approved a new standard for 43 and 53 grade cement. Prior to this, the standard of all grade of cement was the same. A meeting
The one billion rupees to be received under the ‘State Support Programme’ in State no. 1 is believed to help forward equal development and increase the efficiency of public services by the State government. The programme is a joint initiative of the Government of Nepal and the Swiss Government. The
Four Korean tourists and their two guides have gone missing on their way to the Annapurna base camp. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Kaski Dan Bahadur Karki, five other Korean tourists and one Nepali were rescued after being caught in avalanche triggered by heavy
-Prem Raule The Agriculture Knowledge Centre Bajura is to use the road side land for production of various agricultural products. The centre has come up with a policy of road security, utilization of land and agro-production. In the first phase, the 40 kilometer stretch of land from Dakadi Gadha to
Achyut Guragain has been elected the Chair of Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA). In the election held for the post on Friday, Guragain was elected with a total of 150 votes. His nearest contender was Bhim Prasad Pant who got 126 votes while Mihika Dhakwa got 109
Minister for Land Reforms, Agriculture and Cooperatives of Gandaki Province Lekh Bahadur Thapa has said that agriculture is the foundation of prosperity of the province. Speaking at an interaction on mushroom farming here on Friday, he said as a result the agriculture sector was the first priority of the government.
Visiting Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Nakayama Norihiro, and Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai have met here today. During the meeting, the two discussed about attracting more and more Japanese tourists to Nepal and increasing the direct flight operation to and from Nepal
