– Abhilasha Pokhrel A senior Chinese professor has highlighted the significance of the Belt Road Initiative (BRI) for the economic development of landlocked countries including Nepal. “BRI is a world-wide programme forwarded by China for socio-economic development, not for political objectives”, said Prof Dr HE Wenping of Institute of West
A bird of rare species has been again spotted in the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in Sunsari. The Reserve is considered as the heaven for bird life. The Reserve which covers wetlands measuring 175 kilometers in three districts – Sunsari, Uydaypur and Saptari – is home to several species of
Chief Minister of Bagmati State Dormani Poudel today said a drastic change would take place in the country in the next five years. He pledged the state government’s support and priority to the development of educational and other sectors and skill enhancing technical education. The state government has put forward
– Birat Anupam After some successful test flight by various paragliding pilots from Pokhara and Dharan, Dharan was first city in State 1 to start commercial paragliding service. Tourism entrepreneur, Roshan Adhikari, started first commercial paragliding company named ‘Dharan Sky Adventures’ on October, 2015. Even after five years of operation,
Kathmandu Metropolitan City has started construction of a portable steel overhead bridge at Chabahil chowk of Kathmandu for convenience of the pedestrians. The bridge is going to be constructed at a cost of Rs 8.266 million. The KMC had already signed the agreement with construction company- Kanchhaman Construction Service on
Various eight commissions have tabled their annual report of the fiscal year, 2075/76 in today’s meeting of the House of Representatives. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal, on behalf of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, submitted the annual reports of the Judicial Council, the Judicial Service
Two women being taken to India for alleged human trafficking were rescued from the Kakarbhitta point along the Nepal-India border. It is learnt that they had been promised good jobs in India before being convinced to cross the border which could not be possible due to timely police intervention. One
Kanchanpur’s Bhimdutta municipality has placed importance on upgrading road infrastructure for the convenience of domestic and foreign tourists. Targeting the Visit Nepal Year-2020, the municipality has laid emphasis on expanding and renovating roads to establish connection with tourism hubs. Bhimdutta mayor Surendra Bista informed that they have emphatically taken ahead
Former President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has stressed the need to keep technical education on priority. Addressing the golden jubilee function of Tribhuvan Secondary School at Bhanu municipality-13 in Tanahun on Thursday, Dr Yadav noted that the technical and employment-oriented education should be mandatorily implemented in schools. "Applied education with
State-5 Ministry of Social Development has set up a ‘State Public Health Lab’ at Ramnagar in Butwal. Opening the operation of laboratory on Thursday, Minister for Social Development Sudarshan Baral informed that the ministry has put health service on top priority. Ministry’s secretary Dr Gopi Krishna Khanal highlighted the need
