KATHMANDU, March 16: Vice chairperson of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) Bamdev Gautam is holding a meeting of the 'National Campaign for Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Unity', which was launched by Gautam a few months ago with the aim to keep the NCP unity intact.

NC to conduct discussions on education policy

Published On: March 16, 2021 11:11 AM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, March 16: Nepali Congress (NC) is preparing to organize discussions in all seven provinces across the country on national education policy prepared by the party itself.

Myanmar junta orders martial law in 6 Yangon townships

Published On: March 15, 2021 07:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press

YANGON, MYANMAR, March 15: Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in six townships in the country’s largest city, as security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month’s military coup.

Bahraini royal family to scale Mt Sagarmatha

Published On: March 15, 2021 06:18 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 15: A 16-member expedition team of Bahraini royal family has arrived in Nepal to ascend the world’s highest Mount Everest.

CPN (Maoist Center) to seek review of Supreme Court verdict

Published On: March 15, 2021 05:25 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 15: The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) is preparing to appeal for a review of the verdict issued by the Supreme Court (SC) to revive the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) and CPN (MC), scrapping the erstwhile Nepal Communist Party (NCP).

Nepal-Pakistan Friendship T-20 Cricket Tournament concludes

Published On: March 15, 2021 04:16 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 15: The 6th annual Nepal-Pakistan Friendship T-20 Cricket Tournament concluded on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, March 15: The Madhav Nepal-led faction of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) has taken strong exception to "unilateral decisions" taken by the party's central committee meeting on March 12.

67 percent Karnali folks have no access to electricity

Published On: March 15, 2021 02:35 PM NPT By: RSS

SURKHET, March 15: Until a few years ago, 72 percent of the people of Karnali did not have access to electricity. The situation has slightly improved with the building of some small micro hydropower and solar energy projects with the formation of provincial and local level governments. Yet, 67 percent Karnali folks have no access to electricity.

KATHMANDU, March 15: The Government of Japan has extended financial assistance of US dollars 265,576 (approximately NRs. 30.85 million), to SHAPLA NEER – Citizens’ Committee in Japan for Overseas Support, under the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects Schemes.

KATHMANDU, March 15: The Embassy of Israel in Nepal has donated medical equipment to three hospitals namely Bir Hospital, Patan Hospital and Dhulikhel Hospital in its effort to help Nepal fight COVID-19 and other ailments and enhance its overall healthcare amenities.