World Red Cross Day being observed today

Published On: May 8, 2024 10:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU May 8: The World Red Cross Day is being observed by organizing several programmes today with the slogan 'keeping humanity alive'.

Mother's day being celebrated today

Published On: May 8, 2024 09:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 8: Today is Matatirtha Aunsi. Mother's Day is being celebrated across the country with reverence, devotion and respect, today.

KATHMANDU, May 8: The Special Court has ordered Sunil Paudel, the former managing director of Nepal Telecom, to be imprisoned for nine years and fined Rs 232.7 million in the procurement of the National Payment Gateway System case.

KATHMANDU, May 7: The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Kathmandu has partnered with NASA and USAID to leverage space technology to monitor air quality and empower decision-makers.

Govt starts process to ban vape in Nepal

Published On: May 7, 2024 07:54 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 7: The government has started the process of banning electronic cigarettes (vapes). The National Health Education, Information and Communication Center (NHEICC) under the Department of Health Services has reached out to various ministries seeking their cooperation in enforcing the ban.

KATHMANDU, May 7: The government has issued a statement cautioning Nepali citizens regarding the rising instances of fraudulent activities, luring people with promises of attractive employment opportunities abroad.

Heat wave makes life difficult in Banke

Published On: May 7, 2024 05:51 PM NPT By: Republica

BANKE, May 7: The rising temperature accompanying the heat wave has adversely affected life in Banke, a Terai district of Lumbini Province.

CZOP urges govt to prioritize child rights issues

Published On: May 7, 2024 05:18 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 7: Children as Zones of Peace National Campaign (CZOP) has drawn attention of the three tiers government to prioritize child rights in the course of preparing the government's policies, programs and budgets for the next fiscal year 2024/25.

KATHMANDU, May 7: The Federation of Women Entrepreneurs’ Associations Nepal (FWEAN) has urged the government to prioritize women entrepreneurs in the upcoming budget for the fiscal year 2024/25. Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun hosted a program at the ministry on Monday to gather suggestions from women entrepreneurs regarding the upcoming budget.

18 injured in bus accident in Morang

Published On: May 7, 2024 03:39 PM NPT By: Chuman Basnet

MORANG, May 7: At least 18 people were injured when a bus overturned at Budhiganga Rural Municipality in Morang along the Koshi Highway on Tuesday.