LALITPUR, March 7: An International Conference on Food Sovereignty and Famers' Rights is to be held in the capital on 10-12 March.

Cultural diversity is Nepal's identify-PM Oli

Published On: March 7, 2019 10:51 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 7: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said cultural diversity was the identify of Nepali.

ROLPA, March 7: An unidentified group on Tuesday evening torched a private vehicle in Gangadev Rural Municipality of Rolpa district.

Villagers victimized by Indian forest officials

Published On: March 7, 2019 09:32 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL

KAILALI, March 7: Locals of Kairali Rural Municipality, many wards of which share border with India, have complained that officials from the Indian forest department have been exploiting them for years.

Motorists' civil disobedience against VIP motorcade

Published On: March 7, 2019 05:30 AM NPT By: Biken K Dawadi

KATHMANDU, March 7: In what has been described as the first case of civil disobedience by motorists in Nepal, dozens of motorists on Tuesday flouted traffic rules to drive on a road in the capital which was blocked to facilitate a VIP motorcade.

KATHMANDU, March 7: The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu signed an agreement with the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), India, on Wednesday for post-earthquake reconstruction of 72 educational facilities in Nepal.

PM Oli in hospital for regular checkup, condition normal

Published On: March 7, 2019 04:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 7: The health condition of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who was admitted to Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) for a regular checkup Wednesday, is reported to be normal.

KATHMANDU, March 7: A top UN official has said Nepal is a very progressive country in terms of formulating policies favorable to address issues related to women empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, adolescents and the concerns of LGBTI and other minority groups.

KATHMANDU, March 7: The agitating teachers who announced general strike in public schools across the nation on Tuesday have withdrawn their strike following widespread criticism for depriving the children from their right to education.

Strategy to ensure citizen's access to mass communications

Published On: March 6, 2019 08:44 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 6: The National Planning Commission has framed a base paper with long term vision for the 15th periodic plan, where a citizen's access to mass communications with full press freedom is incorporated. It was shared at a national consultation and interaction organized on the draft of the base paper in the capital city on Wednesday.