KALIKOT, Feb 24: A test flight will take place at Suntharali Airport in Kalikot on Monday.

KATHMANDU, Feb 22: The controversy continues as the then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated the Dharahara before completing its construction. A dispute is ongoing between the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) and the Ministry of Urban Development regarding this issue.

PM Dahal inaugurates Dudhauli hospital

February 3, 2024 15:15 pm

SINDHULI, Feb 3: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has inaugurated the newly-constructed Dudhauli Municipal Hospital at Sirthauli of Sindhuli.

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: Varnabas Museum Hotel, a five-star hotel under construction in the capital Kathmandu, is celebrating its opening month with various activities throughout February. The hotel was inaugurated on February 1 by climber Mingma David Sherpa by hoisting a flag on the hotel’s roof.

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: The newly-constructed Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India is set to be inaugurated today.

KATHMANDU, Jan 18: Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolitan City has appealed to the residents of the city to celebrate the day of the inauguration of Ram Mandir in India’s Ayodhya by holding a ghee lamp lighting ceremony.

KATHMANDU, Jan 5: Tribhuvan University (TU) Central Library Building has been inaugurated. Foreign Minister NP Saud and visiting Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar inaugurated the newly-constructed building in Kirtipur on Friday.

LAHAN, Jan 3: The foreign ministers of Nepal and India will jointly inaugurate three transmission lines of 132 kVA on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 12: Femina Flaunt Studio Salon, in a ceremony held at its inaugural establishment in Narayanchowr, Naxal, Kathmandu, marked a historic moment with the presence of the reigning Femina Miss India 2023, Nandini Gupta, as the chief guest for its grand opening and media launch.

KATHMANDU, Nov 27: The Shree Pokharvindi Secondary School located in Rohini Rural Municipality-2, Bhatpurwa, Rupandehi District, celebrated the formal inauguration of its new school building.

KATHMANDU, Sept 24: Hotel Yak & Yeti has announced the commencement of the 3rd Yak & Yeti Tennis Tournament amidst a special function in the capital on Sunday.

DAMAULI, Sept 23: President Ramchandra Paudel inaugurated a city hall constructed at Byas Municipality-3 in Tanahu district on Saturday.

Project PRIA: Pokhara’s Pride

January 2, 2023 07:40 am

With its inauguration by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday, the first day of the ‘English New Year’ 2023, the long-awaited Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) has formally come into operation.

POKHARA, Jan 1: Pokhara International Airport has been inaugurated by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Top leaders of other political parties have also come to Pokhara along with the PM.

KASKI, Jan 1: The newly-built Pokhara Regional International Airport– the first project implemented in Nepal as a part of the China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation-- is being inaugurated on Sunday amid a special ceremony in Pokhara.

PM Dahal to inaugurate PRIA

December 31, 2022 10:00 am

KASKI, Dec 31: Preparations have been made for the grand opening of the newly built international airport in Pokhara, the main tourist city of the country.

POKHARA, Dec 20: Buddha Air, a leading private sector airline company of Nepal, is all set to operate the first flight from Pokhara Regional International Airport on January 1, when the newly-upgraded airport will come into operation. Buddha Air has prepared its flight schedule for the first flight from Pokhara to Varanasi of India on the first day of the English New Year (January 1, 2023).

KASKI, Oct 14: Eight different sports events are taking place along with the inauguration of the National Games today.

9th National Games begins from today

October 14, 2022 09:20 am

GANDAKI, Oct 14: The 9th National Games is taking place from today at the Pokhara Stadium.

A new outlet of Big Digital, a multi-brand store, was inaugurated in Gwarko, Lalitpur, on wednesday. Actress Swastima Khadka, who is also the brand ambassador of Big Digital, inaugurated the store amidst a special ceremony.

Madan Krishna Shrestha, renowned comedian and actor inaugurated a theater established in his name during a grand function organized at Pathshala Pre-Uni program in Baneshwor on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, May 16: Commercial flights from the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) began starting Monday. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba formally inaugurated Nepal’s second international airport, the GBIA today. The opening was marked by a successful landing of an international commercial flight.

KATHMANDU, March 16: Inauguration of the Jayanagar-Janakpur railway service has fallen uncertain with the ordinance relating to the operation of the railway service becoming inactive.

KATHMANDU, Dec 26: The National Convention of the CPN (Maoist Center) is underway at National Academy Hall, Kamaladi.

NC’s 14th general convention from today

December 10, 2021 08:58 am

KATHMANDU, Dec 10: The 14th general convention of Nepali Congress is beginning in Kathmandu starting today.

KATHMANDU, Nov 26: The 10th National General Convention of the CPN-UML is being inaugurated at noon today amidst a special function being organized at Narayani River bank in Chitwan.

Tokyo Olympics inauguration today

July 23, 2021 13:02 pm

KATHMANDU, July 23: The 32nd Summer Olympics is going to be formally inaugurated today.

KATHMANDU, July 4: The  Samundratar-Trishuli 3B Hub transmission line and substation was inaugurated on Saturday.

Dharahara to be inaugurated today

April 24, 2021 08:50 am

KATHMANDU, April 24: The tallest view tower in the Kathmandu Valley which collapsed during the 2015 earthquake is being inaugurated today at 11AM.

KATHMANDU, April 19: The company awarded the contract for the reconstruction of the Dharahara tower has stated that the completion of the project will take a year more. Meanwhile, the government is in a rush to inaugurate the tower. Under the direction of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, about 300 workers are working daily from dawn to dusk to complete the project.

KATHMANDU, April 14: Dharahara, which is considered a historical heritage of the Kathmandu Valley, is being inaugurated on April 24. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has instructed the contractor company to complete the work of the tower within April 24 with the aim of inaugurating it soon.

KATHMANDU, April 2: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday formally inaugurated the distribution of the much-anticipated drinking water supplied by the Melamchi Drinking Water Project in the Kathmandu Valley.

KATHMANDU, Feb 15: The reconstruction of the country's main administrative hub Singhadurbar, which also houses the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers is also based, has been completed.

USA, Jan 21: Joe Biden took the oath of office to become the 46th president of the United States, declaring that “democracy has prevailed.”

WASHINGTON, Jan 21: President Joe Biden is moving swiftly to dismantle Donald Trump’s legacy on his first day in office, signing a series of executive actions that reverse course on immigration, climate change, racial equity and the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

USA, Jan 17: Ten days after rioters breached the U.S. Capitol in a deadly attack that stunned the world, cities nationwide were girding for a potential new wave of violent protests over the weekend, erecting barriers and deploying thousands of National Guard troops.

The A-list is back. How A-list? Try Lady Gaga and J. Lo. Inauguration officials announced on Thursday that the glittery duo would appear in person on Jan. 20, with Gaga singing the national anthem as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are sworn in on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, and Jennifer Lopez giving a musical performance.

KATHMANDU, May 9: The Sajha Party has expressed deep concern over the inauguration of a link road passing through the Nepali territory of Lipulekh by the Indian government.

KABUL, March 9: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was sworn in for a second term on Monday but his main rival for the top job refused to recognize the inauguration, holding his own swearing-in ceremony as a rival president.

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that time has come to resolve the pending issues between Nepal and India through diplomatic consultations.

KATHMANDU, Nov 18: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated the Upper Trishuli 3 'A' pressing a switch at the Prime Minister's office in Singha Durbar on Monday.

KATHMANDU, Oct 15: The ninth Global convention of Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) is beginning in Kathmandu from Tuesday.

Truss bridge opens in Nangkhel

July 31, 2019 14:30 pm

BHAKTAPUR, July 31: A truss bridge has been brought into operation at Nangkhel of Surya Binayak municipality, ward number 9.

KATHMANDU, July 27: Sahid Gangalal National Heart Centre has commenced services from the newly-constructed Emergency and Out Patient Service Block from today.

POKHARA, June 2: The inauguration function for a newly-built hotel in Pokhara attended by Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Saturday has set an example how top leadership can suffer a dent in stature if they bend to undue political influence or are ill-advised.

Republic Park inauguration today

May 29, 2019 05:30 am

KATHMANDU, May 29: The Republic Memorial Park on the premises of the Narayanhiti Palace Museum whose construction was started in 2012 and completed two years ago, is finally going to be inaugurated by President Bidya Bhandari on Wednesday coinciding with the 11th Republic Day.

PM invited to Modi swearing-in

May 28, 2019 07:00 am

KATHMANDU, May 28: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has formally extended invitation to Prime Minister KP Oli along with the heads of the government from other Bimstec member states and the chair of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to attend his swearing-in scheduled for May 30.

KATHMANDU, April 18: An official opening ceremony of bi-annual Eighth National Games is set to be held on Thursday at the renovated Nepalgunj Stadium, Banke. The matches were already started eight days ago with majority of the sports already played before the inauguration.

Soaltee Westend Premier was formally inaugurated on Tuesday by Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli.

MAKWANPUR, Feb 3: It was an unusual day when Dor Mani Poudel, Chief Minister of Province 3, officially inaugurated the track connecting Chainpur to Manahari, a section of East-West Highway, on Thursday.