5 things about Sahara Basnet

May 7, 2018 09:18 am

A rare combination of demure and dauntless personality, Sahara Basnet witnessed a turning point in her life after winning the title of Miss Asia Pacific International Nepal 2017. Holding a childhood dream of making her mark in beauty pageants, she represented Nepal in Miss Asia Pacific International 2017 held in the Philippines.

KATHMANDU, April 2: CPN (Maoist Center) leader and Minister for Forest and Environment Shakti Basnet said that the left alliance government will be converted into a majority government after the formal unification between the two communist parties on April 22.

KATHMANDU, Mar 28: Japan's Ambassador to Nepal, Masashi Ogawa, today called on Minister for Forest and Environment, Shakti Bahadur Basnet.

KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Minister for Information and Communications, Mohan Bahadur Basnet, has said that advertising companies should be disciplined and competitive.

BHAKTAPUR, Dec 23: Former Minister and Member of Parliament Mahesh Basnet has said that collective effort can help uplift the economic situation of women while also preserving capital and promoting savings.

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: Minister for Information and Communications Mohan Bahadur Basnet has said the government is eager to hand over the leadership as soon as possible through a due constitutional process by highly respecting the people’s mandate expressed through the recent elections to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies.

BHAKTAPUR, Dec 10: CPN-UML candidate for Bhaktapur-2 Mahesh Basnet has won in the constituency.

JAJARKOT, Dec 9: Former Home Minister Shakti Bahadur Basnet has made a victory in Jajarkot. Basnet, who is leader of Maoist center has back supported by CPN-UML.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Dec 9: Agni Sapkota wins in Sindhupalchowk-1 by more than 10 thousand votes. Sapkota candidate of Maoist center has secured victory for the House of Representatives in Sindhupalchowk-1. He defeated Information and communication minister Mohan Bahadur Basnet from Nepali congress by 10,700 votes.

KATHMANDU, Oct 30: Minister for Information and Communications Mohan Bahadur Basnet said that the Ministry was preparing to get a strategic partner for the telecommunications sector in the country.

5 things about Salon Basnet

September 11, 2017 08:49 am

Featuring as a child artist at the age of eight in the film ‘Nepali Babu’, Salon Basnet formally started his career in films from the movie ‘Hostel’. Having acted in movies like ‘Afanta’, ‘Dhukdhuki’, ‘Hami Teen bhai’, ‘Afnopan’, ‘Hostel’, ‘Gajalu’, ‘Ae Mero Hajur 2’ , he is best known for his comedy roles and for his works as an assistant director in Nepali films.

KATHMANDU, September 6: Minister for Information and Communications Mohan Bahadur Basnet has urged the Nepal Telecom employees to work for people and the company.

NAGARKOT, September 3: Minister for Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Ambika Basnet, has said the provincial and central elections are necessary for the Constitution's implementation to take its course.

KATHMANDU, August 29: Minister for Information and Communications, Mohan Bahadur Basnet, has said the three-tier of elections would be held on slated date for the effective implementation of constitution.

KATHMANDU, August 27: Minister for Information and Communications Mohan Bahadur Basnet has said that the media houses would be prodded to provide minimum wages to the working journalists.

KATHMANDU, August 3: Minister for Information and Communications Mohan Bahadur Basnet has said Nepal is committed to the One-China policy.

KATHMANDU, August 1: Minister for Information and Communications Mohan Bahadur Basnet has pledged to hold discussions with media houses to ensure the professional rights of working journalists.

KATHMANDU July 31: Minister for Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Ambika Basnet, has said that all women should be united to secure their rights.

KATHMANDU, July 30: Minister for Information and Communications, Mohan Bahadur Basnet, has said that he would take necessary initiatives on behalf of the ministry to resolve problems of working journalists.

KATHMANDU, April 17: Kavrepalanchowk District Court has slapped life imprisonment on three officers of the then Royal Nepal Army  for the murder of Maina Sunar, a teenage girl, at the time of the Maoist insurgency.

KATHMANDU, April 17: Kavrepalanchok District Court has slapped life imprisonment on three officers of the then Royal Nepal Army  for the murder of Maina Sunar, a teenage girl, at the time of the Maoist insurgency.

KATHMANDU, March 22: The immediate past president of Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Ltd (KUKL) has resigned from the KUKL board of directors.

KATHMANDU, Feb 13: Employees of Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Ltd (KUKL) have demanded resignation of KUKL Chairman Suresh Kumar Basnet.

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Leaders of various trade unions at the Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) have asked for resignation of KUKL Chairman Suresh Kumar Basnet.

JAJARKO: T, Feb 7: CPN (Maoist Centre) leader and former Home Minister Shakti Bahadur Basnet, has directed the concerned bodies to take action against those users' committees which do not complete their assigned works in stipulated time.

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Nepal Police on Tuesday night arrested real estate entrepreneur Sudhir Basnet, who was absconding since August 2014 after the Supreme Court convicted him of defrauding several individuals, financial institutions and companies. Basnet is also the promoter of Oriental Cooperatives.

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: Real estate entrepreneur Sudhir Basnet, who was on the wanted list of Police has been arrested from Dhapashi on Tuesday evening. Basnet had been absconding after being accused of many fraud cases.

Pushpa Basnet: From CNN Hero to Superhero

December 13, 2016 08:00 am

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Nepali social worker Pushpa Basnet has been named as the CNN Superhero on Monday. She overcame four other former CNN Heroes to win the special award amidst a ceremony organized on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the CNN Heroes campaign at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.

Pushpa Basnet is CNN Superhero (Video)

December 12, 2016 08:25 am

KATHMANDU, Dec 12: Nepali social worker Pushpa Basnet has been declared the CNN Superhero on Monday amidst a ceremony on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the CNN Heroes Campaign.

KATHMANDU, Dec 10: Social worker Pushpa Basnet, who has been involved in exemplary work by providing shelter to the children forced to live with their convicted parents in prison, has been nominated for CNN Super Hero title.

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Former central member of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Hari Kumar Basnet passed away on Tuesday. He was 71.

KATHMANDU, Nov 16: Jeet Jung Basnet has been picked as the President of Nepal Tarun Dal, the youth wing of ruling Nepali Congress (NC), through the  fourth General Convention on Wednesday. Basnet is considered close to NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba.

KATHMANDU, Oct 6: Head coach of Nepali women's cricket team, Raju Basnet, has expressed his satisfaction toward the preparation of the team for the ICC 2016 Women's World Cup Qualifier-Asia, to be held in Hong Kong fron October 9-13. The Nepali team is leaving for Hong Kong on Thursday.

Democratic fighter Basnet no more

September 28, 2016 13:34 pm

KATHMANDU, Sept 28: Nepali Congress leader and democratic fighter Shivadwoj Basnet passed away at the age of 96 last night at 1 am.

KATHMANDU, Sept 9: CPN (Maoist Center) Parliamentary Party on Friday appointed lawmaker Tek Bahadur Basnet as the party's chief whip.

JAJARKOT, Sept 8: Former Minister for Home Affairs Shakti Bahadur Basnet provided financial assistance worth Rs 500,000 to a local school in Jajarkot on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, July 2: Minister for Home Affairs Shakti Basnet has committed to take action against the culprits of the Pushpanjali Boarding School incident as two students there were killed and 23 others injured when a wall of a land plotting slid and crashed on the premises of the School at Taukhel in Lalitpur on Friday.

KATHMANDU, June 26: A group of depositors, who have lost their money in the troubled Oriental Cooperative Ltd, is now lobbying actively to allow Oriental and other firms owned by its disgraced promoter Sudheer Basnet to resume operation.