KATHMANDU, Dec 6: The government has decided to set up the 'Prime Minister National Talent Award Fund'. The Cabinet meeting held recently decided to set up the fund to encourage the youths who make remarkable contribution to peace, good governance, innovation, scientific research, investigation and development sectors.

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: The way Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Banskota responded to a crowd of reporters desperately waiting to learn about the decisions of a Cabinet meeting the other day has saddened and angered Nepal’s media fraternity.

KATHMANDU, Sept 23: The government has declared Maulana Khursid Alam, who was shot dead by an unidentified group in Sunsari on Friday, a martyr. The government has also announced to provide Rs 1 million to the victim’s family as compensation.

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: A cabinet meeting on Sunday could not finalize a name for the vacant position of chairman of Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), amid controversies surrounding the nomination of Digambar Jha for the post. Jha is former chief of NTA.

KATHMANDU, Aug 14: The Government has decided to relieve Nepal Telecom Managing Director Kamini Rajbhandari from her post.