KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has requested the Lumbini provincial government to focus on increasing production and employment opportunities along with infrastructure development.

Nepal, a nation endowed with abundant natural resources and cultural richness, has traversed through turbulent times marred by poverty and conflict. However, amidst the struggles, Nepal has emerged resilient, having peacefully resolved armed conflicts and embraced inclusive democratic practices through the drafting of a progressive constitution in 2015 by the constituent assembly elected by the people.

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: At a time when unemployment is rising in the country, the government is going to spend about Rs 6 billion to create job opportunities. Around 60,000 unemployed individuals will be provided employment in the construction and maintenance of community infrastructure.

KATHMANDU, Dec 12: Nepalis aspiring for foreign employment have put themselves in jeopardy by taking advantage of the Russia-Ukraine war. Despite the associated risks, the surge in Nepali youth heading to Russia this year is attributed to the pursuit of employment opportunities.

KATHMANDU, Sept 24: The Labor Bank of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is experiencing a surge in interest, with an average of 400 applications pouring in each month. This notable development comes after the metropolis called upon skilled but unemployed individuals to join the Labor Bank in August.

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is stepping up its efforts to connect unemployed citizens with meaningful employment opportunities through the introduction of the Labor Bank initiative. In a recently issued notice, KMC has called upon unemployed individuals residing within the city to become part of the labor bank program.

For the eastern province, Tamor High-dam project can be a game changer project for reducing dependency of electricity from other provinces and also serve as a means to achieve prosperity for the people through employment opportunities. A preliminary report prepared by NEA indicates that the geographical location, social impact assessment and environmental conditions are feasible to build the storage project in the area.

KATHMANDU, June 2: The government claims to have facilitated domestic agricultural production to increase employment opportunities, but the budget allocation for the sector might not help meet the government targets, say agricultural analysts.

GORKHA, March 21: Barpak Sulikot Rural Municipality started the  'Gaunpalika Adakxya Garibi Niwaran Program' last year to provide employment opportunities to the youth within the village. Under the program, the rural municipality had made working procedure to provide Rs 200,000 to the youths without any interest. The Rural Municipality had collected forms from those interested. Out of 60 applicants, only 14 were eligible for the subsidy.

SINDHULI, Feb 24: The operation of small firms registered under 'cottage industry' category is creating employment opportunities at local level in rural areas of Sindhuli.

The commonly accepted objective of foreign direct investment is to create conducive policy, regulatory and operational environment for attracting foreign owned companies or the multi-nationals to invest into the host country. The investment made in the productive sector of economy not only helps create job and employment opportunities through injection of foreign capital and technology but also helps in increasing productive capacity of the economy and improve balance of payment through increased export of goods and services.

Known for her work towards bettering the US criminal justice system, reality star Kim Kardashian West on Thursday spoke at 'Second Chance Hiring & Re-entry' event at the White House.' Second Chance Hiring & Re-entry' endeavors to help create opportunities for people after serving their sentence.

POKHARA, May 20: Gandaki Province is set to distribute Rs 400 million in grants to develop exemplary models of agricultural farms and animal husbandry, and provide employment opportunities to the youth.

PARBAT, Sept 26: Different organizations -- government and non-government -- conduct vocational training intended at developing skills of the youths. However, contrary to the expectations, these skills development activities have not been able to generate sufficient employment opportunities.