KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Development projects and programs are suffering a skilled-manpower crunch, according to several reports on the periodic plans of the National Planning Commission.

KATHMANDU, Nov 27: The first phase of parliamentary and provincial assembly elections conducted on Sunday in 32 mountainous and high hilly districts were largely peaceful, despite security threat from the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal, a Maoist party.

JHAPA, Sept 1: Just three weeks ago, massive floods wreaked havoc in Madhes. Landslides in the hilly districts displaced hundreds of people. Environment experts warned that further destruction of Chure would be disastrous. According to them, ‘unnatural’ flooding and landslides had a direct link with the long ongoing deforestation and excavation the Chure range.

KATHMANDU, August 26: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell 0.16 point this week to close at 1,617.81 points on Thursday -- the last trading day of the week.

KATHMANDU, May 15: The first phase of the local elections was held largely in peaceful manner in three provinces on Sunday, the Election Commission and other election observers have said.

KATHMANDU, May 14: The Ministry of Home Affairs has termed the first round of the local election held at the 34 districts of three provinces on Sunday as largely successful.

KATHMANDU, May 14: Election Commission has officially said that more than 71 percent of the total voters in three provinces cast their votes in the first phase of the local level election.

KATHMANDU, Dec 31: Nepal’s potential for vegetable exports remain largely unexploited, according to findings of field survey and wider consultations held with various stakeholders.

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: While Monday marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) between the government and  then rebel CPN (Maoist), many promises and commitments made in that historic deal remain either only partially fulfilled or altogether unaddressed.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Friday said the issues of sexual violence and sexual consent have been largely ignored by the Indian film industry, and questioned the absence of an independent word to denote female valor.

JANAKPUR, July 2: Many village development committees (VDCs) in Dhanusa district were merged and declared as municipality despite not meeting the minimum required criteria. Locals had hoped that the declaration would open many prospects for development.