KATHMANDU, July 20 U.S Ambassador to Nepal, Alaina B. Teplitz has paid a farewell call on Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'.

KATHMANDU, July 13: French Ambassador to Nepal, Yves Carmona, paid a farewell call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari.

SARLAHI, June 18: Sarlahi-based Indu Shankar Sugar Mill has started making payments to sugarcane farmers at rates lower than that determined by the government. The mill has been paying Rs 70.64 less than the government's rate per quintal of sugarcane.

GORKHA, June 9: Senior Neurosurgeon Dr Upendra Devkota, who has been undergoing treatment for Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) at Neuro Hospital, Bansbari, was airlifted by a helicopter to his birthplace Gorkha as per his wish on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, May 11: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day official visit to Nepal, has paid a call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at her official residence in Sheetal Niwas on Friday evening.

KATHMANDU, May 11: Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid a call on Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun. Prime Minister Modi visited Vice President Pun at the Vice Presidential Office in Jamal.

NEW DELHI, April 7: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is on a state visit to India, visited the mausoleum of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat and paid tributes to India's father of the nation.

KATHMANDU, March 21: Nepal Police personnel who were busy having their lunch at a mess operated by the Metropolitan Police Circle, Anamnagar were taken by surprise to see Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa all of a sudden before them.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: After repeated follow up, Malaysia-based Air Asia X has paid Rs 20 million of the total Rs 230 million it owes to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) in various services including passengers service charge, airport development fee, landing, parking and the fees involving the use of navigational equipment.

KATHMANDU, Dec 25: Nepali Congress President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has paid tributes to former regional committee President of the NC, late Shumsher Bahadur Rai.  Rai who was suffering from heart and kidney diseases for the past two years died on Sunday night in course of treatment at Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj.

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: Japanese Ambassador to Nepal, Masashi Ogawa, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.

KATHMANDU, Nov 19: Prakash Dahal was taken to the CPN-Maoist office at Paris Dada for his last homage. Various leaders such as Madhav Kumar Nepal, Agni Sapkota, Anuradha Koirala, Pampha Bhusal, Narayankaji Shrestha, Barshaman Pun along with others are present at the homage. See the pictures here.

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KATHMANDU, Sept 5: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday paid homage to living Goddess Kumari at Basantapur Durbar square on the occasion of 'Indrajatra' festival. She also offered worship and offerings to Lord Ganesh and Bhairav, and received prasad from the priest.

KATHMANDU, August 30: Buddha Air paid a total of Rs 592.25 million in different taxes to the government in Fiscal Year 2016/17.

KATHMANDU, July 25: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has today honored ultra-runner late Sanjay Pandit by draping his body with the national flag. Pandit's body has been kept at Tripureshwar for last tribute.

BHAIRAHAWA, July 16: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the country's monopoly dealing in petroleum trade, has been found to be indulged in financial irregularities worth multi-billion rupees while procuring land plots across the country.

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KATHMANDU, June 4: Ncell has paid an additional Rs 13.6 billion to the government as capital gains tax (CGT) on its share buyout that took place over two years ago. Spokesperson for the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) Chandra Kala Paudel informed Republica that the private sector telecom company paid the CGT at the Large Taxpayer’s Office at Hariharbhawan on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, June 4: Ncell has paid Rs 13.6 billion to the government as Capital Gain Tax. The amount was paid to Large Taxpayers' Office.

KATHMANDU, May 6: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Saturday visited the Nepali Congress central party office, Sanepa, to pay his final tribute to the mortal body of NC senior leader Marshal Julum Shakya who passed away at the Grande International Hospital, Kathmandu early today. He was 77.

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KATHMANDU, March 30:India's new ambassador to Nepal, Manjeev Singh Puri, today paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'.

KATHMANDU, March 27: Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri has paid a courtesy call to CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli at the UML Parliamentary Party Office in Singha Durbar on Monday.

KATHMANDU, March 24: Chinese Defense Minister General Chang Wanquan has paid a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari at Sheetal Niwas on Friday.

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KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Tribute was paid to former party President of Nepali Congress Sushil Koirala who had a significant role in promulgating the constitution from the Constituent Assembly amidst a program organized today at the NC central party office, Sanepa.

KATHMANDU, Jan 23:  A delegation led by Dr Andrew Parmley, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, on Monday paid a courtesy call to President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the latter’s official residence in Sheetal Niwas.

KATHMANDU, Nov 17: Journalists here today paid emotional tribute to the late journalist Sanjay Neupane at a program organized by the Society of Economic Journalists, Nepal (SEJON-Nepal).

KATHMANDU, Nov 15: Prime Minister and CPN Maoist (Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has paid his last tribute to late CPN Maoist Center lawmaker Bhakti Prasad Pandey by draping the party’s flag over the dead body.

DHARAN, Nov 3: News of tensions on the India-Pakistan line of control in Kashmir had stolen his peace of mind since over a month ago. Bal Bahadur Tamang of Dharan-11 could not sleep well. Sometimes he would wake up in the middle of the night and turn on the Indian news channels. Reports of gunfire in Kashmir would make his heart beat faster.

KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Chief of Army Staff of the Maldives, Ahmed Siyam, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter's official residence in Baluwatar on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Oct 6: National Sports Council (NSC) has provided the due wages of last five months to the employees of the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Thursday. CAN employees were not paid salary since the association's suspension from International Cricket Council (ICC) last April.

KATHMANDU, Aug 17: Newly-appointed UN Resident Coordinator Valerie Julliand paid a courtesy call on Nepal Army (NA) Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Rajendra Chhetri at NA Headquarters on Tuesday.

PARIS, July 14: Short on the sides and thinning on top, French President Francois Hollande's hair is kept perfectly groomed at a cost of 9,895 euros ($10,900) a month, the Canard Enchaine weekly reported today.

KATHMANDU, June 11: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun 'Pasang', who is on an official visit to China, was paid a courtesy call Saturday by Governor of Yunnan Provincial People's Government, Chen Hao. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged their views on cooperation between Nepal and the Yunnan Province of China, the Embassy of Nepal in Beijing said in a press release.