UDAYAPUR, Aug 15: Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, Udayapur has started works to upgrade the Triganga Eye Treatment Center to one of the best eye hospitals in Province 1.

KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has directed authorities to develop Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), Nepal's only international airport, as a boutique airport and inaugurate it at the beginning of Visit Nepal Year (VNY) 2020.

KATHMANDU, June 15: Minister for Finance Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said there was adequate budget allocated for upgrading Ramche-Mulkharka road section.

Social media fever

August 26, 2018 11:54 am

The 21st century is the era of technological innovations and social media. Social media, as a result of the ongoing tech-upgrades, has captivated the whole world. For most, Social media has come in as the most reliable companion as it provides interaction and idea sharing platforms from the touch of the fingers.

KATHMANDU, July 11: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed concerned authorities to upgrade the road condition of the capital.

TIKAPUR, July 8: Locals and Tikapur and surrounding areas have welcomed the government's decision to upgrade Satti Small Customs Office along into a full-fledged customs office. On the call of Tikapur Chamber of Commerce and Industries (TCCI), they celebrated the decision by lighting up their homes with a belief that the decision will open up new opportunities in the area.

NEPALGUNJ, July 7: Building of new sports infrastructure at the Nepalgunj Stadium, Banke, is going on in full swing in view of the upcoming Eighth National Games scheduled to be held here coming December.

JUMLA, June 10: Citing difficulties during take-off and landing, talks hoping to expand Jumla airport’s runway on both sides has started.

KATMANDU, Feb 28: Stakeholders have suggested the government to upgrade several anti-torture legislations and make them further compatible with the international standard. They also stressed on the need to develop various mechanisms within the law enforcing agencies to end the growing culture of torture in the country.

KATMANDU, Feb 28: Stakeholders have suggested the government to upgrade several anti-torture legislations and make them further compatible with the international standard. They also stressed on the need to develop various mechanisms within the law enforcing agencies to end the growing culture of torture in the country.

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide US$ 100 million (Nrs. 10 billion) for Rural Connectivity Improvement Project.

Upgrade your ramen

December 15, 2017 09:03 am

You may be thinking why would anybody bother with ramen tutorials, all you have to do is boil some water. But no, my friend, the humble ramen can be turned into so much more. It’s a snack eaten around the world and many have found ways to tweak it to fit their styles.

KANCHANPUR, Nov 23: Candidates of the Nepali Congress (NC) and left alliance for the House of Representatives from Kanchanpur district constituency-3 have presented their election agenda to upgrade the primary health posts of Dodhara-Chandani and develop this as a hospital.

PARBAT, Oct 18:  With the establishment of private schools in villages, number of students in community schools has decreased significantly. In primary level classes, there are some grades with no students at all. Parents shift their wards to private schools citing poor education standard in community schools.

KATHMANDU, July 16: The upgrading of Biratnagar Milk Supply Scheme's capacity in producing powdered milk is expected to eradicate 'milk holiday' in Nepal.

KATHMANDU, June 8: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has decided to upgrade Bharatpur-based Chitwan District Hospital.

POKHARA, May 6: Nepali Congress' candidate for the top post of Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan City, Ramji Kunwar, vowed on Friday to take along each and every towns in the city while advancing the city's development plan.

KATHMANDU, March 6: The Election Commission (EC) has decided to issue a new voter identity card in view of the local polls scheduled to be held on May 14, in line with the new Election Act.

Google Voice is getting an upgrade

January 11, 2017 23:45 pm

Google’s somewhat aging VoIP calling service, Google Voice, is preparing to roll out a significant update, the company has confirmed. Several Google Voice users this week reported seeing an upgrade link touting “the new Google Voice” on the web version of the service, along with a link that would let them try it out. Clearly, the message was posted too early because the upgrade didn’t come through when the link was clicked.

Popular messaging app WhatsApp will stop working on millions of smartphones by the end of 2016 unless they are upgraded, media reports said.

KATHMANDU, Dec 2: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $186.80 million loan for starting a project to improve the country's domestic and regional transport connectivity.

Climatic condition in the area is expected to slow down the construction during some months of the year. The DPR has considered such delays. The ministry has to release the budget on time to ensure that the project starts and completes on time. – Rajesh Prasad Poudel, chief of Road Division Office, Baglung

BHAIRAHAWA, June 20: The government’s apathy toward arranging construction material for the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) is likely to bring construction work on the national pride project to a complete halt.