Minister Ale and actor Salman Khan to hold virtual meeting

Published On: March 20, 2022 04:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 20: Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Prem Bahadur Ale and Bollywood actor Salman Khan will have a virtual meeting where they will discuss Salman's Dabang reloaded tour and tourism promotion to be held on May 29 at Dashrath Stadium, Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, March 20: Minister for Education, Science and Technology Devendra Paudel has urged the authorities concerned to pay attention to the strengthening of the campuses affiliated to Tribhuvan University (TU).

GALKOT, March 20: The Baglung Municipality has launched Public Service Commission ( PSC) preparation classes  for Dalits and women. Altogether 52 people from the target groups will join the three-month-long courses, the local government said.

Govt forms committee to monitor unauthorized calendars

Published On: March 20, 2022 02:19 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 20: The government has formed a committee to  monitor the calendars in the market that have been published without the approval of Nepal Calendar Determination Committee and take necessary action.

KATHMANDU, March 20: With the impact of the Westerly low pressure system, there is a possibility of light rain coupled with thunderstorm and lightning in some of the hilly areas in the country today, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

As many as 414,481 students to sit for SEE this year

Published On: March 20, 2022 12:55 PM NPT By: Ruby Rauniyar

KATHMANDU, March 20: The local governments have started making preparations for this year’s Secondary Education Examination (SEE) set to commence from April 22.

93 percent of target group vaccinated against COVID-19

Published On: March 20, 2022 11:32 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 20: The government has successfully vaccinated 93 percent of the target groups against COVID-19. Of the total population over 18 years of age, 18,498,160 people have been given at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.

Singer Saput censors 'Pir' video

Published On: March 20, 2022 09:20 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 20: Singer Prakash Saput has removed the scene of a female combatant shown indulging in prostitution from the song 'Pir' after widespread criticisms. He uploaded a new video of the song on YouTube on Saturday evening.

KATHMANDU, March 19: “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” The famous quote by Sir Edmund Hillary after the first successful ascent to Mt Sagarmatha along with Tenzin Norgay Sherpa has driven many mountaineers to set out on a conquest to reach the top of the world. As Set Godin has put it “Everybody has their own Mt Sagarmatha they were put on this earth to climb.”

KATHMANDU, March 19: The 10th edition of the World Happiness Report released on Friday has listed Finland as the happiest country this year as well. The Nordic country has been on the top list of happiest nations for five consecutive years.