Published On: February 23, 2024 09:00 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Feb 22: The controversy continues as the then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated the Dharahara before completing its construction. A dispute is ongoing between the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) and the Ministry of Urban Development regarding this issue.
Published On: February 22, 2024 09:00 AM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Feb 22: On the occasion of Democracy Day, the Supreme Court (SC) has published the judgments dating back 71 years ago by digging into its archives. Chief Justice Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha disclosed the rulings of the SC spanning from 2009 BS to 2014 BS. These historical judgments of seven decades ago were made public on Monday, documented for the first time in modern Nepali language.
Published On: February 18, 2024 08:00 AM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Feb 18: The task force formed by the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT) in order to reduce road accidents has proposed to provide a separate license for public transport vehicle drivers. The task force known as the Transportation Improvement Suggestion Task Force was formed to recommend measures for reducing road accidents.
Published On: February 16, 2024 07:19 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Four months after awarding the contract, the delay in selecting a consultant for the Laukahi-Kakarvitta road upgradation project, worth Rs 40 billion, has caused a dilemma regarding the timely completion of work.
Published On: February 16, 2024 06:40 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: The Department of Survey (DoS) has revealed land use data prepared from 2066 BS to 2075 BS.
Published On: February 15, 2024 07:45 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Feb 15: This year's winter season is just two weeks away from coming to an end. According to meteorologists, December, January and February are considered winter months. These three months are the coldest in the year. There is usually at least one winter rain during this season.
Published On: February 8, 2024 08:17 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Out of the nine ponds belonging to the Pashupatinath temple, six have disappeared. As those ponds, estimated to have been built about 100 years ago, have been lost, officials of the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) are now searching for them.
Published On: February 7, 2024 09:00 AM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: A total of 14, 36,400 landless squatters and unorganized settlers have submitted applications with the Landless Commission demanding for land ownership certificates. The commission is preparing to distribute the land ownership certificates to around 150,000 families within two months.
Published On: January 29, 2024 04:30 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Jan 29: It has been six months since applications were received for the appointment of the office-bearers of the Office of the Auditor General who audits the accounts of government offices, constitutional bodies, and courts.
Published On: January 26, 2024 07:15 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Jan 26: A technical problem has arisen in the printing of driving license cards that arrived from Germany 15 days ago.
Published On: January 22, 2024 07:45 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Jan 22: Six joint secretaries of the Ministry of Urban Development have visited Japan at the same time in a program designated for engineers (similar to a section officer) or a sub-engineers (similar to a non-gazetted first class official). They left for Japan at 11AM on Sunday.
Published On: January 13, 2024 10:15 AM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The first General Convention of Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) is going to be held in Janakpur on June 10, 11 and 12. A Central Committee meeting of the JSP held on Friday made a decision to this effect.
Published On: January 12, 2024 08:45 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah is seeking to appoint a new chief administrative officer in the metropolis office after his fallout with the incumbent officer.
Published On: January 11, 2024 03:45 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Germany's Muehlbauer Company is dispatching 600,000 driver’s license cards to Kathmandu on Thursday. The company has got the contract to deliver 1.2 million cards for the transportation system. Of that, the first batch of 600,000 cards is scheduled to arrive on Thursday. The remaining 600,000 cards will be shipped within the next 45 days.
Published On: January 11, 2024 08:30 AM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: It has been found that the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) has sold the ‘Core Area’ of Pashupati area where Ganga Aarti (Hindu ritual employed in worship, as a ceremony of lighting lamp and offering it to the gods) takes pace on the bank of the Bagmati River at the Pashupatinath Aryaghat area, to the Budha Subba Digital Pvt Ltd, in the name of allowing live broadcast of the Aarti.
Published On: January 8, 2024 12:30 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Jan 8: An inquiry into the distribution of smart licenses in Nepal over the past seven years has uncovered irregularities, with 73,584 out of 4 million licenses distributed under suspicion. A total of 30,000 of these licenses were granted to individuals who did not successfully pass the required written exams and trials.
Published On: December 28, 2023 07:48 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Dec 28: Rajendra Mahato, the second-ranking leader of the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (LSP), is laying the groundwork for the establishment of a new political party.
Published On: December 23, 2023 08:54 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: The printing and distribution of driver's licenses have come to a halt for the past six months
Published On: December 10, 2023 07:00 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Dec 10: It has been proposed to reduce 72 staff positions in the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (PMO) as the number of employees is more than the requirement.
Published On: November 21, 2023 02:30 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma
KATHMANDU, Nov 21: A team of engineers appointed by the government has recommended the relocation of settlements in the municipalities of Jajarkot and Rukum West, deeming them unsafe. In their report, submitted upon returning to Kathmandu, the team proposes a government-led initiative to reinforce all houses in Jajarkot and West Rukum due to their precarious conditions.