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5th Jumla-Rara Ultra Marathon on April 13
Jumla, March 19: The fifth Jumla-Rara Ultra Marathon is going to be organised on April 13. At a news conference organised by Karnali Sports Club, Jumla, here on Monday, Club Chairperson Saroj Shahi said the marathon from Khalanga bazaar, the district headquarter of Jumla, to Rara lake of Mugu would be organised on April...
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Govt. unveiling CMP today
Kathmandu, March 19: The common minimum programme (CMP) prepared by the government for coming fiscal year is being unveiled today. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' is scheduled to unveil the CMP. According to the PM Dahal's Private Secretariat, the CMP prepared by power sharing parties would be made public at 10:00 am...
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Gold smuggling case: Vice Chair Mahara remanded in judicial custody for four days
Kathmandu, March 18: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has been permitted to remand CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-Chair and former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara in judicial custody for four days to proceed investigation on the gold scam. The Kathmandu District Court today remanded Mahara in custody for probe. He was produced...
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President Paudel performs consecration at Swoyambhu Mahachaitya
Kathmandu, March 18: President Ramchandra Paudel performed the consecration ritual of the pinnacle of the Swoyambhu Mahachaitya temple today. The Head-of-State performed worship of the Chaitya as per the religious tradition amid a programme organised today by the Swoyambhu Management and Conservation General Committee. Committee...
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Rescue of Nepalis enlisted in Russian Army, held captive in Ukraine in top priority: DPM Shrestha
Kathmandu, March 18 (RSS): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, has said the Foreign Ministry has adopted all possible measures keeping the issue of rescue and safety of Nepalis, who are in Russian Army and those held captive in Ukraine, in top priority. Clarifying on the issues raised in...
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Panta elected Chair of Development, Economic Affairs and Good Governance Committee
Kathmandu, March 18: Lawmaker of the Nepali Congress, Kamala Devi Panta, has been elected unopposed as Chairperson of Development, Economic Affairs and Good Governance Committee under the National Assembly. A meeting of the committee held today in Singha Durbar elected Panta as the Chairperson. Chairperson of the NA, Narayan Prasad Dahal,...
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HoR session: NC demands fair investigation into cooperatives fraud
Kathmandu, March 18: In today's session of the House of Representatives (HoR), the major opposition party Nepali Congress called for an impartial investigation into cases of cooperative fraud. When the meeting commenced, NC lawmakers stood up from their seats, prompting Speaker Devraj Ghimire to grant time to NC general secretary Gagan...
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Maoist Centre Vice Chair Mahara under arrest
Kathmandu, March 18: Police have arrested Vice Chair of the CPN (Maoist Centre) and former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara. He has been taken under police control for investigation as he was implicated in the gold smuggling scam. Central Spokesperson of Nepal Police, Deputy Inspector General Bhim Prasad Dhakal said that the former Speaker...
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Jogbuda Hospital to provide better service from new building
Godavari (Kailali), March 18: The new building of Jogbuda Hospital building in Parashuram municipality has reached its final stage of construction. As a result, the hospital administration has started preparations for service delivery from the new building. With the new building in place, preparations are also being made to upgrade the hospital...
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Sign language training for employees
Bheriganga (Surkhet), March 18: An initiative has been started to make the services provided by various government offices of Karnali accessible to people with hearing difficulties. Accordingly, training on sign language has been started for employees working in various government offices of the province. A three-month sign...
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Para Taekwondo athlete Palesha selected for Para Olympics
Kathmandu, March 18: Para Taekwondo athlete Palesha Govardhan has been selected for Paris 2024 Paralympics Games. The Olympics for para athletes is being held in Paris, the capital of France from 28 August to 8 September later this year. Palesha booked a ticket to Paris after winning gold medal in the final match of the Asian Qualifiers held in...
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Construction of emergency safe house stressed in Mugu
Mugu, March 17: Stakeholders have laid emphasis on the need of constructing emergency safe house in Mugu district. Participants of an interaction 'Gender Equality and Social Inclusion' organised by Social Development Office, Mugu, here on Sunday, pointed out the need of constructing safe house at Gamgadhi. On the occasion,...
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PM Dahal pledges support for Pokhara's development
Gandaki, March 17: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has pledged to lend necessary support and cooperation for the development of Pokhara, the Tourism Capital of Nepal. In his address to a function organised to announce Pokhara as the Tourism Capital of Nepal here today, the Prime Minister said the...
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Economy is sluggish but not in crisis: Finance Minister Pun
Kathmandu, March 17: Finance Minister Barshaman Pun has said that although the country's economy is somewhat sluggish, it has not reached to a situation of crisis. Addressing the 34th anniversary programme of the Citizen Investment Trust (CIT) here today, he claimed that the economy is beyond crisis and much improvement has been seen in the...
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Aushadhi Ltd launches three products from today
Kathmandu, March 17: The Nepal Aushadhi Limited has started manufacturing additional three genres of drugs beginning today. Limited general manager, Kailash Kumar Paneru, said the production of Cetrimide, Amzit and Amzit-DF tablets has commenced from today. According to the Company, 150,000 tablets of each medicine will be...
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Pokhara declared as Tourism Capital of Nepal
Gandaki, March 17: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has declared Pokhara as the Tourism Capital of Nepal. He made this announcement amidst a function organised at Barahighat, near the Phewa Lake in Kaski today. Prior to this, the Prime Minister unveiled a logo and memorial pillar relating to the touristic...
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Pokhara Tourism Council hands memo to PM
Gandaki, March 17: The Pokhara Tourism Council (PTC) has submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', calling for, among others, starting international flights from Pokhara International Airport. A delegation led by PTC Chairperson Pom Narayan Shrestha met with the Prime Minister in Pokhara today and handed...
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HoR passes condolence message over Ansari's demise
Kathmandu, March 17: A meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) today endorsed a condolence motion over the demise of its member Manju Sharma Ansari. In the meeting, Speaker Devraj Ghimire declared that the motion was endorsed by the lower house session anonymously. The meeting also observed one minute-silence over the...
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Prime Minister calls for precaution against incidents of fire
Kathmandu, March 17: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has expressed grief over the huge loss of life and property caused by incidents of fire in the eastern region of Nepal. Expressing sorrow over the loss of property in Morang, Bhojpur and other districts due to fire on Saturday, the Prime Minister has through his social...
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New power equation to change the speed of government: PM Dahal
Kathmandu, March 17: Prime Minister and Chairperson of CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said that a new power equation had to be formed to bring about change in the speed of the government and for collaboration between the communist forces. Addressing a gathering of the party's leaders and cadres in Pokhara...