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9th session of Nepal-EU Joint Commission held
Kathmandu, Nov 24: The 9th session of the Nepal-European Union Joint Commission was held in Kathmandu on Tuesday. During the meeting, different issues of mutual interest between Nepal and the European Union were discussed. The two side exchanged views on the post earth-quake reconstruction, European Union assisted development programmes in...
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Government unveiling white paper
Kathmandu, Nov 24: The government is all set to unveil a white paper about the economic situation of the country on Tuesday. The Cabinet meeting today allowed the Ministry of Finance to come up with the paper. According to Finance Minister BIshnu Poudel, the white paper will be released organizing a press conference at 7.30 pm this...
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16-day campaign against gender-based violence begins tomorrow
Kathmandu, The National Women Commission is to give special priority to school-level programme under the 16-day campaign against gender-based violence this year. At a news conference organised by the Commission here today, Acting Chairperson of the Commission, Manu Humagain said that the main objective of the campaign was to...
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All VDCs in Mustang get access to communication facility
Mustang, All VDCs in Mustang district have access to communication facility. There are 16 VDCs in the district. Chief at the Nepal Telecom, Mustang, Hum Bahadur Bhujel, said that all the areas in the district have access to communication facility after Namaste and CDMA SIM cards were distributed in sufficient manner. A total of 11,000...
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Aviation fuel carrying tanker impounded in Chitwan
Chitwan, Police have impounded a tanker which was carrying aviation fuel and arrested four people at Belchowk of Narayangadh on the charge of black marketeering last night, said police. The tanker (Na 2 Kha 4365) was found supplying fuels charging high price at different places as it was headed from Nepalgunj, police added. Chitwan police...
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Former Minister Basnet provides medicine to health posts
Bhaktapur, Former Minister and patron of Aastha Nepal, a humanitarian organization, has donated medicines to different four health posts in the district. The organization collected the medicines which were provided to the health posts as the health posts, centres and hospitals were reeling under the medicine shortage due to obstruction in...
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All schools reopen in Mahottari from today
Gaushala, Nov. 24: All academic institutions have resumed regular classes from today for the first time after the ongoing agitation in Mahottari district.The schools remained close for 100 days due to the agitations of the protesting Madhes-centric political parties. But, the schools would run classes only in the morning time after the...
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UDMF leaders urge NHRC to bring truth to the public
Kathmandiu, Nov 23: Leaders of the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), in discussions with the office-bearers of the National Human Rights Commission on Monday, said that acts of arson attacks and vandalism on ambulances and vehicle carrying medicines in course of the agitation was not carried out by their cadres, and urged the commission...
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Black marketing of fuel
Chitwan, Nov. 24: Political parties in Chitwan district have accused the administration of failing to manage the systematic distribution of fuel and LP gas. At a programme organised by District Administration Office, Chitwan, the politicians said that black marketing was on the rise due to administration’s failure to manage the...
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NSU demands resumption of supplies
Kathmandu, Nov 23: Nepal Students' Union (NSU) has demanded the government be sensitive towards inconveniences to the people and the humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing agitation in the Tarai and India's economic blockade on the country. An NSU delegation Monday called on Minister for Commerce and Supplies Ganeshman Pun and...
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China's assistance to fuel-stricken Nepal makes people happy: Speaker Gharti
Kathmandu, Nov 23: Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar has said China's fuel assistance to Nepal when it is hit by a severe fuel crisis has made the Nepali people happy. During her meeting with China's Ambassador to Nepal Wu Chuntai at the Legislature-Parliament Secretariat, the Speaker said China had been treating Nepal as a...
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Government introduces 'Live Enrollment System' for passport issuance
Kathmandu, Nov 23: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday introduced the Live Enrollment System in its bid at streamlining the passport distribution method by making its acquisition easier and quicker. With the new system in place, passport seekers will not have to fill up forms by their hands while their photo, finger prints and...
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Agriculture sector too not free from mafia: Agriculture Minister
Bhaktapur, Nov 23: Minister for Agriculture Development Haribol Gajurel has said the agriculture sector was also not free from the influence of the mafia. Speaking in a programme organised Monday by the Rafat Sanchar Club here, he said the government would provide subsidies to the small farmers to prod them towards modernisation. He added...
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Two killed after bus rams into a parked truck
Kawasoti, Nov 23: At least two persons were killed while 26 others were injured in two separate incidents on Monday morning in Nawalparasi stretch of the East-West highway. A bus (Na 5 Kha 4057) en route to Kathmandu from Mahendranagar rammed into a parked truck (Na 4 Kha 1912) from the rear killing two persons, according to...
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Seven-year-old dies after falling off a jeep
Dolakha, Nov 23: A child was killed after falling off a Bolero jeep en route to Sailungeswhor VDC from the district headquarters Charikot on Monday afternoon. The seven-year-old Manoj Tamang, who was heading home at Pandkhani of Sailungeshwor VDC-2 with his mother, died on the spot after falling off the jeep (Ba 3 Kha 7812), District Police...
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Preparations on to issue white paper: FM Poudel
Kathmandu, Nov 23: Minister for Finance, Bishnu Prasad Poudel, has said that the government was carrying out works by listing the priorities as there was serious impact of border blockade in the people's livelihood. Responding to queries raised by lawmakers in today's meeting of the Development Committee of the...
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Book exhibition kicks off
Kathmandu, Nov 23: A book exhibition has kicked off at Bhrikutimandap in the capital city from today. The Exhibition features more than 7,000 various books stalled by more than 100 publications houses. Readers could be benefited by graceful discount in the book purchase, ranging from 15 percent to 80, according to the Exhibition...
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Constitution is not discriminatory, PM says
Kathmandu, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the new constitution has not treated differently to anyone and solution to the current problems should be sought through talks. Inaugurating the 8th general convention of the NGO Federation here today, the PM said, "The constitution has not discriminated to anyone. Negative...
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58 militants killed in Afghan fresh operations
KABUL, About 58 Taliban militants have been killed in fresh military operations across Afghanistan within the last 24 hours, said the country's Interior Ministry on Monday morning. "Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) carried out operations to clean some areas from terrorists and enemies of peace and stability of...
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Around 100 people die in a huge
YANGON, in a remote jade mining area of northern Myanmar, officials say, as search teams continue to scour for bodies in one of the deadliest disasters to strike the country's shadowy jade...
