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Ministry of Forest set to introduce ecosystem service policy
Kathmandu, Jan 19: Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation is set to introduce a policy on ecosystem service in a bid to promote, manage and ensure regular supply of the service. Experts and participants at a workshop organised in the Capital today held discussions on the draft of Payment for Ecosystem Service Policy, 2072 to bring the...
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House meeting yet to begin, meeting among top leaders underway
Kathmandu, Jan 19: Discussion is underway among Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Speaker Onsari Gharti, top leaders of major political parties and chief whips of political parties represented in the Legislature-Parliament regarding the working procedure of the Parliament and running the House business. The meeting taking place at the...
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PM Oli urges athletes to think about the country while on ground
Kathmandu, Jan 19: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged the U-19 National Cricket Team to think about the country while on the ground. The team is leaving for Bangladesh to participate in the U-19 Cricket World Cup to be held next week. Wishing success to the team members and office-bearers at his official residence at Baluwatar today,...
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Deuba would be new NC president: leader Mahat
Dang, Jan 19: Nepali Congress (NC) central member Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat today said that NC senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba would be the new NC president from the party's upcoming general convention. The party is holding its 13th general convention on March 3, 4 and 5 in Kathmandu. Speaking at a press conference in Tulsipur, Dang,...
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Constitution amendment proposal to be forwarded on consensus
Kathmandu, Jan 19: A meeting was held today between the Nepali Congress leaders and the UCPN (Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal. In the meeting discussions were held on forwarding the constitution amendment proposal registered in the Legislature-Parliament through consensus. The meeting took place at the NC president Sushil Koirala's...
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Koirala will be elected new NC president: NC leader Rijal
Chitwan, Jan 19: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Dr Minendra Rijal today viewed that upcoming NC General Convention would elect sitting party president Sushil Koirala as party new president. He said that Koirala-led government completed the historic task of promulgating the constitution through people’s elected body, Constituent Assembly,...
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State Minister Thapa inspects govt office in Rasuwa
Dhunche (Rasuwa), Jan 19: State Minister for Land Reforms Bikram Bahadur Thapa has inspected the Rasuwa Land Revenue Office in the district headquarters this morning. Thapa also inquired about the service delivery from the District Land Revenue Office which is damaged from the earthquake. He also directed the government officials to...
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Number of birds goes down in Nawalparasi wetlands
Parasi, Jan 19: The number of birds in the wetland areas in Nawalparasi district has decreased this year. The bird counting conducted recently in the wetlands in the adjoining areas of the Narayani River revealed that the number of birds spotted in the region was less this year. Ornithologist DP Chaudhary said that only 34 species of...
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Bangabandu Gold Cup: Nepal fighting Maldives for a place in final
Kathmandu, Jan 18: Nepal is facing the Maldives Tuesday in the semi-final of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup underway in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Nepal booked a place in the semi-final by virtue of ending up runners-up in Group A of the league table while Maldives made it through as the winner of Group B. Nepal played two...
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Fugitive on bank fraud case lands into police net
Banepa, Jan 18: Shyam Krishna Khatri, 45, of Banepa Municipality -10, who was at large after being convicted of banking fraud, has been arrested by police. He was caught Monday by police from Budol of Banepa Municipality-11. Acting on the order of the District Court Kavrepalanchwok, the police sent him to the District Prison Dhulikhel, the...
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Koirala calls for becoming a single entity for nation building
Bhaktapur, Jan 18: Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala on Monday stressed on the need for one and all to become a single entity for nation building. Launching a book ‘Congress ra Ma’ penned by NC leader and former lawmaker Leknath Neupane, Koirala said he felt that all must come together for peace, stability and democracy....
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NTC launches new social networking site ‘Meet’
Kathmandu, Jan 18: The Nepal Telecommunications on Monday unveiled a new social networking portal ‘Meet’ with a prime aim to develop relations among the customers. Minister for Information and Communications Sherdhan Rai inaugurated the networking site by chatting with NTC Bhojpur Chief Ram Kumar Mahji. Under the new site, users...
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Unavailability of food for quake victims riles NHRC
Kathmandu, Jan 18: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has drawn the attention of the governments towards the food crisis facing the survivors of the April-May (2015) earthquake. In a press statement Monday, the NHRC demanded that the government immediately distribute rice, salt and edible oil provided by the donor agencies for the...
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Leader Poudel claims his run for presidency is people's verdict
Dang, Jan 18: Nepali Congress (NC) Vice-President Ramchandra Poudel has reaffirmed that his candidacy to the Party's President in the upcoming general convention was in response to the public's will. NC, the biggest political party in the Legislature-Parliament and now the major opposition, is going to hold its 13th general...
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Nepal cine artistes' association takes action against Thapa
Kathmandu, Jan 18: Nepal Cine Artistes' Association has taken action against cine artist Suvechha Thapa for allegedly posing for a photo covering her breasts with a khada scarf, which is considered sacred by Buddhists and Hindus. A meeting of the Association's executive committee has suspended Thapa, which means that she would not...
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Acharya elected NATTA chairman
Kathmandu, Jan 18: Madhusudan Acharya was elected the chairman of Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) by defeating his nearest rival Mihika Dhakhwa in the voting process. Acharya got 191 votes while Dhakhwa managed 164 votes. The elections of NATTA held Sunday along with its 52nd annual general assembly elected...
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Nine years passed since CPA, conflict victims still waiting for justice
Kathmandu, Jan 17: Speakers at a programme have complained that despite the passage of nine years since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord, the conflict victims were still waiting for justice in the country. At an interaction organized by the Muktinath Adhikari Memorial Foundation here on Sunday, the conflict victims'...
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CBS starts collecting details of losses of quake-damaged houses
Kathmandu, Jan 17: The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) has started collecting details of losses incurred in the districts affected by the April 25 earthquake. According to CBS Information Officer Pramod Raj Regmi, engineers have been assigned for gathering the details of losses in some quake-hit districts. He informed that the...
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Excessive power outage hits industries in Birgunj-Pathlaiya corridor
Birgunj, Jan 17: Birgunj-Pathlaiya Industrial Corridor-based business community has called on the state to come up with alternatives to excessive power outage that has put their business on the verge of closure. Around 2,000 small and big industries are operational in the corridor. Industries here have been marred by double losses caused by...
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Birds' census begins today
Kawasoti (Nawalparasi), Jan 17: The census of birds has begun at the wetlands near Narayani and Rapti River banks today. The counting is aimed at determining the number of birds available in the wetlands and their present status among others, organizers said. Different two teams were deployed for taking census in the areas, said Dhan...
