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Bir Hospital launches VIP, VVIP wards

Bir Hospital launches VIP, VVIP wards
Kathmandu - The Bir Hospital has brought VIP and VVIP wards into operation. A fully equipped three-bed ward in the surgical building has a guest and visitor's hall, said the hospital director Dr Santosh Paudel. Two beds have been already allocated for VIP and VVIP persons on the first floor of the old building of the hospital. Minister for Health and Population Mohan Bahadur Basnet on Tuesday i...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Kathmandu reports steady rise in crimes

Kathmandu reports steady rise in crimes
Kathmandu - The graph of crimes is increasing in Kathmandu year by year, data shows. According to the Kathmandu District Police Range, the cases of banking fraud and other economic offences have significantly soared here in the recent times. In the fiscal year 2077-78 BS (2020-21) a total of 5,662 cases of crimes were registered in Kathmandu and this number increased to 8,977 in the following year...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023

No alternative to NC in Nepali politics: Leader Koirala

No alternative to NC in Nepali politics: Leader Koirala
Kathmandu - Nepali Congress former general secretary Dr Shashank Koirala today said there was no alternative to Nepali Congress in the Nepali politics. Stating that the NC led all changes that took place so far in the country, he shared if unity is intact within the party, no force could defeat it. The NC is the vehicle for the country's development, and the only one party that can bring economic ...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Feature News: Call for tapping into natural rubber potential for economic growth, climate goals

Feature News: Call for tapping into natural rubber potential for economic growth, climate goals
Jhapa - (Chandrakala Bhandari) Natural rubber can be vital in bolstering the country's economy and advancing towards climate and livelihood goals. However, inability of the State to tap into its potential has led to the imports from foreign countries resulting in the outflow of millions of rupees. According to data available, the total rubber cultivation covers are only around 555 hectares produci...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023

PM Dahal, Director General of FAO hold meeting

PM Dahal, Director General of FAO hold meeting
Kathmandu - Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Director General of Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), Qu Dongyu, held a meeting today. During the meeting held at the FAO Headquarters, they discussed the various issues related to enhancement of agricultural practices, food security and sustainable development, according to the PM Dahal's Secretariat. ...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023

One dead, 13 hurt in accident

One dead, 13 hurt in accident
Panchthar - A person died and 13 others were injured when a taxi met with an accident today near Krishna Temple of Phidim municipality-2 in Panchthar. According to police inspector Milan Thapa, the taxi with the registration number plate (Me 1 Ja 1941) fell some 200 meters down the road as it was en route to Phidim from Birtamod in Jhapa. The driver reportedly lost control over the vehicle and it ...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023

DPM Shrestha assures of improved security mechanism

DPM Shrestha assures of improved security mechanism
Gorkha - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, has pledged to bring all individuals found involved in crime to justice. During a press conference organized by the Press Centre Nepal in Gorkha today, the Home Minister said the police was acting seriously to enhance security measures and curb the crime. "We are committed to ensure that all the perpetrators...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023

PM Dahal, IFAD President meet

PM Dahal, IFAD President meet
Kathmandu - Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', and President of International Fund for Agricultural Development ((IFAD), Alvaro Lario, have held a meeting. During the meeting, they reviewed the relations between Nepal and IFAD and different projects run by IFAD in Nepal. Different projects have been launched with financial support of IFAD in agriculture sector of Nepal. IFAD has bee...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023

President Deuba calls NC office-bearers’ meeting

President Deuba calls NC office-bearers’ meeting
Kathmandu - Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has called a meeting of office-bearers to hold discussion on contemporary issues. President Deuba's Chief Personal Secretary, Bhanu Deuba, told RSS that the meeting is scheduled at Deuba's private residence in Dhumbarahi at 4:00 pm. It is said that the meeting has been called to make necessary preparation for the decisions of central work...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023

UML Chair Oli and CPC leader Yuan meet

UML Chair Oli and CPC leader Yuan meet
Kathmandu - Chairperson of the CPN (UML) and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and visiting Politburo member of the Communist Party of China, Yuan Jiajun, have held a meeting today. During the meeting held at UML headquarters, Chyasal, they discussed the various issues of bilateral relations and mutual interests, according to the UML headquarters. The CPC leader, who arrived Nepal on Sunda...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023