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Mustang campaigns to curb potato import
The Potato Zone Development Program has been introduced in Mustang for the current fiscal year. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development implemented this program in Mustang for the fiscal year 2024/25, aiming to increase potato production and productivity, reduce imports, and support food security. Netra Prasad Bhatta, head of the project implementation unit in...
World Tourism Day 2024: Connecting Cultures
Som Sapkota World Tourism Day, first celebrated in 1980 by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), reminds us each year of the profound impact that travel can have on the world. Tourism isn’t just about seeing new places—it’s about connecting people, fostering peace, and supporting communities. This year’s theme, “Tourism and Peace,” feels especially...
Baglung launches ‘zero waste’ initiative
Baglung, September 7 – Baglung Municipality, which has been searching for the final solution to the garbage collection issue for a long, has launched a ‘zero waste’ initiative, aiming for the proper utilisation of all types of waste by collecting it in three categories- organic, non-organic, and hazardous waste. The municipality had been disposing of its...
PM Oli to leave for USA to attend 79th UNGA
Kathmandu, 6 Sept: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will leave here for New York, the United States of America, on September 20, leading the Nepali delegation to the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Thursday has approved the PM’s itinerary in this connection, said Minister for...
Flood
Baglung flood: Three killed as flood sweeps away motorcycle and scooter
Three people were killed after a flood swept away a motorcycle and a scooter in Baglung district early Friday morning. The victims, identified as Arjun Sapkota (23), Avisekh Regmi (22), and Kamal Sapkota (20), were washed away by the flood at around 11:45 pm. While two bodies were recovered during the night, the body of...
Bronze medalist Palesha receives grand welcome at TIA
Kathmandu, Sept.4: A bronze medal winner Palesha Goverdhan in the ‘2024 Paris Paralympics’ has received a grand welcome from the high officials of the National Sports Council, supporters of Palesha, sports enthusiasts, at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday morning. Palesha defeated Serbia’s Marija Micev 15-8 in the final to clinch the first-ever medal of...
Tourism
Over 700,000 tourists visit Nepal in eight months
KATHMANDU, Sep 2: Over 700,000 tourists have visited Nepal in the last eight months. According to Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), from January to August 2024, 720,334 tourists visited Nepal. In August alone, 72,719 tourists arrived in Nepal, compared to 67,153 tourists in August of the previous year (2023) and 41,304 tourists in August 2022. However,...
Resigns
Gandaki minister Deepak Manange resigns after ministry transfer
POKHARA, 2 Sept.: Rajeev Gurung, widely known as Deepak Manange, resigned from his post following a recent shake-up in the Gandaki Province government. On Monday, Manange, who was previously the Minister of Physical Infrastructure, was transferred to the Forest Ministry. Chief Minister Surendra Raj Pandey restructured the ministry of social development and health and the...
UML joins Gandaki government
Gandaki CM gives full shape to Cabinet, four from UML
POKHARA, September 2 — The CPN (UML) has officially joined the Gandaki Province government. Chief of Province Dilli Raj Bhatta administered the oaths of office and secrecy to four UML ministers on Monday. The ministers appointed are Prakash Bahadur KC for the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development and Transport; Padma GC for the Ministry of...
Tourist arrival in August soars by 8.3 percent
Kathmandu, September 2 — The tourist arrival in August this year soared by 8.3 percent as compared to the corresponding month last year, 2023. According to the data of the Nepal Tourism Board, the country witnessed the arrival of more 5,566 tourists last month compared to the corresponding period last year. In August 2023, a...
Flood Affected
59 died, over 5.4mln people affected by flood in Bangladesh
Bangladesh (Dhaka Tribune): The death toll from the recent flood in 11 districts has risen to 59 with five more deaths till Saturday, according to the report of Disaster Management and Relief Ministry. Of the fresh fatalities, four were reported from Feni while one was from the Noakhali district. So far, the floods have claimed...
Palesha Goverdhan wins historic bronze for Nepal at Paris Paralympics 2024
Kathmandu, Aug. 31: Palesha Goverdhan, a 21-year-old para-taekwondoin trained by Kabiraj Negi Lama, has opened the medal accounts for Nepal at the Paralympics after winning a historic bronze medal at Paris 2024. Palesha defeated Marija Micev of Serbia 15-8 to clinch the first-ever medal of Nepal at the Paralympics. The first para-taekwondoin to represent Nepal at...