Kathmandu, 7 May: The followers of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama have mobilized some six thousand activists  for campaigning ‘free Tibet’ in the mountain region, reports Sanghu vernacular weekly. The Nepali Buddhist youths allured by ‘free Tibet’ campaigners under the banner Tibetan Youth Congress have been convinced to join …

Kathmandu, 7 May:  India has shown its sheer reluctance in dismantling the Laxmanpur embankment that has been creating havoc during rainy season every year. The embankment was constructed unilaterally by India defying international law. Chief Minister of Province 5 Shankar Pokhrel and other local leaders, in course of   taking stock …

Kathmandu, 7 May:  Transport entrepreneurs and government held a meeting on Sunday evening, during which the entrepreneurs agreed to abide by the government decision that they have to get registered as private companies to run the business, thereby ending the existing syndicate system, Nagarik daily has reported. People’s News Monitoring …

Kathmandu, 7 May: According to Nepal Samacharpatra daily of today, district presidents of the main opposition Nepali Congress are holding a meeting soon, in which they are expected to raise their voices against authoritarianism imposed by the party’s central committee on their jurisdiction. The meeting will also prepare a draft …

Kathmandu7 May: Nepal is sending 12 engineers to China for a training programme on development and operation of railway network as a preliminary study to construct a Kathmandu-Tibet railway is beginning soon, reports  Abhiyan daily. Quoting spokesperson at the Department of Railways, Prakash Bhakta Upadhyaya, the news states that the …

Kathmandu, 3 May: It has already been 10 years since a road network connecting Nepal, India and China via Darchula district of northwestern Nepal was perceived. Discussions about the project itself make the locals happy. However, no significant progress has been made in the project, according to Rajdhani daily. Parties …

Kathmandu, 7 May: The ruling coalition partners—CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist Centre—have forged an agreement on disputed issues which were blocking them from the proposed unification and they will organize a joint convention within next two weeks to formally announce the merger, reports Nayapatrika daily. The agreements, however, are yet to be …

Kathmandu, 7 May: Acting promptly upon the request of the government, Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has blocked the bank accounts of two hundred and forty five transport operators’ from Sunday evening. On Friday, the government, in a move to curb syndicate, had decided to probe the property of transport entrepreneurs. …

Kathmandu, 6 May: Various four ordinances were tabled in the meeting of the House of Representatives on Sunday. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sher Bahadur Tamang tabled the ‘National Assembly Members Election Ordinance, 2075,’ on behalf of Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa, and the ‘National Medical Education Ordinance, …

Kathmandu, 6 May: Kathmandu Municipal Corporation (KMC) has apprehended seven people for haphazard pasting of posters. They were taken under control from various parts of the city including Bagbazaar, Putalisadak, New Road, Bijuli Bazaar and Teenkune, according to KMC municipal DSP Bishnu Joshi. They were arrested while pasting posters in …