Rana-Tharu Samaj has expressed its gratitude to President Bidya Devi Bhandari for her crucial role for listing Rana-Tharu as a separate indigenous community. The Samaj expressed its gratefulness after calling on President Bhandari at the guesthouse of Nepal Rastra Bank in Dhangadhi, Kailali on Saturday. Present on the occasion were

Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday made nominations in the party’s 13 central departments as per the party statute, it is said. Accordingly, Gopal Man Shrestha has been named as the chief of party organisation department, Ramesh Rijal chief of federal affairs and state coordination department, Pharmullah Mansoor

Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun on Saturday attended a cutlraul programme in Nepal Academy and observed the folk dances of the artistes from different countries. Observing the ’10th International Folk Cultural Fair’ organised by Everest Nepal Culture Group, the Vice President enjoyed the performances of 11 different countries for almost

International Youth Conference, 2020 will be organised on July 15-17 in a bid to help with peace building and conflict management through youths. To be organised by the Peace Campaign Nepal, Nawalparasi, approximately 120 youths from more than 15 South Asia and African countries including Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Somalia,

Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said art, literature and film has made a big contribution to removing the anomalies and aberrations in society. "I appreciate the contribution made by artists and litterateurs in building a new Nepal through big popular movements waged in the country in the past

Minister for Youth and Sports Jagat Bahadur Bishwakarma has said that related sports associations should take a lead for the development of sports sector while making commitments on behalf of the federal government for the same. Inaugurating the Sahana Pradhan Memorial Second National Women’s Hockey Competition in Pokhara today, the

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ishwor Pokharel on Saturday emphasised professionalism of journalists. In another context, he said the government had created the base for development activities. "We have focused on agricultural commercialisation and modernisation, encouraged the development of industrial sector and initiated energy development. We have pursued development

State-5 Chief Minister Shanker Pokhrel has said Banke-Bardia should take leadership of the agricultural revolution in the country. The Chief Minister said this while addressing the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the Natural Resource Management College building of the Faculty of Agriculture under the Agriculture and Forestry University at Khajura rural

Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has claimed the situation of peace and security and good governance was improved in the country. In his address to a state-level security seminar jointly organised by the Home Ministry and Gandaki State Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law in Pokhara today, he said it

Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra Shamsher Rana has said a five-year plan was developed by the Supreme Court to reform the judiciary, and it was entering implementing phase. While inaugurating a newly constructed office building of Baglung district court here today, CJ reminded that the plan would also enforce the commitment