Bagmati, Oct 28: The Bagmati province government has started preparations to reduce the number of its ministries. The provincial government, which has decided to cut costs and adopt financial austerity, has now begun preparations to reduce the number of provincial ministries from 14 to seven. It may be recalled here that the main opposition party, CPN (Maoist Centre), had recently submitted a memorandum to the provincial government demanding a reduction in the number of ministries. After the submission of the memorandum from the main opposition party, a joint meeting of the parliamentary parties of the ruling Nepali Congress and the...
Chitwan, Oct 28: The tiger census in Parsa, Chitwan, Banke, Bardiya, and Shuklaphanta National Parks is set to begin in mid-Push (December–January). Similarly, the rhino census, which was postponed last fiscal year (2024–25) after donors withdrew their financial support at the last moment, will resume this year as the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) has allocated a budget, though not sufficient, for it.
The tiger census is conducted every four years in Nepal. According to the Department’s senior ecologist Haribhadra Acharya, the upcoming census will run for three months, starting in December–January. Although the Department has...
Mustang, Oct 28: Mustang has experienced this season's first snowfall since the morning today. The District Administration Office stated that it started snowing from the morning at Korala checkpoint in Upper Mustang, Muktinath region and in Lomanthang rural municipality. Chief District Officer Bishnu Prasad Bhusal said rainfall accompanied by snowfall is taking place in Upper Mustang's Lomanthang-2 Chhosar, Korlanaka, and Muktinath areas, as well as in the highlands of Upper and Lower Mustang. Similarly, Rabin Subedi, an employee of the Muktinath Development Committee, said that it has snowed in the Muktinath area, adding continuous snowfall from early morning...
Kathmandu, Oct 28: The price of gold has declined for the third consecutive day of this week in the domestic market. On Sunday, gold was traded at Rs 241,900 per tola (11.66 grams), dropping by Rs 11,600 per tola compared to the previous rate. It further decreased by Rs 2,000 per tola on Monday and today it fell again by Rs 2,900, bringing the price down to Rs 237,000 per tola, according to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association. Similarly, the price of silver dropped by Rs 60 per tola compared to Monday and is now set...
Kathmandu, Oct 28: A 4.3 magnitude earthquake occurred at 7:32 this morning with its epicenter at Kimathanka in the district of Sankhuwasabha, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center. The District Administration Office, Sankhuwasabha, said that there are currently no reports of casualties or damage resulting from the earthquake. ...
अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्पले आफ्नो दोस्रो कार्यकालमा आप्रवासन नियन्त्रणलाई अझ आक्रामक बनाउने रणनीतिअन्तर्गत अब इमिग्रेशन एण्ड कस्टम्स इनफोर्समेन्ट (आइस)का क्षेत्रीय अधिकारीहरूलाई हटाएर बोर्डर पेट्रोलका अधिकारीहरूलाई अगाडि ल्याउने तयारी गरेका छन्। प्रशासनको यो कदमले देशभर आप्रवासी समुदायमा नयाँ त्रास फैलिएको छ। अमेरिकी डिपार्टमेन्ट अफ होमल्यान्ड सेक्युरिटीका दुई अधिकारी, एक पूर्व अधिकारी र एक सङ्घीय कानुन कार्यान्वयन […]