Kathmandu, May 16: The renowned mountain guide and adventure pioneer, Dawa Steven Sherpa, 28, has recently been awarded the first ever the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) International Presidents' Award.

            Sherpa was awarded amidst a special ceremony at global conversation organization WWF's Annual conference in Rotterdam, the Netherland.

Kathmandu, May 17: The United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), which is discontent with some of the issues of the deal reached among the major parties on Sunday, has warned to review its decision to stay at the government if the agreement was not amended.

            Minister for Information and Communications and acting Chairperson of Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (Republic), Raj Kishor Yadav said the UDMF leaders are holding meeting with Maoist Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal tomorrow and if the meeting failed to make agreement in concrete the Front will take bold decision.

Janakpurdham, May 15: Demand for Nepali green vegetables has gone up in the Indian market.

            Farmers in Dhanusha district have been attracted to vegetable farming after the demand for green vegetables like parbal, brinjal, tomato, pumpkin, beans and bottle guard produced here increased in the markets of Bihar, the bordering Indian state.

Kathmandu, May 16: CPN-UML leader KP Sharma Oli has said another national consensus government would be formed within May 27.

At a programme organized in the capital on the occasion of the Nineteenth Madan-Ashrit Memorial Day on Wednesday, leader Oli said his party joined the Bhattarai-led government in order to change it and create conducive atmosphere to promulgate constitution.

Janakpurdham, May 16: Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai had an on-site inspection at the fire-affected village of Aurahi in Siraha district and announced Rs 25,000 relief to each fire-affected family on Wednesday.

The district administration, Siraha said the Prime Minister visited the people affected with the massive fire and made a commitment on relief after collecting information of the fire damage.

Kathmandu, May 15: The government has decided to provide loan assistance of Rs. 2.1 billion to Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) for easing the supply of petroleum products.

            A meeting of the Council of Ministers took this decision. As per the decision, the Finance Ministry will contribute Rs. 500 million, the Employees' Provident Fund Rs. 600 million and the Citizen's....     Full news>>

Kathmandu, May 15: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his concern at the rising tensions and disruption of daily life in different parts of the country linked to the debate over the future federal system and at the failure of political leaders to forge a consensus on differences in the constitution-making process.  

Issuing a press statement by the office of his Spokesperson Tuesday, Ban has urged all, particularly those carrying out public protests, to do so peacefully, wi....     Full news>>

Kathmandu, May 15: A well known environmentalist and renowned mountaineer Mr Ken Noguchi, the famous journalist Mr Jun Hiraga from Japan claimed after the research and investigation into the devastating Seti River flood area that climate change effects was to blame for the flood.

The team including the two Nepalese Sirdar Minga Norbu Sherpa and Mingma Adhikari visited the flood affected area through helicopter for the investigation.

Kathmandu, May 15: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday has issued an interim order in the name of Constituent Assembly (CA), asking to allow its jailed member Shyam Sundar Gupta to take part in the final-round voting.

            A division bench of SC justice duo Tahirali Ansari and Girish Chandra Lal today directed the CA to make necessary arrangement for Gupta's voting inside the jail if the voting situation regarding the constitution-related bills emerges.

Kathmandu, May 15: President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has called the 11th session of the Legislature-Parliament, commencing from Thursday.

            The President on Tuesday has summoned the Parliament session for 4:00 pm Thursday on May 17 in accordance with the Clause 51(1) of the Interim Constitution of Nepal- 2007, said the Office of the President.

Kathmandu, May 13: Cardiologist Dr. Prakash Raj Regmi, who has been involved in the treatment of heart diseases and public awareness for the past 25 years, is set to scale the world's highest peak Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) and make world record from the health sector.

            The ambitious plan emerged when Dr. Regmi was presenting a working paper at a public-awarenes....     Full news>>

Kathmandu, May 13:  UCPN-Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has reiterated that there could be no compromise on identity-based federalism.

Receiving a memorandum submitted by representatives of different political parties and organizations at his own residence today, the former Prime Minister made it clear that the Maoist party has not given up its stance on identity-based federalism, according to Dahal's aide Shiva Khakurel.