PM at IPCC meeting
Prime Minister KP Oli during the inauguration of Second Lead Author meeting of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II in Kathmandu on Monday.
July 15, 2019
Bhanu Jayanti
School children dress up as characters from Ramayan to mark the birth anniversary of the first Nepali language poet Bhanubhakta Acharya in Kathmandu on Sunday.
July 14, 2019
Flooding in Janakpur
Many rivers across Nepal have flooded after heavy rainfall since Thursday night. Lowlands, especially in eastern Tarai, are inundated.
July 12, 2019
Kalanki flooded
The Balkhu River runs through Kalanki, a settlement that was built recently on the river’s floodplain. Many parts of Nepal saw their monthly average rainfall for this time of year in three days. Kathmandu alone received 150mm in 12 hours on Friday.
July 12, 2019
World Bank renews support to Nepal
World Bank Country Manager for Nepal Faris H. Hadad-Zervos signs a $100 million project to renew its support to the government of Nepal to strengthen fiscal federalism and public financial management.
July 12, 2019
New building of the Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital
Prime Minister KP Oli inaugurates the new building of the Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital in Kathmandu on Friday. Construction of the building was supported by the Government of Japan.
July 12, 2019
World Population Day
More than 50 babies are born every day at Paropakar Maternity & Women's Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. U.S. Census Bureau's International Data Base projected the world's population to reach 7.58 billion this World Population Day on 11 July.
July 11, 2019
Nepal wins U-19 Eastern Region Championship
Nepali under 19 cricket team beats Hong Kong by 6 wickets to win U-19 Eastern Region Championship on Tuesday and qualifies for the 2019 ACC U-19 Asia Cup to be held in Sri Lanka.
July 9, 2019
PM receives National ID card
Prime Minister KP Oli shows off his National ID card with biometric details that he received at his residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu on Tuesday. The government plans to distribute biometric ID card to all citizens within next two years.
July 9, 2019
Monsoon clouds over Phewa
Menacing monsoon clouds over Phewa Lake in Pokhara on Monday evening.
July 9, 2019
Nepal Rastra Bank central office
President Bidya Devi Bhandari inaugurates the central office of Nepal Rastra Bank in Baluwatar, Kathmandu on Monday.
July 8, 2019
Indonesian Batik Festival
Ambassador of Indonesia to Nepal Rina P Soemarmo and honorary consul of Indonesia to Nepal Chandra Prasad Dhakal jointly inaugurated Indonesian Batik Festival at Hotel Annapurna in Kathmandu on Thursday.
July 5, 2019
German grant
German Ambassador to Nepal Roland Schafer signs an agreement with Rajan Khanal of Finance Ministry to provide grant assistance worth Euro 24. 3 million to be used in solar power and maternal and child heath sector.
July 5, 2019
Best players
Winners of the annual Pulsar Sports Awards pose for a group picture in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
July 5, 2019
Honey hunting
A honey hunter in Myagdi district on Tuesday hangs precariously on a ladder in an attempt to collect the sweet nectar perched on a cliff in Dhaulagiri municipality. Honey hunting is a ancestral occupation of the people in the region.
July 2, 2019
Fine arts
Norwegian Ambassador Lasse Bjorn Johannessen at the inauguration of an exhibition of woodworks by Indra Prasad Shilpakar at Taragaon Museum on Monday, with art critic Madan Chitrakar and the artist’s father, Indra Dhoj Shilpakar.
July 2, 2019
Green signal
Province 3 government on Monday handed over a $2.7 million cheque to Sajha Yatayat to buy electric buses for Kathmandu.
July 2, 2019
Dahi-chiura
Women transplanting rice in one of the few remaining patches of farms in Kathmandu Valley on Sunday. The monsoon is delayed but some areas have irrigation channels.
June 30, 2019
Labour and employment conference
Minister of Labour Gokarna Bista address the two-day long National Labour and Employment Conference in Kathmandu on Sunday.
June 30, 2019
Paddy planting
Farmers in Byas Municipality, Tanahun start off their paddy planting on Saturday.
June 30, 2019
Madan Bhandari birth anniversary
President Bidya Devi Bhandari attends a program on the occasion of 68th birth anniversary of former communist leader Madan Bhandari on Saturday.
June 30, 2019
Tree planting day
Prime Minister KP Oli plants a sapling in Koteswor-Kalanki road section on Saturday to mark National Tree Planting Day.
June 30, 2019
Preparing for paddy planting
Farmers in Bhaktapur prepare for paddy planting on Thursday as the rains finally arrived. The monsoon has been delayed by 10 days this year.
June 27, 2019
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Police in Chainpur, Sankhuwasaba district, destroy a cannabis plant on the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Wednesday.
June 27, 2019