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Westerly wind brings precipitation, weather to improve from Saturday

Posted by | Jan 17, 2020 | ,

Cloudy condition prevails across the country today with rainfall and snowfall in the high hilly and mountainous areas, due to the influence of the westerly low pressure system. Light to moderate rainfall has occurred in most of the places of the country while light to moderate snowfall has taken place in the high hilly and mountainous areas, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Meteorological Forecasting Division said. Meteorologist Sajina Shakya said precipitation is taking place in most places of the country today due to the influence of the westerly low pressure system. She said the weather will likely improve from Saturday. The Division has issued a special weather bulletin for the next 24 hours, warning of the possibility of heavy snowfall in many places of the high hilly and mountainous region of the central and western part of the country. It has urged for precaution in view of this. The weather is generally to completely cloudy in the western, central and eastern hilly region, the Division stated. Continuous rainfall is taking place in most places of the country including the Kathmandu Valley since Thursday evening. Rainfall is still occurring in the Valley. Normal life has been affected due to the rain. Cold has increased in Kathmandu due to rain. According to the Division, Kathmandu received 21 millimetres rain today. Similarly, Bhairahawa received 39 millimetres, Dang 27 millimetres, Pokhara 23...

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Parliamentary party meet will settle dispute of speaker selection: Minister Dhakal

Posted by | Jan 17, 2020 |

Minister for Health and Population, Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal, has said that the parliamentary party meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) would settle the dispute related to selection of Speaker. At a programme organised by NCP Shuklagandaki town committee at Dulegauda today, Minister Dhakal said that the dispute over election of speaker would not remain for long. Saying the parliament has become the captive in lack of election of Speaker, he shared the information that the party would select candidate for the Speaker at consensus. The Health Minister said that discussion would also be held about Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in the parliamentary party meeting. Stressing that party cadres should make the publicity of good works of the incumbent government, he said that the government has been active to materialize ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali’...

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RPP CWC plenary from January 31

Posted by | Jan 17, 2020 |

A full meeting of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party’s central working committee will be taking place in the central capital Kathmandu from coming January 31. The meeting will discuss about the preparations for the party’s upcoming Central General Convention scheduled for May-June. Review of contemporary political situation and fixation of party’s future course of action and programmes are other agenda set for the meeting, according to party publicity department chief Mohan Shrestha. It will also seek possibility for unification with other parties having similar ideologies. Party chair Kamal Thapa is scheduled to present a political report about the contemporary political issues in the meeting which takes place in every three...

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Traffic lights installed at eight crossroads in Kathmandu Valley

Posted by | Jan 17, 2020 | ,

Traffic lights have been brought into operation at eight various crossroads of Kathmandu Valley. These traffic lights which had stopped working for long have been brought into operation in coordination of Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD) and the Department of Roads. Chief of MTPD, Senior Superintendent of Police Bhim Prasad Dhakal said the traffic lights have been brought into operation at Putalisadak, Padmodayamod, Singha Durbar, Old Baneshwor,New Baneshwor, Teenkune, Gaushala and Mahapal of Lalitpur. According to him, the traffic lights would be operated also at Mitrapark, Kalimati, Tankeshwor, Paropakar and Pulchowk in some days. The MTPD said traffic lights have been installed at crossroads in the Kathmandu Valley after 13 years with the Prime Minister, the Home Minister and the Inspector General of Police showing concern on the matter. Dhakal believes that installation of traffic lights would help in traffic management and reduce the traffic accidents in the Valley. Traffic lights were installed at Singha Durbar, the southern gate of the Royal Palace, Sundhara and New Road for the first time in the country in 2023 BS. After that traffic lights were installed with the cooperation from the Japan government in 2058...

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Int’l film festival from Feb 13

Posted by | Jan 17, 2020 |

Kathmandu, Jan 17 (RSS): The third Nepal International Film Festival is being held in Kathmandu from February 13 to 18. A total of 79 films would be screened in the film festival to be organized by Nepal Film and Cultural Academy. Minister of State for Urban Development Rambir Manandhar informed that the film festival would help boost Nepal’s image. He argued the cine artists could play significant role on country’s development and prosperity. They need to highlight the issues of national importance in the film sector, he added. The Minister of State Manandhar suggested the film makers that they prioritized the country and nationalism. According to him, various countries including India and the US have given due importance to the national identity in film, but Nepali films are yet to grasp the identity issues. On the occasion, noted cine artist Nir Shah said it was positive that various organizations were active to develop and promote national film industry. Cooperation from all sides is essential to internationalize Nepali films, he stressed. Academy Chairman KP Pathak informed that during the festival, there would be 10 international films, 35 short films, five Nepali films, 15 short Nepali films, eight documentaries and six animated films. These were selected out of 600 films from various 55 countries, he...

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