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Ticket booking opens in advance for Dashain holidays

Posted by | Sep 25, 2018 | ,

Kathmandu – Bus ticket booking has opened from today in advance for the convenience of passengers going home for the Dashain holidays. Although a joint meeting of the Department of Transport Management and the transport entrepreneurs had on September 16 decided to open the ticket booking from September 21, the transport entrepreneurs had refused to start the ticket booking in advance citing hike in the price of petroleum products. A meeting of the Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs on Monday decided to open the advance ticket bookings saying the government has agreed to increase the transport fare by 10 per cent. Federation general secretary Punya Prasad (Saroj) Sitaula said they have decided to open the ticket bookings in advance from Tuesday following the adjustment in the price of transport fare following the hike in the petroleum product prices.  ...

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PM Oli holds talks with Canadian counterpart, agreement signed

Posted by | Sep 25, 2018 |

New York – Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau have signed an agreement on establishing a bilateral consultation mechanism between Nepal and Canada. The agreement was signed on Tuesday at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA. The signing of the MoU has now paved the way for holding consultation on the various facets of bilateral relations between the two countries. The two Prime Ministers held discussions prior to signing the MoU. On the occasion, PM Oli expressed his happiness on the high level meeting since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and Canada in 1965. He thanked the government and the people of Canada for the assistance provided so far to Nepal and the Nepali people as well as the support given after the April 25 earthquake. The Canadian Prime Minister expressed his pleasure to have bilateral meeting at the Prime Minister’s level and to deepen, through this meeting, the bilateral ties between the two countries. Both the Prime Ministers have arrived here in connection with participating in the 73rd United Nations General Assembly. Present on the occasion were Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali, Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister Bishnu Rimal, Nepal’s ambassador to Canada, Kali Prasad Pokharel, Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi, spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, joint secretary Bharat Raj Poudel and Chief of Protocol Deepak...

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Foreign Affairs Minister Gyawali and his Indian counterpart hold talks

Posted by | Sep 25, 2018 |

New York – Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali held a meeting with Minister of External Affairs of India, Sushma Swaraj, at the UN headquarters here today. Discussions were held on matters of bilateral concern and interest during the meeting. Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi said it was agreed during the talks to further expedite the development projects being operated as per the bilateral agreement reached between the two countries before this. Present on the occasion were Foreign Secretary Bairagi and other senior government officials of Nepal. The two ministers have arrived in New York to attend the 73rd General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA 73). The UNGA73 opened on 18 September and the high-level General Debate will start from...

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Two women killed in road mishap

Posted by | Sep 25, 2018 |

Damauli – Two women were killed and eight other people have been injured in a road accident occurred this morning in Tanahu. The two unidentified women died when the microbus they were travelling in collided with a truck at local Manahari of local Myagde rural municipality-4. According to police, the injured have been taken to Manipal Hospital in Pokhara for...

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Sixteen hurt in accident

Posted by | Sep 25, 2018 |

Kawasoti – At least 16 passengers were injured when the bus they were travelling in collided with a truck on the East-West Highway at Gaindakot Municipality-16 in Nawalparasi today. The condition of two of the injured passengers is critical, the District Police Office has stated. They are 21-year-old Pabitra Kunwar of Sunawal Municipality-4 and 35-year-old Padam Bahadur Kunwar of Alebhanjyang of Palpa. Among the injured, eight have already returned home after general treatment while the remaining are receiving medical attention at the Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur. Meanwhile, 30-year-old Basanti Pariyar of Harbasi, Kawasoti Municipality-16 has sustained serious injuries in a knife attack. The police said she was attacked by one Bimal Sripali, 30 of the same place last night. Pariyar has laceration in her face and chest due to the attack and she is receiving treatment at District Hospital, Bharatpur. Sripali has been...

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