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Grande International Hospital (GIH) has been awarded as the 'Best Hospital of the Year' by Frost and Sullivan amid a function held in Kathmandu on Thursday.Frost and Sullivan handed over the award to Dr Chakra Raj Pandey, medical director of the hospital, according to a press release issued by the hospital.The release further added that…

Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) today issued directive to the concerned banks, financial institutions and money transfer companies not to use Indian Currency (IC) Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes effective immediately.The NRB issued the directive after the announcement of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his televised address to the nation on Tuesday…

Republican Donald Trump has been elected the 45th president of the United States, according to the New York Times and Associated Press, who called the election in the early hours of the morning on Wednesday.Trump’s ascendance to the White House came after a sweep of many hard fought swing states in the midwest, southeast, and rust belt, capping…

Leading Nepali carrier Buddha Air has been granted a licence to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the family of ATR and Beechcraft aircraft from its state-of-the-art closed-door hangar at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).Following the decision of a minister-level meeting on Sunday, Buddha became the first Nepali…

The telecommunication service provider United Telecom Limited (UTL) has acquired unified license for basic telephony service after paying the fourth installment of pending royalty on September 5.UTL has obtained the basic telephony service license after three and half years back since the government’s tactical decision. Earlier Nepal…

If all goes as planned, an advanced veterinary hospital will come into operation in Kathmandu by July of 2019.The Central Veterinary Hospital in Kathmandu has already awarded the contract for construction of a well-equipped hospital building to Ashish Kiranteshwor R and C Builders JV Company.The company was selected out of 31 companies in…

Visa application process for the United Kingdom has now become easier with the provision of online application form, Access UK, for the same.According to the Kathmandu-based British Embassy, Nepali people applying for the British visit visa now will be offered a shorter form with questions logically ordered.The form is in a mobile-friendly…

A mobile book bus library at Padma Kanya Higher Secondary School in Dillibazaar in Kathmandu has been launched on Friday.The library was set up by the US Embassy in Nepal.US Ambassador to Nepal, Alaina B. Teplitz and Coordinator for the Bureau of International Information Programmes (IIP) at the Department of State, Macon Phillips inaugurated…

A new “Makerspace” has been added at the “Innovation Hub”, supported by the Kathmandu-based United States Embassy, inside the premises of Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) in Teku, Kathmandu on Thursday.Macon Phillips, coordinator for the Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP) at the US Department of…

Lack of job opportunities within the country is forcing many Nepalis to spend the prime of their youth toiling in foreign lands, a study has shown.A recent report of the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) has revealed that around half of the outbound Nepali migrant workers fall within the age bracket of 26 to 35. A total of four million…