KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has directed the bodies concerned to carry out monitoring whether or not social distancing has been maintained in ongoing examinations conducted by Tribhuvan University. He has also directed to see if there is sufficient amount of sanitizer put in examination halls.

BHAKTAPUR, Jan 20: The District Administration Office, Bhaktapur has stopped non-essential services from today.

Bad weather affects domestic flights

Published On: January 20, 2022 12:32 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Domestic flights have been affected due to bad weather in the morning.

Westerly wind likely to cause rain, snowfall

Published On: January 20, 2022 12:19 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: The westerly wind is likely to cause general changes in weather systems across the country for the next three days and also bring light rainfall in some mountainous areas and snowfall in the high hills and Himalayan region.

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: The government has increased the wage of workers involved in the schemes under the Prime Minister Employment Program (PMEP). Workers’ perks and benefits have increased and their accidental insurance has been made mandatory with the cabinet meeting held on the first week of January amending the PMEP Operational Guideline-2075 BS.

Kalikot DAO closed for a week after staffers contract COVID-19

Published On: January 20, 2022 10:40 AM NPT By: Republica

KALIKOT, Jan 20: The District Administration Office (DAO), Kalikot, has been closed for a week after staffers including the Chief District Officer (CDO) contracted COVID-19.

Ministers discuss taking action against those charging high fees

Published On: January 20, 2022 09:23 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Minister for Education, Science and Technology Devendra Poudel and Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand discussed the issue of taking action against the educational institutions charging more than the fee prescribed by the Medical Education Commission.

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: The government of Nepal has revised the price of PCR test for COVID-19 to Rs 800 per individual at government hospitals and laboratories. Prior to this, the price of a PCR test was Rs 1,000.

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Nepal recorded 11,352 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday along with 613 recoveries and four deaths, according to the latest information provided by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

Users of broadband internet on the rise in Nepal

Published On: January 19, 2022 05:35 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: The number of users of high-speed internet (broadband) are increasing in the country.