PHOTOS: People  offering tributes to martyrs on Martyrs’ Day

Published On: January 29, 2021 01:25 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Nepal is observing the Martyrs’ Day today paying tributes and respects to those who sacrificed their lives for the country and its people.

Martyrs day being observed today

Published On: January 29, 2021 12:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Martyrs day is being observed across the country today paying tributes to those who sacrificed their life for the cause of the nation and people.

KATHMANDU, Jan 28: Altogether 28,732 frontline workers have received a shot of ‘Covishield’ across 77 districts in the country on the second day of the mass vaccination program against COVID-19 that was launched by the government on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 28: The Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal (FECOFUN) has welcomed the government's decision of repealing the Scientific Forest Management Work Procedures, 2071 BS.

POKHARA, Jan 28: A forest fire has been raging Nason Rural Municipality in Manang for the past three days. It has not been controlled yet.

BP Highway handed over to Nepali authorities after reconstruction

Published On: January 28, 2021 04:46 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 28: The Government of Japan has officially handed over the BP Highway to Nepal after completing the reconstruction of the road segment which was damaged by the earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, 2015.

Israeli festival, Tu Bishvat, observed at Israel Embassy in Nepal

Published On: January 28, 2021 03:42 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 28: The Embassy of Israel in Kathmandu observed the Jewish festival, “Tu Bishvat (The New Year for the Trees)” on Thursday at the embassy garden.

KATHMANDU, Jan 28: The status of corruption in Nepal has worsened in comparison to last year, as Nepal has ranked 117th of the 180 countries across the world. Nepal lost four places from 2019, scoring just 33 points, according to the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published by Transparency International (TI) on Thursday. In 2019, Nepal ranked 113 with a score of 34.

KATHMANDU, Jan 28: Police arrested Rakesh Agrawal, the owner of the Sarlahi-based Annapurna Sugar Mill and Nawalparasi-based Indira Sugar Mill, from Tripureshwar in Kathmandu on Wednesday evening.

Almost 10,000 frontline workers got a shot of the vaccine on the first day of the campaign