Make law to regulate ride-sharing services: High Court to govt

Published On: February 14, 2020 07:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 14: The Patan High Court on Wednesday directed the government to promulgate law to regulate ‘ride sharing’ services like Tootle and Pathao operating in the Kathmandu Valley.

Bhim Hospital starts 24-hour lab services

Published On: February 14, 2020 07:35 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, Feb 14: A lab facility operating round the clock has been started at Bhim hospital in Bhairahawa. The expansion of this facility in the hospital that was established in 1990 BS has made it a lot easier for the locals.  Now the locals will not have to go to other places for blood, urine and stool tests.

Nepal awaits China’s approval for evacuation flight

Published On: February 14, 2020 07:15 AM NPT By: Sangeet Sangroula

BEIJING, Feb 14: After the Chinese side assured to provide flight clearance for Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) evacuation flight to land in Wuhan, the Embassy of Nepal in Beijing has asked all Nepali students awaiting repatriation to stay ready to fly home on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Feb 14: Ncell Private Limited in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) and UNICEF is supporting the government for the National Measles Rubella (MR) Campaign 2020. The government aims to immunize over 3 million children across the country between the ages of 9 months to 5 years as a part of this much anticipated campaign.

Nepalis in Hubei (China) to be flown to Nepal on Sunday morning

Published On: February 13, 2020 09:47 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, Feb 13: The government, in a bid to repatriate Nepali students in corona-virus-hit Hubei province in China, will fly them to Nepal in the wee hours of coming Sunday. Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA)'s Secretary Kedar Bahadur Adhikari told National News Agency (RSS) that the government has made arrangements to return the Nepalis from Wuhan in China.

Forest officer, peon caught red-handed with bribe of Rs 200,000

Published On: February 13, 2020 06:43 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 13: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested assistant forest officer Krishna Bahadur Devkota and peon Pramod Kumar Teli of Division Forest Office in Nawalparasi while taking a bribe of Rs 200,000 from the service seekers.

21 local government representatives from Nuwakot visiting India

Published On: February 13, 2020 04:52 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 13: As part of Government of India’s post-earthquake-reconstruction efforts in Nepal, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is organizing an exposure visit of 21 elected local government representatives from Nuwakot district of Nepal to India from February 10 to 14.

Key student leader of Chand-led NCP arrested

Published On: February 13, 2020 04:37 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 13: Police on Thursday arrested Chiranjivi Dhakal, the chairperson of the All Nepal National Independent Students' Union (Revolutionary), the student wing of outlawed Netra Bikram Chand-led Nepal Communist Party.

9th World Radio Day observed in Nepal

Published On: February 13, 2020 04:10 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 13: The 9th World Radio Day has been observed in Nepal on Thursday.

6,000 private houses still to be reconstructed in Lalitpur Metropolis

Published On: February 13, 2020 02:22 PM NPT By: RSS

LALITPUR, Feb 13: Four years have passed since the Gorkha earthquake and some 6,000 private houses are still to be reconstructed inside Lalitpur Metropolitan City.