KATHMANDU, Sept 30: As Nepal opens trekking and mountaineering activities, tourists, instead of on-arrival visa are now required to get pre-approval from the Department of Immigration before entering Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Sept 30: The price of goat meat is likely to remain stable in the Kathmandu Valley during the upcoming festivals this year, as the production of local goats outweighs average demand, said the goat producers.

DADELDHURA, Sept 30: The Armed Police Force (APF) has established a border outpost (BOP) in the Rupal area of Bhageshwar Rural Municipality in Dadeldhura district along the Nepal-India border.

Four children reach Jumla from Punjab in search of their father

Published On: September 29, 2020 10:10 PM NPT By: DB BUDHA

JUMLA, Sept 29: Four children aged between three to 17 years have arrived in Khalanga, Jumla, all the way from the Indian State of Punjab in search of their father. The eldest one of them, Madhu BK, stated that their father was a daily wage earner in Punjab and he went missing three years ago.

KATHMANDU, Sept 29: Targeting the upcoming festivals, the Food Management and Trading Company (FMTC) is going to open fair price shops at five locations in the Kathmandu Valley from Thursday.

NEA to waive fines as COVID-19 halts meter reading

Published On: September 29, 2020 06:40 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 29: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has decided not to charge fines to its customers as the authority has been unable to resume the meter reading service due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

4,021 real time PCR tests on average a day conducted since the first test on January 23

KATHMANDU, Sept 29: The local administrations of the federal capital of the country, the Kathmandu Valley, had decided to allow public passenger vehicles to ply the roads according to the odd-even rule by following health safety protocols and limiting the number of passengers to half the capacity. However, due to the lack of proper inspection by the responsible governing bodies, the public vehicles are turning into hotspots for COVID-19 transmission.

DHN receives license to develop 70MW Dudhkoshi-2

Published On: September 29, 2020 05:05 PM NPT By: RSS

SOLUKHUMBU, Sept 29: Dudhkoshi Hydropower Nepal (DHN) has received the license for developing the 70MW Dudhkoshi-2 hydel project.

KATHMANDU, Sept 29: Nepal witnessed 1,513 cases, 731 recoveries, and 10 fatalities linked to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) said on Tuesday afternoon.