KATHMANDU, July 15: The US immigration authorities have withdrawn a move to force international students to leave the country if their colleges and universities run online-only classes. The decision comes as a huge relief to thousands of international students worried about their visa status in the country.

FNJ says PSB bill is unacceptable

Published On: July 15, 2020 09:49 AM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, July 15: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has objected to the provisions in the Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) bill registered at the National Assembly of the federal parliament on July 11.

KATHMANDU, July 15: A day after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli accused the southern neighbor India of creating an artificial Ayodhya by manipulating the cultural facts, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Tuesday clarified that the remarks made by Prime Minister Oli “are not linked to any political subject and have no intention at all to hurt the feelings and sentiments of anyone.”

APF chief visits Nepal Police HQ to congratulate Chhetri

Published On: July 15, 2020 08:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 15: The chief of the Armed Police Force (APF), Shailendra Khanal, visited the Nepal Police Headquarters at Naxal on Tuesday to congratulate the newly-appointed chief of Nepal Police.

KATHMANDU, July 14: Chandra Prasad Dhakal, vice-president of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), on Tuesday announced his candidacy for the position of senior vice-president in the upcoming election of the federation. The umbrella organization of the country’s private sector has scheduled the election of its top position for August 10-11.

KATHMANDU, July 14: The Association of Pharmaceutical Producers of Nepal (APPON) has cautioned the government not to allow the selling of substandard sanitizers, saying that rampant selling of low quality sanitizers pose risks to human health.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, July 14: Two employees including an engineer of the Melamchi Drinking Water Project have gone missing after being swept away by the Melamchi River when a water tunnel burst on Tuesday afternoon. Two others, who sustained injuries in the incident, were rescued immediately.

KATHMANDU, July 14: The Ministry of Health and Population said on Tuesday that 116 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours.

KATHMANDU, July 13: The Supreme Court (SC) has said that the government does not have the authority to issue travel bans on any citizen unless it is clearly permitted by the laws.

KATHMANDU, July 14: The government has formed a committee to probe private hospitals collecting swab samples of people for coronavirus testing, defying the protocol set by the Ministry of Health and Population.