SOCIETY
TU’s examinations scheduled for Friday and Saturday to be held as planned
TU’s examinations scheduled for Friday and Saturday to be he...
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: As the risk of the third wave of COVID-19 infection is increasing, Tribhuvan University decided to postpone all the examinations from January 23. However, the examinations of the Faculty of Science scheduled for today (Friday) and the Faculty of Management on Saturday will continu...
Jan 21, 2022
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Student unions demand withdrawal of petroleum price hike
Student unions demand withdrawal of petroleum price hike
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Various student unions have demanded the government to withdraw the price hike of petroleum products.
Jan 21, 2022
SOCIETY
230 journalists in Bagmati Province infected with COVID-19
230 journalists in Bagmati Province infected with COVID-19
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The total number of journalists registered with the Federation of Nepali Journalists, Bagmati Province who have contracted COVID-19 has reached 230.
Jan 21, 2022
SOCIETY
12 arrested for organizing online gambling
12 arrested for organizing online gambling
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Nepal Police have arrested 12 persons for allegedly hosting online gambling in different parts of Kirtipur Municipality in Kathmandu.
Jan 21, 2022
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Nepali migrant workers welcomed in Israel
Nepali migrant workers welcomed in Israel
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The Nepali Embassy in Israel welcomed the migrant workers who reached there for work. The Nepali workers were welcomed by a joint team of the Israeli Health Ministry and Immigration Authority and the Nepali Embassy at Ben Gurion International Airport.
Jan 21, 2022
WORLD
Analysis: How Omicron highlights fading hope of herd immunity from COVID
Analysis: How Omicron highlights fading hope of herd immunit...
CHICAGO, Jan 21:The Omicron variant, which is spreading far faster than previous versions of the coronavirus, is not likely to help countries achieve so-called herd immunity against COVID-19, in which enough people become immune to the virus that it can no longer spread, leading disease experts say.
Jan 21, 2022
ECONOMY
Birgunj Customs collects Rs 5.68 billion more custom revenue than its target during mid-Ju...
Birgunj Customs collects Rs 5.68 billion more custom revenue...
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Birgunj Customs Office (BCO) collected customs revenue worth Rs 105.90 billion in the first six months of the current fiscal year, which is 5.67 percent more than the target set for the customs office.
Jan 21, 2022
SOCIETY
Local authorities decide to enforce odd-even rule for vehicles in Kathmandu Valley from Fr...
Local authorities decide to enforce odd-even rule for vehicl...
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Keeping in view of the rising cases of COVID-19, local administrations have decided to enforce odd-even rule for both public and private vehicles in Kathmandu Valley from Friday midnight.
Jan 20, 2022
SOCIETY
Nepal’s significant progress in the nutrition of mothers and children at risk due to curre...
Nepal’s significant progress in the nutrition of mothers and...
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Nepal achieved globally renowned progress in reducing child stunting and scaling up nutrition services during the Millennium Development Goals era (2002 -2016), despite periods of political and economic instability, according to a special supplement of the Maternal and Child Nutr...
Jan 20, 2022
ECONOMY
Private sector urges govt to develop mechanism to facilitate remittance inflows through ba...
Private sector urges govt to develop mechanism to facilitate...
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Private sector has requested the government to provide subsidies to raise interest rates on the remittance earnings to facilitate migrant workers to send money they earned through banking channels.
Jan 20, 2022