ECONOMY
Nepal imported 1,103 units of EVs during mid-July and mid-Jan this fiscal, almost five-fol...
Nepal imported 1,103 units of EVs during mid-July and mid-Ja...
KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Nepal imported 1,103 units of electric vehicles (EVs) in the first half of the current fiscal year.
Jan 25, 2022
WORLD, Coronavirus
Do not assume COVID pandemic reaching 'end game', warns WHO
Do not assume COVID pandemic reaching 'end game', warns WHO
GENEVA, Jan 25: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that it was dangerous to assume the Omicron variant would herald the end of COVID-19's acutest phase, exhorting nations to stay focused to beat the pandemic.
Jan 25, 2022
SPORTS
National football team of Mauritius in Nepal
National football team of Mauritius in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: The national football team of Mauritius today arrived Nepal to play friendly match with Nepali national football team.
Jan 24, 2022
POLITICS
NC rival faction against deferring local level poll, decides to exert pressure on party le...
NC rival faction against deferring local level poll, decides...
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Intra-party dispute has surfaced within the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) on whether to hold the local level poll by mid-May or defer it for another six months.
Jan 24, 2022
ECONOMY
Govt to build 4 hydel projects with capacity totaling 1,371.85 MW
Govt to build 4 hydel projects with capacity totaling 1,371....
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: The Department of Electricity Development (DoED) is carrying out the feasibility studies of four hydroelectricity projects with an accumulative capacity of 1,371.85 MW.
Jan 24, 2022
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
All citizens of Lumbini Province to get vaccinated by March 14: Minister Tharu
All citizens of Lumbini Province to get vaccinated by March...
RUPANDEHI, Jan 24: Minister for Health, Population and Family Welfare of Lumbini Province Indrajit Tharu has announced to vaccinate all citizens of the province against COVID-19 by March 14.
Jan 24, 2022
POLITICS
Chand-led CPN cadres extorting community forests
Chand-led CPN cadres extorting community forests
KATHMANDU, Jan 2$: The Netra Bikram Chand--led Nepal Communist Party has started threatening the local communities of Kailali to extort funds as per their demands. The locals of the community forests were forced to pay the money to the communist party after they threatened to take physical action.
Jan 24, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepse sees landslide fall of 100.10 points on Monday trading
Nepse sees landslide fall of 100.10 points on Monday trading
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) witnessed a landslide fall of 100.10 points to close at 2,820.41 points on Monday amid lower sentiment of investors due to possible increase in liquidity position of banks.
Jan 24, 2022
WORLD, Coronavirus
India logs 3,06,064 new COVID-19 cases; daily positivity rate over 20 pc
India logs 3,06,064 new COVID-19 cases; daily positivity rat...
NEW DELHI, Jan 24: India on Monday reported a decline in the daily COVID-19 infections as the country logged 3,06,064 new COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of over 20 percent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Jan 24, 2022
WORLD
42 killed, 76 injured in Afghanistan due to heavy snowfall
42 killed, 76 injured in Afghanistan due to heavy snowfall
KABUL, Jan 24: At least 42 people have been killed and 76 wounded following heavy snowfall in Afghanistan, local media reported on Monday. The State Ministry in Disaster Management affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said heavy snowfall in 15 provinces of Afghanistan killed 42 people...
Jan 24, 2022