NEPAL, SOCIETY, DIASPORA
Efforts are underway to send US vaccines to Nepal: Ambassador Khatiwada
Efforts are underway to send US vaccines to Nepal: Ambassado...
KATHMANDU, May 16: Nepal's Ambassador to the United States, Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said that discussions are underway with the US government to bring 3 to 5 million units of AstraZeneca vaccine to Nepal.
May 16, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
18,000 empty oxygen cylinders from China arrive at Tatopani border
18,000 empty oxygen cylinders from China arrive at Tatopani...
KATHMANDU, May 16: The government has brought 18,000 empty medical oxygen cylinders from China to Nepal via the Tatopani border point.
May 16, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Ex-PM Deuba sends medical aid to his home district
Ex-PM Deuba sends medical aid to his home district
KATHMANDU, May 16: Former Prime Minister and President of Nepali Congress (NC), Sher Bahadur Deuba has sent medical supplies to his home district of Dadeldhura.
May 16, 2021
ECONOMY
FinMin says budget programs that can face COVID-19 will be launched
FinMin says budget programs that can face COVID-19 will be l...
KATHMANDU, May 16: Reappointed Minister for Finance, Bishnu Prasad Poudel has said that he will bring next year's budget with programs to face COVID-19.
May 16, 2021
OPINION
What are Nepali youth thinking?
What are Nepali youth thinking?
The findings of the survey paint a rather somber picture. Of the 2,000 youth surveyed between 18 to 40 years of age, only around a third (34%) believe that the country is headed in the right direction. This is significantly less than a 2018 National Governance Survey that found 80 percent of respon...
May 16, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Health Ministry issues new arrangement for COVID treatment in Valley hospitals
Health Ministry issues new arrangement for COVID treatment i...
KATHMANDU, May 16: The Ministry of Health and Population has made new arrangements to treat COVID-19 infected in 11 different COVID-dedicated and other hospitals in the Valley. These hospitals will now decide whether to send the infected home, admit them or keep them in the ICU, depending on the sit...
May 16, 2021
SOCIETY, WORLD
IPI condemns the attack on media organizations in Gaza
IPI condemns the attack on media organizations in Gaza
Offices of AP and Al Jazeera in Gaza destroyed in Israeli bombing
May 16, 2021
SOCIETY
Local government assures of adequate oxygen supplies in Itahari
Local government assures of adequate oxygen supplies in Ita...
ITAHARI, May 16: At a time when the people suffering from COVID-19 are struggling to get oxygen cylinders, elected representatives of Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City have assured locals about the adequate availability of medical oxygen supply in Itahari.
May 16, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
Bodies of COVID-19 victims among those dumped in India’s Ganges -gov’t document
Bodies of COVID-19 victims among those dumped in India’s Gan...
INDIA, May 16: Bodies of COVID-19 victims have been found dumped in some Indian rivers, a state government letter seen by Reuters says, in the first official acknowledgement of the alarming practice, which it said may stem from poverty and fear of the disease in remote areas.
May 16, 2021
SOCIETY
Lockdown in Sunsari for 14 days, army mobilized
Lockdown in Sunsari for 14 days, army mobilized
DHARAN, May 16: Sunsari will go for 14 days of lockdown from Saturday to May 29. The District Administration Office has extended the period for another two weeks as the prohibitory order was not effective.
May 16, 2021