SOCIETY
Court issues show cause order over Charles Sobhraj case
Court issues show cause order over Charles Sobhraj case
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: The Supreme Court has issued a show cause notice in the name of the government in response to a habeas corpus petition filed claiming that prisoner Charles Sobhraj has completed his jail term as per the ‘concessions’ entitled to senior citizens of Nepal.
Dec 24, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
AstraZeneca vaccine booster works against Omicron, Oxford lab study finds
AstraZeneca vaccine booster works against Omicron, Oxford la...
Dec 24: A three-dose course of AstraZeneca's (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the rapidly-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, the pharmaceutical company said on Thursday, citing data from an Oxford University lab study.
Dec 24, 2021
ECONOMY
Revenue collection at Birgunj Customs surpassed target by Rs 6 billion during mid-July and...
Revenue collection at Birgunj Customs surpassed target by Rs...
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Birgunj Customs Office (BCO) collected customs revenue worth Rs 88.69 billion in the first five months of the current fiscal year, which was 52.50 percent more than the amount collected during the same period of the last fiscal year.
Dec 24, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse ekes out modest gain to end week in upbeat note
Nepse ekes out modest gain to end week in upbeat note
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Stocks traded briefly in negative territory amidst active profit booking in the morning. Nonetheless, the bourse held ground after mid-day and traded around the opening level in the afternoon. Further advance in the latter trading hours saw the Nepse index close with a gain of 12....
Dec 23, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepalis spent Rs 313 billion more on imported goods in first five months of this FY
Nepalis spent Rs 313 billion more on imported goods in first...
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Nepal’s trade balance in the first five months plunged to a negative Rs 735.48 billion, despite the country achieving a notable gain in its export earnings.
Dec 23, 2021
ECONOMY
Agile Education organizes “Agile Education Meetup”
Agile Education organizes “Agile Education Meetup”
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Agile Education, in collaboration with Leaps and Bonds, an initiation of LeapNetwork, a community run by Leapfrog Technology Inc, organized its first ever “Agile Education Meetup” on December 18, 2021.
Dec 23, 2021
SOCIETY
People fail to get social security allowances, banks’ negligence blamed
People fail to get social security allowances, banks’ neglig...
JALESHWOR, Dec 23: Senior citizens, single women and differently abled people in Mahottari district are unable to get their social security allowances provided by the government due to the negligence on the part of their bank.
Dec 23, 2021
POLITICS
RPP leadership changed to make it the people's party: General Secy Rana
RPP leadership changed to make it the people's party: Genera...
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) General Secretary Dhawal Shamsher Rana has said that Kamal Thapa was ousted to make RPP a people's party. Stating that RPP had been only for the party's leader till now, Rana said that the leadership has been changed to bring RPP as a people's part...
Dec 23, 2021
SOCIETY
COVAX partners deliver over 7.7 million COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal
COVAX partners deliver over 7.7 million COVID-19 vaccines to...
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: The COVAX facility has so far provided nearly 8 million doses of vaccines to help Nepal fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dec 23, 2021
POLITICS
I don't think the ruling alliance will break because of MCC: Dahal
I don't think the ruling alliance will break because of MCC:...
KATHMANDU, Dec 23: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the ruling alliance will not break because of the US-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement.
Dec 23, 2021