POLITICS
Supreme Court orders govt to provide goods to needy for preventing COVID-19 pandemic
Supreme Court orders govt to provide goods to needy for prev...
KATHMANDU, May 31: The Supreme Court on Sunday directed government authorities to provide various goods such as hand sanitizers, medical masks and other essentials and medicines to the needy for free.
May 31, 2020
POLITICS, Coronavirus
Hong Kong to evacuate its 330 people stranded in Nepal on Monday: report
Hong Kong to evacuate its 330 people stranded in Nepal on Mo...
KATHMANDU, May 31: As many as 330 people from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will be evacuated from Nepal on Monday, the HKSAR government announced today.
May 31, 2020
SOCIETY
Weather: Partial clouds and rainfall in most regions of the country for next few days
Weather: Partial clouds and rainfall in most regions of the...
KATHMANDU, May 31: With the Kathmandu Valley and most parts of the country experiencing cloudy weather and unpredicted rainfall for the past few days, the meteorology forecast division has predicted that the weather will remain cloudy and gloomy throughout the country for the next few days.
May 31, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Second week of project for waste workers conducted successfully
Second week of project for waste workers conducted successfu...
KATHMANDU, May 31: The second week of Waste Workers Emergency Relief Project (WWERP) jointly conducted by CREASION Nepal and Coca-Cola Foundation has been successfully conducted at various locations in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu and Kirtipur.
May 31, 2020
SOCIETY
800,000 households likely to get electricity for free
800,000 households likely to get electricity for free
KATHMANDU, May 31: Around 800,000 households who are Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) consumers are likely to get electricity for free.
May 31, 2020
Coronavirus
Number of people dying of coronavirus in Nepal rises to eight
Number of people dying of coronavirus in Nepal rises to eigh...
KATHMANDU, May 31: Nepal's COVID-19 death toll climbed to eight on Sunday.
May 31, 2020
Coronavirus
With 166 new cases confirmed Sunday, Nepal's COVID-19 tally jumps to 1,567
With 166 new cases confirmed Sunday, Nepal's COVID-19 tally...
KATHMANDU, May 31: Nepal's COVID-19 tally has reached 1,567 after the confirmation of 166 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Population said.
May 31, 2020
ECONOMY
Tax rise on electric vehicles will hit govt plan of making country self-reliant in energy...
Tax rise on electric vehicles will hit govt plan of making c...
KATHMANDU, May 31: Lawmakers on Sunday criticized the government move to raise the taxes on electric vehicles, arguing that it will hit the aspiration of making the country self-reliant in energy supply and will aggravate the trade deficit further.
May 31, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
NEA makes online meter reading available for public
NEA makes online meter reading available for public
KATHMANDU, May 31: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has made online meter reading available for its consumers. With the lockdown into effect, the NEA staffers are unable to visit houses for meter reading.
May 31, 2020
WORLD
'I can't breathe' protests heat up as curfews imposed in several U.S. cities
'I can't breathe' protests heat up as curfews imposed in sev...
MINNEAPOLIS, May 31: Civil unrest flared and curfews were imposed in several major U.S. cities on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets to vent outrage at the death of a black man shown on video gasping for breath as a white Minneapolis policeman knelt on his neck.
May 31, 2020