ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Domestic airlines to provide up to 36% discounts on airfare
Domestic airlines to provide up to 36% discounts on airfare
KATHMANDU, March 23: Domestic airlines have decided to provide up to 36% discount on airfare to the passengers traveling to destinations other than Simara, Bharatpur and Janakpur from Monday.
Mar 23, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Bajura district spends 6% of capital budget in 8 months
Bajura district spends 6% of capital budget in 8 months
BAJURA, March 23: Bajura district has spent the least amount of budget allocated by the provincial government compared to other districts in the Sudurpashchim province. According to province officials, the district has managed to spend only 23% of the allocated recurrent expenditure and 6% of the a...
Mar 23, 2020
ECONOMY
Nepse ends 18 points lower
Nepse ends 18 points lower
KATHMANDU: The local bourse witnessed one of its most bland trading sessions as associations of merchant banks and stock brokers issued a press release on the day stating that all merchant bank and broker offices will remain closed between March 22 and April 2.
Mar 23, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Inaruwa bans sale of meat, liquor on COVID-19 fears
Inaruwa bans sale of meat, liquor on COVID-19 fears
ITAHARI, March 23: Inaruwa Municipality has banned the sale of meat and liquor citing maintenance of health and hygiene amid heightening fears of coronavirus outbreak. The decision was taken during a meeting of the municipal office on Sunday.
Mar 23, 2020
POLITICS, SOCIETY, Latest Updates
4 districts close border with India from Sunday
4 districts close border with India from Sunday
KATHMANDU, March 23: Nepali district authorities have closed border points with India after coronavirus cases and deaths rise in India. The administrations of the districts bordering India temporarily sealed the border points from Sunday morning after thousands of people entered Nepal from coronavir...
Mar 23, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Borders with India, China closed for a week from today
Borders with India, China closed for a week from today
KATHMANDU, March 23: To prevent a possible spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus from the neighboring countries into Nepal, the government has decided to close all the entry points with India and China for a week starting 10 am Monday.
Mar 23, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
German Chancellor Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests positive for virus
German Chancellor Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests po...
BERLIN, March 23: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after being informed that a doctor who administered a vaccine to her has tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Mar 23, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Nepal suspends passenger movement through Nepal-India and Nepal-China border points for on...
Nepal suspends passenger movement through Nepal-India and Ne...
KATHMANDU, March 22: The government has announced that all types of passenger movement would be suspended through the Nepal-India and Nepal-China border points from tomorrow morning to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Mar 23, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Birgunj-based industrialist Shiva Kumar Rungata's second test turns out negative for COVID...
Birgunj-based industrialist Shiva Kumar Rungata's second tes...
BIRGUNJ, March 22: The second medical test of Birgunj-based industrialist Shiva Kumar Rungata, who had initially tested positive for coronavirus, has turned out to be negative.
Mar 22, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Medical human resources to be mobilized for fighting COVID-19
Medical human resources to be mobilized for fighting COVID-1...
KATHMANDU, March 22: The federal government has asked the medical officers, senior physicians and medical students in all the states to get mobilized against the outbreak of COVID-19.
Mar 22, 2020