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CTEVT postpones all examinations

Published On: January 26, 2022 08:15 AM NPT By: Republica

BHAKTAPUR, Jan 26: The Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) has put off all the scheduled examinations under its affiliated institutions citing the spread of coronavirus infection.

Govt forms panel to probe death of rhino

Published On: January 25, 2022 07:05 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: The Ministry of Forest and Environment (MoFE) has formed a task force to investigate the death of a rhinoceros that succumbed to injuries after falling into a ditch on Sunday.

Pashupati Campus student activist among four people accused of misappropriating foreign currency worth Rs 376.41 million

Published On: January 25, 2022 06:25 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: The Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) filed cases against four persons on the charge of misappropriation of foreign currency worth Rs 376.41 million at the Kathmandu District Court on Monday.

Sita Dahal discharged from hospital

Published On: January 25, 2022 05:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Sita Dahal, the spouse of CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman and former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has been discharged from hospital. Dahal had contracted COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment at ICU at the Mediciti Hospital, Lalitpur since Friday.

Nepse sees a slight fall of 0.2 percent on Tuesday

Published On: January 25, 2022 05:26 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) on Tuesday slid marginally by 5.59 points, following a row of decline in the first two days of this week.

Nepal records, 12,008 cases, 3,040 recoveries and eight deaths on Tuesday

Published On: January 25, 2022 04:57 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Nepal recorded as many as 12,008 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday along with 3,040 recoveries and eight deaths, according to the latest information provided by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

Minister Poudel directs Exam Controller Office to publish results

Published On: January 25, 2022 04:55 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Devendra Poudel has directed the Office of the Controller of Examinations under Tribhuvan University (TU) to publish the results of the past exams without any further delay.

S.Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit record high at 8,571

Published On: January 25, 2022 04:30 PM NPT By: Republica

SEOUL, Jan 25: South Korea's daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record high owing to the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said Tuesday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the country reported 8,571 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 749,979.

National Assembly poll preparation complete

Published On: January 25, 2022 04:25 PM NPT By: Republica

HETAUDA, Jan 25: All necessary preparations for the National Assembly election have been completed at the voting center in Hetauda. Voting is taking place from 9AM to 3PM tomorrow in the election being held for 19 posts falling vacant from March 4, 2021 in the National Assembly, the upper house of the Federal Parliament, the Election Commission (EC) said.

India reports 2,55,874 new COVID cases, daily positivity rate dips to 15.52 pc

Published On: January 25, 2022 04:03 PM NPT By: Republica

NEW DELHI, Jan 25: India on Tuesday reported 2,55,874 new COVID cases recorded in the last 24 hours, 50,190 less than yesterday, taking the daily positivity rate down to 15.52 percent, according the Union Health Ministry.

Local-level election cannot be postponed: UML leader Kharel

Published On: January 25, 2022 03:50 PM NPT By: Republica

JHAPA, Jan 25: Standing committee member of the CPN-UML Agni Kharel has said that no one could extend even by a single day the five-year term of local government determined by the constitution.

RPP to vie for National Assembly elections in Province 1 only

Published On: January 25, 2022 03:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has decided to cast their votes in Province 1 alone in the National Assembly elections to be held on January 26.

Transparency International ranks Nepal 117 on corruption perception index

Published On: January 25, 2022 03:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: The 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today by Transparency International has ranked Nepal as one of the most corrupt countries in the world.

It will take a few more days for the weather to improve: MFD

Published On: January 25, 2022 02:35 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: The weather is partly to generally cloudy throughout the country due to the partial influence of the westerly low pressure system, the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) said. The division has urged the people to be safe from cold and adopt the necessary protection and precautions as there is a possibility of light rain at a few places of the hilly region and light snowfall at some places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of the country.

Child labor declining in carpet and garment industries: Study

Published On: January 25, 2022 02:33 PM NPT By: Republica

GANDAKI, Jan 25: A study carried out on the carpet and garment industries shows that child labor in these industries has been declining.

Japan provides 10 billion Yen to Nepal for economic growth and resilience

Published On: January 25, 2022 01:55 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: The Government of Japan has decided to extend loan assistance of up to ten billion Japanese Yen, approximately Rs 10.4 billion, to Nepal as a policy loan for economic growth and resilience.

Maoist leader Pun meets Chair Dahal

Published On: January 25, 2022 12:32 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: CPN (Maoist Center) leader Barshaman Pun has met the party’s chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal at his residence in Khumaltar Tuesday morning. Pun recently returned to Kathmandu from China after four months of medical treatment.

EC completes preparations for National Assembly election

Published On: January 25, 2022 11:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan  25: The Election Commission (EC) is all set to conduct the National Assembly election slated for tomorrow. The election is being held for 19 posts of National Assembly members.

4 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arriving in Nepal today

Published On: January 25, 2022 10:37 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: An additional four million doses of Moderna vaccine are arriving in Nepal from the United States. Of these, 1.6 million doses were delivered on Monday night and the remaining 2.34 million doses are being delivered to Nepal on Tuesday morning, according to the Logistics Management Section under the Department of Health Services(DHS).

Himalaya Airlines becomes first airline in Nepal to achieve ISO certification

Published On: January 25, 2022 10:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Himalaya Airlines, a Nepal-China-joint venture, has become the first airline in Nepal to successfully achieve the ISO 9001-2015 QMS certification.