Published On: January 21, 2022 03:45 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: CPN-UML Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai has demanded Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to relieve Minister for Physical Infrastructure Renu Kumari Yadav from her post over her controversial remarks that sought to glorify violence.
Published On: January 21, 2022 03:19 PM NPT By: Republica
NEW DELHI, Jan 21: India reported 3,47,254 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and the daily positivity rate stood at 17.94 percent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. The fresh infections are 29,722 more than yesterday. On Thursday, India logged 3,17,532 new COVID-19 cases.
Published On: January 21, 2022 03:15 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The online labor permit recently launched by the Foreign Employment Office, Kathmandu has become effective.
Published On: January 21, 2022 02:59 PM NPT By: Republica
DHARAN, Jan 21: A young man infected with COVID-19 has died while undergoing treatment at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan.
Published On: January 21, 2022 01:30 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: A central committee meeting of the CPN (Maoist Center) called for January 22 has been postponed.
Published On: January 21, 2022 12:43 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: A meeting of the Chief District Officers of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, and Lalitpur on Thursday decided to close all museums in the valley effective from tonight. The decision comes in the wake of growing risk of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Published On: January 21, 2022 12:30 PM NPT By: Republica
BHAKTAPUR, Jan 21: Counting of birds has started in the Changunarayan forest, where a huge number of species of birds are supposed to have stayed.
Published On: January 21, 2022 12:28 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is addressing the nation today. He is scheduled to address the nation at 3 PM.
Published On: January 21, 2022 11:43 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has warned of actions to some private schools for running physical classes against the government’s order to stop conducting classes in persons in view of the rising cases of COVID-19.
Published On: January 21, 2022 10:40 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: As the risk of the third wave of COVID-19 infection is increasing, Tribhuvan University decided to postpone all the examinations from January 23. However, the examinations of the Faculty of Science scheduled for today (Friday) and the Faculty of Management on Saturday will continue as planned.
Published On: January 21, 2022 10:10 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Various student unions have demanded the government to withdraw the price hike of petroleum products.
Published On: January 21, 2022 10:06 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The Nepali Embassy in Israel welcomed the migrant workers who reached there for work. The Nepali workers were welcomed by a joint team of the Israeli Health Ministry and Immigration Authority and the Nepali Embassy at Ben Gurion International Airport.
Published On: January 21, 2022 06:30 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Birgunj Customs Office (BCO) collected customs revenue worth Rs 105.90 billion in the first six months of the current fiscal year, which is 5.67 percent more than the target set for the customs office.
Published On: January 20, 2022 10:03 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Keeping in view of the rising cases of COVID-19, local administrations have decided to enforce odd-even rule for both public and private vehicles in Kathmandu Valley from Friday midnight.
Published On: January 20, 2022 07:40 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Nepal achieved globally renowned progress in reducing child stunting and scaling up nutrition services during the Millennium Development Goals era (2002 -2016), despite periods of political and economic instability, according to a special supplement of the Maternal and Child Nutrition Journal published on Thursday. However, the country still faces considerable nutrition-related challenges. Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets on stunting and wasting is not advancing at the speed, scale or equity required, and may be further derailed by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published On: January 20, 2022 07:30 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Private sector has requested the government to provide subsidies to raise interest rates on the remittance earnings to facilitate migrant workers to send money they earned through banking channels.
Published On: January 20, 2022 06:55 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) gained 33.03 points on Thursday to close at 2,931.34 points.
Published On: January 20, 2022 06:04 PM NPT By: Republica
Kathmandu Valley alone recorded 6,981 cases of the virus on Friday
Published On: January 20, 2022 05:30 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Banks and financial institutions (BFIs) approved refinance loans worth Rs 106.8 billion to a total of 24,267 firms as of mid-January.
Published On: January 20, 2022 04:43 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Amid rising number of COVID-19 cases, Tribhuvan University has put off all the ongoing semester-based and annual examinations until further notice.