- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: The government is conducting a nationwide vaccination campaign against measles-rubella from today. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the vaccination campaign that starts today will be conducted until March 20.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: Nepal is playing against the Netherlands again today under the ICC World Cup League-2.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: The Narayanghat-Mugling road section will remain open continuously starting today. The previously enforced daily four-hour closure for bridge construction and wall cutting on this section of the road has been lifted.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: A standing committee meeting of the ruling CPN (Maoist Center) is being held today.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 24: As part of a concerted effort to provide essential healthcare services, 52 hospitals within the Kathmandu Metropolitan City have pledged to offer free treatment to the target group.
- by Republica
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump won South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday, easily beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further consolidating his path to a third straight GOP nomination.
- by Sabita Khadka
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: The Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Security (MoLESS) has realized the need for promoting domestic employment and has taken initiative to this end.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: Police have arrested two people on the charge of illegal VoIP call bypass.
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KATHMANDU, Feb 25: There is a possibility of snowfall in the high-hilly and mountainous regions of the country today. According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, there is currently a partial influence of the westerly low pressure system in Nepal.
- by Republica
MANANG, Feb 25: One person died on Saturday when a house collapsed in Manang.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: The appointment of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) is unlikely to happen for another two months. Although the government had formed a sub-committee two weeks ago to advance the appointment process, the committee has not yet invited applications.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: Nepal has advanced to the semi-finals of the WAFF Women's Championship, securing their place by defeating Palestine 4-0 in their final group match.
- by Nishu Ratna Bastakoti
The ever-increasing prevalence of online misinformation and disinformation has emerged as a significant threat to democracy today. This has also undermined the fundamental pillars of democracy such as law, information and representation, resulting in chaos and mistrust in the democratic system. Disinformation is often weaponized by political entities and frequently launched, targeting the general population to destroy their sense of reasoning, thereby creating mistrust in institutions, the system, government, and the democratic process as a whole.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: Tanahun hydropower project, the second storage project of the country, has witnessed 51.44 percent of its physical progress.
- by Associated Press
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, Feb 25: Israeli officials will meet Saturday night on the next steps after the latest talks with the United States, Egypt and Qatar in search of a deal on pausing the fighting in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
- by Republica
MADHYABINDU (Nawalparasi), Feb 25: A tiger was found dead and buried in the ground in Madhyabindu Municipality of Nawalparasi.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: The electricity purchase and sale agreement between the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) could not reach a conclusion due to a disagreement on the tariff rate.
- by Republica
Nepal and Bangladesh held a meeting for cross-border electricity trade on Thursday. This is an icebreaker on the frontline negotiation towards the power trade deal with the third country, apart from India. After Bangladesh formally approached Nepal asking to fix the electricity tariff rates last month, the Himalayan country has proposed to provide electricity produced in Nepal at the tariff between Rs 8.96 per unit and Rs 9.28 per unit.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 24: Students affiliated to the All-Nepal National Free Students' Union (ANNFSU) organized a torch rally outside the Amrit Science Campus (ASCOL) on Saturday to protest the assault on their leader.
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KATHMANDU, Feb 24: Loan shark victims, who have gathered in Kathmandu to seek justice, decided not to organize a protest on Saturday. Nirga Nabin, the spokesperson of Kisan-Majdur Sangharsha Samiti against Loan Sharking and Fraud, mentioned that they did not schedule any demonstration for Saturday due to an ongoing internal discussion.