By NARAYAN DHUNGANA, KATHMANDU:- Thirty-five people have died from COVID-19 in the past eight days alone. On Wednesday, eight people succumbed to the infection and four on Thursday. So far, 95 people have died from the virus. The death rate however is meagre as compared to the globe, according to..
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By Sharad Sharma, KATHMANDU:- The International Youth Day is being commemorated around the world today, including in Nepal, organizing a variety of programs on topics related to youth. The Day is observed around the theme, 'Youth Participation for World Campaign: Youth Engagement for Employment..
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By Narayan Adhikari, CHITWAN:- The Bharatpur COVID-19 laboratory built in April in a very short period of time is struggling to perform for lack of systematic operation. It is said that shortage of human resources has marred the laboratory's service delivery. The lab established under the..
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BHAKTAPUR: The District Administration Office Bhaktapur has started a process for the distribution of national ID cards. Chief District Officer Humkala Pandey shared the registration of details began amidst a programme on Sunday. It may be noted that the government has set a target to register..
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By Narayan Dhungana, KATHMANDU: The District Administration Offices in Kathmandu valley have closed all their regular service, except essential service with effect from today. The decision was taken jointly by the Chief District Officers considering the increasing rate of Corona Virus..
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N24 Staff writer KATHMANDU:- So far, 191 Nepalese have died in famine abroad due to corona virus infection. According to the Non-Resident Nepali Association, two more Nepalese had died in India recently. As of Saturday evening, 264 Nepalese have died due to corona in different countries including..
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KATHMANDU: The Online Television Journalists Association has urged YouTube and online TV journalists to embrace the spirit of Journalists Code of Conducts-2073 BS. The Association's concern came after the way some online TV media persons took to approach the owner of a Kapan- based child care..
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SINDHUPALCHWOK: Nepali Congress (NC) central member and former Minister for Communications and InformationTechnology, Mohan Bahadur Basnet, has been bereaved of his father. His 85-year-old father Khadga Bahadur Basnet breathed his last at Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre in..
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KATHMANDU: The meeting of the high-level financial sector coordination committee held a discussion on the issues relating to the implementation of this years' budget and monetary policy. The meeting focused on the fund set up for the payment to the workers in tourism sectors and other small..
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By Purna Prasad Mishra, KATHMANDU: The Department of Archaeology has started a research on the topic of whether the Hindu god Ram was born at Ayodhyapuri of Chitwan. The Department is to carry out the research study after holding discussions with experts on archaeology, culture, and history...
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KATHMANDU: A study found that 22.5 percent of workers lost their jobs after a lockdown to stop the spread of the corona infection. Announcing the study report on the impact of the Corona epidemic, the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) said that industries/businesses have cut 22.5 percent of their..
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CB Adhikari, KATHMANDU:- Different airlines would resume 48 domestic commercial flights every day from August 17. Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the regulatory body, has granted permission for 48 commercial flights going to be resumed after around five months of lockdown. Airlines..
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BHAKTAPUR: Prime Minister and Chairman of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) KP Sharma Oli today visited his private residence at Balkot and met with people from different walks of life. This is the third time that the Prime Minister visited his private residence after assuming the prime..
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By, Sanchita Ghimire KATHMANDU: Technical error is to blame for the breaking of one of the sluice gates on the tunnel of the Melamchi Water Supply Project while carrying out tests run by releasing water. A project's engineer and the driver died due to the flood resulting from the breakage of the..
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KATHMANDU: Women and Social Welfare Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the Home Ministry to make some amendments to legal arrangement and punishment related to incidents of an acid attack, pointing out the need of timely revision on it. After the discussion held on 'acid..
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BAGMATI: Bagmati State Chief Minister Dormani Poudel has expressed his belief that festivals like Rakshyabandhan and Janai Purnima among others would encourage us to be united and help foster the feelings of brotherhood and fraternity. In a message here today on the occasion of Janai Purnima and..
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KATHMANDU:- The festival of 'Janai Purnima' or 'Rishi Tarpani' is being observed across the country today. The festival iKATHMANDU:- The festival of 'Janai Purnima' or 'Rishi Tarpani' is being observed across the country today. The festival is basically observed by the majority Hindus in the..
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KATHMANDU: The Federation of Nepalis Journalists (FNJ) has expressed its sorrow over the demise of the FNJ's former central member and Humla's chapter founder president Jaya Bahadur Rokaya. In a press statement issued by the general secretary of the FNJ, Ramesh Bista, today, the umbrella..
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KATHMANDU: The federal government has been advised to come up with work procedures to pass on the right to reopen schools that remained closed due to COVID-19 to the respective local governments and schools. When the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is preparing to bring a work..
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KATHMANDU: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has said human encroachment upon the Pashupati area is unacceptable. The land belonging to the Pashupati area must not be used for personal and commercial use. Minister Bhattarai made such comment while responding to..
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A near-10% drop in the value of the US dollar since its March high has given rise to two distinct narratives. The first takes a short-term perspective, focusing on how a..
