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People waiting for their turn outside a COVID vaccination centre in Banepa, on Tuesday. Image: Rastriya Samachar Samiti

Stumbling vaccination programme needs fixing

Nepal is yet to demonstrate this, as is evident from the lazy, opaque, and visionless vaccination programme

19 Jan, 2022

Odd/Even system reintroduced in Kathmandu valley amid Covid-19 surge.

Odd/Even rule reintroduced in Kathmandu valley amid Covid-19 surge

Vehicles to ply on odd/even basis in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur effective Friday midnight

21 Jan, 2022

A man with a disability shows his vaccination card after getting vaccinated with Johnson and Johnson vaccine, the third COVID-19 jab approved for public use in the country, at Nepal Disabled Association in Kathmandu on July 19, 2021, Monday. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

Nepal conducts J&J vaccination drive for persons with disabilities

Persons with disabilities get vaccinated with Johnson and Johnson vaccine, the third COVID-19 jab approved for public use in the country

21 Jul, 2021

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Nepal Veterinary Association starts 24 hour hotline service

Nepal Veterinary Association starts 24 hour hotline service

08 Jun, 2021

A health worker sanitizes the hands of a woman as she arrives gets inoculated against the coronavirus in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Photo: AP

Vero cell Covid-19 vaccine being administered across country from today; more groups added for vaccine eligibility

Vero cell Covid-19 vaccine being administered across country from today; more groups added for vaccine eligibility

08 Jun, 2021

Nepal to receive direct vaccine donation from US

03 Jun, 2021

Kathmandu DAO shares essential numbers to facilitate grocery procurement

27 May, 2021

Coronavirus patients, attendants getting food at Rs 20

22 May, 2021

Help us Breathe: UN resident coordinator Nyanti calls for Int'l solidarity

22 May, 2021

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'Creasion' fights oxygen crisis as situation on ground remains grim. Photo: Oxygen for Nepal /Twitter

'Creasion' fights oxygen crisis as situation on ground remains grim

As Nepal is gasping for oxygen, Creasion - Envisioning the Change, is fighting oxygen cylinder crisis as situation on ground remains grim across the country.

Patients receive oxygen as they sleep on the floor outside the passage of a hospital due to a lack of free beds at the hospital for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, as the second major coronavirus wave surges in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 10, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Covid Connect Nepal: Portal connecting two ends seeking and providing Covid-19 assistance

Nepal is reeling under the crisis brought about by second wave of Covid-19 that took a sharp upward turn in late April. In less than a month, the infections as well as deaths due to Covid-19 have soared to an unmanageable point.

'Naivedya' the free food campaign focuses on providing a balanced diet to Covid patients, in Birgunj. Image Courtesy: Sano Paila/Twitter

Birgunj based non-profit organisation provides free food to Covid patients

Sano Paila, a non-profit making organisation, has begun a free food campaign in Birgunj Metropolitan City for people testing positive for Covid-19 and in home isolation -

Cooked meal to be delivered to ~500 healthcare workers in COVID wards in various public hospitals in Kathmandu and Nepalgunj. Photo Courtesy: Sastodeal/instagram

Sastodeal partners with WHR, NMA to provide nutritious meals to health workers in covid ward of Public hospitals

Sastodeal has partnered with Women for Human Rights (WHR)/ Chhahari in coordination with Nepal Medical Association to provide daily cooked meals to healthcare workers deputed in Covid wards of the public hospitals.

Nepalese paramedics treat a COVID-19 patient outside an emergency ward of a government run hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 7, 2021. Photo: AP

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Expert Recommendations: Things to do when you've tested Covid-19 positive, are in home isolation and have low oxygen

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Bibeksheel launches Covid-19 helpline-directory for general public

Bibeksheel Party has published a Covid-19 helpline director for the public on Sunday.

Nepal Covid-19 support group has published a service directory.

Support group publishes Covid-19 service directory

Nepal Covid-19 support group has published a service directory.

With an alarming rise in the number of infections across the country during the second wave of the viral disease, CCMC, in a press release, urged people with medical emergencies to dial 102 for ambulance assistance. File Photo

CCMC launches Covid-19 helpdesks

Covid-19 Crisis Management Centre (CCMC) has introduced additional Covid-19 helpdesk that will function 24 hours from today.

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NEPSE extends losing streak as turnover rebounds to Rs 3.9 billion

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index edged lower for another session on Friday, although daily trading turnover rebounded to Rs 3.9 billion on the final trading day of the week.

Photo: Prabhat Kumar Jha

'Police alone cannot win fight against drugs,' security officials urge community action

As drug abuse and illegal narcotics trafficking continue to pose a growing challenge in Rautahat, security officials have called for a united response, warning that law enforcement alone cannot curb the problem without active support from communities.

Photo: Sandeep Sen

Gold price rises by Rs 800 per tola, silver declines

The price of gold increased by Rs 800 per tola in the domestic market on Friday, while silver prices declined, according to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association.

The Supreme Court building at Singha Durbar, which is now in the final phase of construction. Photo: Ratna Shrestha/RSS

SC to hear UML vice chair Paudel's habeas corpus petition on June 30

The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for June 30 on a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of CPN-UML Vice-chair and former Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel, challenging his detention.

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ISKCON Nepal denies cover-up and abuse charges at Budhanilkantha Gurukul

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Nepal has rebutted the cover-up and accusations of child abuse through a point-by-point response to a series of front-page reports published by The Himalayan Times on June 14, 2026, which have exposed serious child abuse, sexual misconduct, and institutional cover-ups at its Bhaktivedanta Gurukul based in Budhanilkantha.

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Tsum Nubri Names Phunjo Jangmu Lama as Tourism Goodwill Ambassador

Tsum Nubri Rural Municipality of Gorkha district has nominated record-holding woman climber Phunjo Jangmu Lama as its tourism goodwill ambassador.

File - A view of the densely built area of Kathmandu seen from the Swayambhu Mahachaitya premises, located in Kathmandu Metropolitan City–15, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on Sunday afternoon. The scene appeared as the weather cleared following rainfall on Saturday. Photo: Ratna Shrestha / RSS

Police arrest 18 operators of unregistered consultancies in Kathmandu Valley crackdown

Nepal Police have arrested 18 operators and representatives of 15 unregistered education consultancies operating in the Kathmandu Valley as part of an ongoing crackdown on businesses operating without completing the required legal procedures.

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House meeting deferred again amid RSP ceneral Convention

The House of Representatives (HoR) meeting scheduled for Friday has been postponed for the second time this week, delaying discussion and endorsement of several key government bills, including the Economic Bill, 2083.

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Kathmandu Metropolis to mobilise 1,650 trained volunteers for monsoon dengue control drive

With the monsoon raising the risk of dengue transmission, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has announced a large-scale community mobilisation campaign. A total of 1,650 trained personnel will fan out across all 32 wards to search for and destroy mosquito breeding sites.

Photo: Prabhat Kumar Jha

APF seizes melon seeds worth Rs 10 million bound for India, five vehicles impounded

The Armed Police Force (APF) has seized 200 sacks of melon seeds allegedly being smuggled to India through the Nepal-India border in Sarlahi, along with five vehicles used in the operation.

Ecuador players celebrate at the end of the World Cup Group E soccer match between Ecuador and Germany in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Thursday, June 25, 2026. Photo: AP

Ecuador advances to World Cup knockout rounds, beats Germany 2-1 on Plata's 77th-minute goal

A little flick of Gonzalo Plata’s big toe helped Ecuador make a great escape.

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Minister Paudel reaffirms commitment to full operation of Gautam Buddha International Airport

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Khadak Raj Paudel has reaffirmed the government's commitment to bringing Gautam Buddha International Airport into full-fledged regular operation, saying the airport is crucial to achieving Nepal's ambitious tourism growth targets.

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