Budget size reduced by 3.8pc to Rs 1.47 trillion Due priority given to health, employment generation and relief for crisis-hit businesses Khatiwada sets 7pc growth target for next fiscal Kathmandu, May 28 Amid uncertainties due to the spread of COVID-19 in the country, Finance Minister... 29 May, 2020
Spinal injury patient fighting for life in Bajura Bajura, May 16 A spinal injury patient, Ramesh Rawat, 26, of Khaptad Chhededaha Rural Municipality has been struggling for life for want of treatment at Sushma Koirala Memorial Hospital in Kathmandu. Rawat sustained injuries after he fell from a... Travel 17 May, 2020
Minister Pun assures relief for country�s energy sector Kathmandu, May 12 The government has said that it will bring a special relief package for the energy sector after assessing the overall impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the sector. Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI)... 13 May, 2020
Youths set up smart handwashing centres Kathmandu, April 26 Nepali youths, with the support of some non-governmental organisations, have established dozens of smart hand washing facilities in four local levels inside Kathmandu valley. Health experts, including from the World Health... Travel 27 Apr, 2020
Malaria seen in people staying in quarantine Kathmandu, April 25 As the country reels under the fear of coronavirus, a total of 15 persons staying in quarantine in Sudurpaschim Province have tested positive for malaria. Records provided by the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division... Travel 26 Apr, 2020
Province 1 chief minister, team visit Bhojpur with health supplies BHOJPUR: Chief Minister of Province 1 Sherdhan Rai, along with other ministers, visited Hatuwagadhi Rural Municipality of Bhojpur with all necessary medical supplies to test for coronavirus. After a 26-year-old youth from the rural municipality was... Travel 25 Apr, 2020
More than 55pc heritage sites await reconstruction Kathmandu, April 24 Even after five years of the 2015 earthquakes, more than 50 per cent of heritage sites and buildings that were destroyed or suffered damage await reconstruction across 32 quake-hit districts in the country. Of the 920... Horoscopes 25 Apr, 2020
New Electricity Bill sent to Parliament for ratification Kathmandu, April 22 The much-awaited new Electricity Bill has been forwarded to the Federal Parliament for ratification after being authorised and finalised by the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM). The Cabinet meeting on... 23 Apr, 2020
No lockdown of agriculture: CM Poudel Hetauda, April 21 Bagmati Province Chief Minister Dormani Poudel clarified that the government hadn’t stopped agricultural activities such as cultivation and harvesting during the nationwide lockdown. “As agriculture is our priority sector,... Travel 22 Apr, 2020
Locals question jumbo team set-out to monitor Covid-19 activities in Tanahun TANAHUN: A jumbo team led by Tanahun's Chief District Officer(CDO) has set out on monitoring district-wide progress of tasks related to covid-19 crisis management, albeit violating lockdown orders in doing so. A monitoring team led by CDO Badrinath... Travel 19 Apr, 2020
How smartphone apps can help 'contact trace' the new coronavirus OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA: A global race is on to develop smartphone apps and other types of mobile phone surveillance systems to track and contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. The process known as "contact tracing," which is used to control the... Mobile & Apps 15 Apr, 2020
Provinces following federal government�s one-door policy Most provinces have not announced their own schemes citing chances of duplication Kathmandu, April 6 Most provincial governments have not come up with their individual programmes for relief and support of those hit by the coronavirus lockdown,... Travel 07 Apr, 2020
