COVID insurance claims 'worth billions yet to be settled' Nepali Congress lawmaker Dila Sangroula today raised the issue of non-payment of COVID-19 insurance to the insurance claimants. Nepal 03 Aug, 2022
CAAN's move to result in costlier air travel Air travel to and from Nepal will be more costly beginning December 15 after the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal imposes a new travel insurance policy for all passengers arriving to and departing from the country. Nepal 13 Dec, 2021
Tourism stakeholders urge govt to relax health safety protocols Tourism stakeholders have demanded that the government relax the strict health safety protocols for tourists coming to Nepal. Business 23 Feb, 2021
Those availing free PCR test to be disqualified from insurance KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 23 Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya had announced two days ago that the metropolis would conduct free PCR tests for coronavirus. While the mayor’s announcement is unlikely to be implemented anytime soon,... Horoscopes 24 Nov, 2020
Denied citizenship, stateless Nepal residents recount tales of woe In the absence of citizenship certificates, I have not been able to get my two children’s birth registration, nor can I get COVID-19 insurance KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 8 More than five years after the promulgation of Nepal’s constitution, Nepali... Travel 09 Nov, 2020
Settle COVID insurance claims within a week: IB KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 3 The insurance sector regulator has directed insurance companies to settle COVID-19 insurance claims of the claimants within a week of verifying their positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. The decision in this... 04 Nov, 2020
EDITORIAL: Tourism has the blues As for now, the government should focus on controlling the virus so that another lockdown will not be necessary It’s that time of the year when all tourism hotspots from Kathmandu and Pokhara to Chitwan and the Everest region would have been flooded... 02 Nov, 2020
Nepal COVID-19 Update: 2942 new cases, 2326 recoveries and 12 fatalities recorded on Sunday KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Health Ministry, in its regular press briefing, shared the latest updates on coronavirus contagion from across the country, and government’s response to the health crisis. Till date, 1,283,354 tests through Polymerase... Travel 18 Oct, 2020
EDITORIAL: Now deal sincerely While it is desirable to decentralise medical education across the country, the govt must be on its guard to see that quality is ensured An eight-point deal struck between the government and Dr Govinda KC Saturday midnight has ended the latter’s... 12 Oct, 2020
Safety protocols issued for mountaineering, trekking sector to be amended KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 8 The Department of Tourism (DoT) is preparing to amend the safety protocols that were recently issued for the mountaineering and trekking sector. As the government has announced it will allow tourists to travel to Nepal from... 09 Oct, 2020
EDITORIAL: Review the provision No foreign tourist will visit Nepal when one has to stay in hotel quarantine for one week before setting out for trekking or mountaineering The mandatory provision requiring a visiting foreign tourist to stay in hotel quarantine for one week before... 01 Oct, 2020
SC moved against Beema Samiti KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 29 The Supreme Court has issued a show cause notice to Beema Samiti and the government, asking them to furnish reason for requiring people to submit citizenship certificates for COVID-19 insurance coverage. A single bench of... Horoscopes 30 Sep, 2020
