Kathmandu / July 23: With 1,982 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Friday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 676,708. In 136,98 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,982 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population on Friday through […]
Kathmandu / July 22: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a loan of $165 million (equivalent to Rs 19 billion 800 million) for the Government of Nepal to purchase safe and effective vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The project will support the National Deployment and Vaccination Plan in Nepal by procuring an estimated […]
Kathmandu / July 22: Experts on Thursday stressed the importance of identifying suitable business models of electric vehicles (EVs) that could help catalyze investment at the local, regional, national, and supranational levels in this fast expanding segment of renewable energy use. The experts expressed this view at a virtual workshop organized by USAID’s Urja Nepal […]
Kathmandu / July 22: With 1,855 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Thursday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 674,726. In 9,122 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,855 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population on Thursday through […]
Kathmandu / July 21: All preparations have been put in place for the operation of the Janakpur-Jayanagar Railway Service. Nepal Railway Company Limited has said the railway service is set for operation after an understanding between the governments of Nepal and India as all preparations including infrastructure and human resources have been readied for that […]
Kathmandu / July 21: With 1,918 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Wednesday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 672,871. In 8,715 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,918 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population on Wednesday through […]
Mukunda Gaire / Kathmandu, July 21: The Department of Foreign Employment has stated that South Korea is eager to receive Nepali workers provided their conditions are met. It has been said that the Employment Permit System (EPS) under the Human Resources Development Service of Korea (HRD) has keen on taking foreign workers. The Director-General of […]
Kathmandu / July 20: Nepal recorded 3,108 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday along with 1,595 recoveries and 25 deaths. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), 8,836 PCR tests and 4,299 antigen tests were conducted on Tuesday. Of them, 2,202 PCR tests and 906 antigen tests turned out […]
Kathmandu / July 20: Hindus across Nepal are celebrating the Harishayani Ekadashi festival today, the first day of the four-month holy period of Chaturmas, with fasting and worship and prayer to Lord Vishnu. They also observe one of the most significant fastings on this day dedicated to Lord Vishnu, regarded as the creator of the […]
Kathmandu / July 19: Lack of clarity on the policy of foreign direct investment (FDI) and procedural flaws existing at the bureaucratic and political fronts has appeared as a major hindrance to attract foreign capital, said experts. Speaking in a virtual interaction organized by the Society of Economic Journalists-Nepal on Monday, experts maintained that this […]