Ramesh Lamsal / Kathmandu: The problem with the construction of electricity transmission lines in Nepal is that the construction of a single transmission line alone is becoming a complex project. Given such a scenario, it will require hard efforts to take the works on construction of transmission line to be done under the US aid […]
Kathmandu / Mar. 1: With 92 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Tuesday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 977,076. In 4,458 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 92 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its […]
Chhetu Sherpa / Kathmandu, Feb. 28: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has completed a mechanical test flight (calibration flight) at Gautam Buddha International Airport, Bhairahawa and started calibration flight at five more airports too. It has started calibration flights at Pokhara, Biratnagar, Simara, Nepalgunj and Tribhuvan International Airport. According to Narayan Devi Shrestha, […]
Balewa / Feb 28: Visually-impaired Amit KC of Baglung district is preparing to scale the highest peak of the world, Mount Everest, next month for a second time. KC, who had returned after reaching South Col due to unfavorable conditions last year, has stepped up his preparation to reach atop Mount Everest again. Organizing a […]
Kathmandu / Feb. 28: With 119 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Monday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 976,984. In 5,218 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 119 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its […]
Kathmandu / Feb. 27: The House of Representatives of the Federal Parliament has, at last, ratified the Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact. With this development, the implementation of the Compact will now proceed. The compact was endorsed by the ruling coalition parties amid obstructions by main opposition party, CPN-UML, in the lower House. Finance Minister Janardan […]
Kathmandu / Feb 27: The Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) has stated that all the preparations have been completed for the Mahashivaratri festival to be observed on Tuesday in the Pashupatinath area. According to the PADT, security arrangements, sandalwood, temple night arrangements, accommodation, food, saintly hospitality, religious programs, sanitation, footwear management, health care, and volunteer […]
Kathmandu / Feb. 27: With 94 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Sunday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 976,865. In 6,486 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 94 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its […]
Kathmandu / Feb 26: As many as 16,975 international tourists from 150 countries visited Nepal in January, according to the Department of Immigration. The number of tourists arriving in the country has shown signs of recovery for the tourism sector, which was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Department of Immigration, among […]
Kathmandu / Feb 26: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Narayan Khadka recognized the current pandemic as a common global problem and called for a strong push to make vaccines accessible and affordable to all. Addressing the High-Level Thematic Debate on Galvanizing Momentum for Universal Vaccination through a pre-recorded video, Foreign Minister said that universal vaccination […]