Kathmandu / April 24: The Ministry of Health and Population on Saturday confirmed 2,486 new cases of COVID-19, taking the nation’s novel coronavirus tally to 297,087. In 7,525 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, 2,486 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2,” informed the Health Ministry in its COVID-19 update. […]
Kathmandu / April 24: The state-owned petroleum supplier – Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) – has initiated to increase fuel stock considering the possibility of obstruction in its supply with the beginning of second wave of COVID-19. “We have instructed all our depots to run at full capacity and keep required quantity of petroleum products in […]
Kathmandu / April 23: Gross Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows rose by 18.2 per cent at the end FY 2018/19, amounting to Rs. 19.68 billion, according to the FDI survey report of Nepal Rastra Bank, 2021. However, total stock of FDI stock diminished by 8.8 per cent in 2018/19, shrinking to Rs. 182.92 billion. In […]
Kathmandu / April 23: The Ministry of Health and Population on Friday confirmed 2,449 new cases of COVID-19, taking the nation’s novel coronavirus tally to 294,601. In 8,798 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, 2,449 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2,” informed the Health Ministry in the regular press […]
Kathmandu / April 23: Experts have said that any policy of the government should seek to foster the culture of research, development and innovation. Speaking during a consultation meeting on National Research Policy 2077 prepared by the National Planning Commission organized jointly by Tribhuvan University and Policy Research Institute, they also argued that policy should […]
Modnath Dhakal / Sauraha: The New Year 2078 has brought boon to Sauraha, a tourism hub in Chitwan, which like other tourist destinations across the country experienced the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic and remained out of operation for more than six months. It took more than half-a-year for it to bounce back to a […]
Kathmandu / April 22: The Ministry of Health and Population on Thursday confirmed 2,365 new cases of COVID-19, taking the nation’s novel coronavirus tally to 292,152. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2,220 new infections were recorded in 10,001 RT-PCR tests, and 63 cases were recorded via 447 antigen tests being done at […]
Kathmandu / April 22: The Indian government on Thursday gifted 39 ambulances and six school buses to various governmental and non-governmental, not-for-profit organizations working in the field of health and education. According to a press statement issued by the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, these organizations are spread across various districts of Nepal, including remote […]
Kathmandu / April 21: The Ministry of Health and Population on Wednesday confirmed 2,220 new cases of COVID-19, taking the nation’s novel coronavirus tally to 289,787. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2,220 new infections were recorded in 8,844 RT-PCR tests, and 131 cases were recorded via 803 antigen tests being done at […]
Kathmandu / April 21: Come Thursday night and the sky enthusiasts can enthuse themselves with the Lyrid meteor shower that will reach its peak from coming Thursday night till wee hours the next day. According to Suresh Bhattarai, Chairperson at the Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO), at least 15 to 20 meteors would be seen per […]