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Charging stations to be set-up in 50 locations in 7 Provinces

Kathmandu / Apr.14: Contract agreements have been signed for supply, connection, testing, operation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations at 50 locations in all seven provinces. Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Development Project of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and Wangwang Digital Energy Corporation Limited, selected from an international tender, signed a contract of Rs. 377.9 […]


COVID-19 update: 580 new cases, 254 in Kathmandu

Kathmandu / Apr. 14: The Ministry of Health and Population on Wednesday confirmed 580 new cases of COVID-19. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 580 new infections were recorded in 4,289 RT-PCR tests and 23 cases were recorded through 451 antigen tests being done at health desks in various border points. Of the […]


Kathmandu to get full amount, 170mln liter, of Water from Melamchi from Apr. 18

Mukunda Gaire / Kathmandu, Apr. 13: The Kathmandu Valley will get full amount of 170 million liters of water from April 18 from the Melamchi. Tiresh Khatri, executive director of Melamchi Water Supply Development Board, informed that full amount of water will be supplied to the system from April 18. As a trial, 40 million […]


MoHP confirms 460 new cases of COVID-19 and five fatalities

Kathmandu / Apr. 13: The Ministry of Health and Population on Tuesday confirmed 460 new cases of COVID-19, taking the nation’s novel coronavirus tally to 280,984. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 496 new infections were recorded in 4,386 RT-PCR tests and 57 cases were recorded via 57 antigen tests being done at […]


465 climbers get permission to scale 11 mountains this spring season

Kathmandu / April 13: A total of 465 climbers – 363 males and 102 females – have been permitted to scale 11 different mountains above 6,000 meters in Nepal this spring season. The Department of Tourism (DoT) has permitted 53 expedition teams to scale the peaks, of which 29 teams comprising 275 members will head […]


Nepal being dragged to an increasing debt burden: World Bank

Kathmandu / April 12: The World Bank (WB) has projected that Nepal’s public borrowing will reach around half of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the next fiscal year. Unveiling ‘Nepal Development Update’ on Monday, the WB estimated that Nepal will be having public debt of 47.9 percent of the country’s GDP in 2021/22. […]


Budget to focus on reviving COVID-crushed economy

Kathmandu / Apr. 12: Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has said that the upcoming budget would focus on recovery of the economy battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are working on the preparation of budget for the coming fiscal year giving top priority to address COVID-19 impacts in economic recovery programmes and accelerate economic growth,” […]


COVID-19 active cases hit 3,306 with 496 new infections and 13 fatalities

Kathmandu / Apr. 12: The Ministry of Health and Population on Monday confirmed 496 new cases of COVID-19, taking the nation’s novel coronavirus tally to 280,524. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 496 new infections were recorded in 4,378 RT-PCR tests and 63 cases were recorded via antigen tests being done at health […]


452 to be decorated with medals on Baisakh 1

Kathmandu / April 11 : President Bidya Devi Bhandari is to honour 452 persons with various decorations, titles and medals on the first day of New Year 2078. The ceremony will take place on Baisakh 1 i.e. April 14 at the Rastrapati Bhawan, Sheetal Niwas, according to a statement issued by the Decorations Committee. The […]


19 injured on first day of Bisket Jatra

Bhaktapur / April 11: Altogether 19 persons were injured in the Bisket jatra, a chariot pulling festival that began in Bhaktapur on Saturday. Some were injured after falling off the chariot while others were injured in clashes that took place among the revelers. When the chariot reached Nasman at around 7:00PM, 79-year-old Krishna Gopal Mulguthi […]




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