Kathmandu / Sept. 11: With 777 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Saturday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 776,325. In 6,137 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 777 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population on Saturday through […]
Kathmandu / Sept 8: The House of Representatives has endorsed the Financial Ordinance, 2078 BS amid protests by the lawmakers belonging to the main opposition CPN-UML. This paves the way for the government to introduce new budget through Substitution Bill. Finance Minister Janardan Sharma tabled the ordinance in the House even as the lawmakers belonging […]
Ramesh Lamsal / Kathmandu, Sept 10: Nepal and India have agreed to collaborate for the development of the second transnational transmission line with the capacity of supplying around 20,000 megawatts of electricity. According to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), an investment agreement was signed between the two sides on Wednesday for the construction of the […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 10: With 961 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Friday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 775,548. In 8,549 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 961 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) through its […]
Kathmandu / Sept 9: The operation of the Nepal-India Interstate Petroleum Pipeline has been completed for two years, resulting in the saving of Rs 3 billion. It used to be spent in the transportation of petroleum products from India to Nepal earlier. Nepal Oil Corporation established the pipeline from Motihari, India to Amalekhgunj, Nepal, which […]
Kathmandu / Sept 9: Newly appointed Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Prabhu Ram Sharma assumed his office today. General Sharma was appointed as the 44th army chief amid a function at Shital Niwas on Thursday. He took the oath in the presence of President Bidya Devi Bhandari in accordance with Section 9 (2) of the […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 9: With 1,058 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Thursday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 774,587. In 8,898 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,058 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population on Thursday through […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 7: Mountaineers are found attracted to climb the 8,163-metre-tall Mount Manaslu this autumn. The Department of Tourism has granted permission to 160 climbers of 16 expedition groups to climb Mt Manaslu. Similarly, a group has taken permission till Monday to climb Mt Kanchanjangha, according to the Department. It is 8,586 meters tall. […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 7: With 1,423 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Tuesday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 772,182. In 11,111 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,423 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) through its […]
Kathmandu / Sept. 6: A joint meeting between the Kathmandu district administration and the local levels in the district on Monday decided to resume school classes in the physical presence of the students starting from September 17. The schools will enforce strict adherence to the health safety protocols while thus running conventional classes. Chief District […]