Kathmandu / July 15: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has, on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers, summoned a joint session of both the houses of the Federal Parliament for July 18. The joint session of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly has been called for 4:00 pm on Sunday to be held […]
Kathmandu / July 14: The government has granted permission to the Ministry of Health and Population to spend Rs. 5 billion for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines. Newly-appointed Finance Minister Janardan Sharma took a decision to this effect shortly after assuming his office. The new government formed under the leadership of Nepali Congress President Sher […]
Kathmandu / July 14: With 2,010 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Wednesday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 660,788. In 8,108 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 2,010 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed Dr. Samir Kumar Adhikari, assistant spokesperson at the Ministry […]
Kathmandu / July 14: The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) has imposed an increase of up to 28 percent in public transportation fares. The fares of public vehicles carrying passengers have been increased by 28 percent while those vehicles responsible for import and export of goods in the hilly regions can charge an increased price […]
Kathmandu / July 13: Sher Bahadur Deuba has been sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Nepal. President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office and secrecy to Deuba amid a ceremony at the former’s official residence, Sheetal Niwas. The Office of the President earlier today had issued a notice stating that Deuba has been […]
Kathmandu / July 13: In what sounds like a counter to the Supreme Court (SC)’s verdict to reinstate House and appoint Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba as the prime minister, outgoing Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that Monday’s verdict of the SC’s constitutional bench will have a long-term and negative impact on […]
Kathmandu / July 13: With 1,639 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Tuesday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 658,778. In 7,058 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,639 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its […]
Kathmandu / July, 12: Reinstating the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court has also issued a writ of mandamus to appoint Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba as the Prime Minister within two days. The five-member constitutional bench of the SC led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana took the decision to this […]
Kathmandu / July 12: The 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines provided by the U.S. government under the COVAX facility have arrived in Nepal today. According to the U.S. Embassy in Nepal, a total of 1,534,850 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID19 vaccine have arrived in Kathmandu. This vaccine requires only one shot to […]
Kathmandu / July 12: With 1,690 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Monday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 657,139. In 7,689 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,690 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population in its regular […]
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