Kathmandu / June 2: With 4,524 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Wednesday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 571,111. In 13,805 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 4,524 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed Dr. Krishna Prasad Poudel, spokesperson at the Ministry of […]
Purushottam Subedi / Bagmati, June 2: Consumption of milk and dairy products has seen a sharp drop due to the COVID-19 pandemic at present in Nepal. Nepal Dairy Association said the dairy industries were incurring losses of Rs 100 million per day due to this. Central general secretary of the Association, Pralhad Dahal, shared that […]
Kathmandu / June 2: As many as 12,400 people entered Nepal via the Tribhuvan International Airport in the month of May. Likewise, 23,135 people flew to foreign countries in the same month. According to the data unveiled by the Department of Immigration, of the passengers disembarking at the country’s sole international airport last month, 1,468 […]
Kathmandu / June 1: Former Chairperson of Bibeksheel Sajha Party Ujjwal Thapa has passed away. Thapa was admitted to Mediciti Hospital after he tested positive for COVID-19. Monita Pokhrel, communication officer of the Hospital, informed that Thapa had passed away at 4:25 pm today while under treatment. Although he tested negative for the virus on […]
Kathmandu / June 1: With 5,285 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Tuesday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 566,587. In 17,147 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 5,285 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population in its daily […]
Kathmandu / June 1: Himalayan Reinsurance Company (HRC) has received approval from the Insurance Board (IB) to operate as the second reinsurer in the country. According to the IB, it issued a letter of intent to the HRC on Monday. “Now the company needs to start its operation by mid-November by the latest,” said Raju […]
Kathmandu / May 31: With 4,178 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Monday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 561,302. In 15,055 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 4,178 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population in its daily […]
Kathmandu, May 31: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that Nepal was an exemplary nation in the world to ensure gender equality by protecting women’s rights. Speaking at a programme organised in Baluwatar on the occasion of the third national women’s rights day, Prime Minister Oli mentioned that women of Nepal had participated in […]
Kathmandu / May 31: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has demanded the government to protect life of the people and safeguard human rights during COVID-19 pandemic. Issuing a press statement on Monday, NHRC Spokesperson Dr Tikaram Pokharel has appealed to the government to address the issues and problems emanating from the COVID-19 pandemic and […]
Chhetu Sherpa / Kathmandu, May 30: The government has informed that efforts are being made to procure vaccines against COVID-19 as soon as possible. According to Dr. Samir Kumar Adhikari, assistant spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population, a procedure was underway to procure vaccines from four nations including China and India. “Similarly, we […]