Ajay Chhetri, Kathmandu, May 27: The dilemma of star hotels has been rising with the continuous extension of the Prohibitionary Order to curb spread of the novel coronavirus infection. Due to the shutdown, the business of over Rs. 300 million a day has been disrupted. Besides, there is looming uncertainty in income source of over […]
Kathmandu, May 26: China has announced to provide Nepal a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as a grant assistance. Chinese President Xi Jinping made this announcement today during a phone conversation with President Bidya Devi Bhandari. “During today’s phone conversation with Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China will provide […]
Kathmandu / May 26: With 6,677 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Wednesday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 535,525. In 19,030 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 6,677 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed Dr. Sameer Kumar Adhikari, assistant spokesperson at the Ministry […]
Kathmandu, May 26 : The ‘Nepali Rastriya Mandap’ which was developed to impart information about Nepal’s art, culture, tourism and investment has come into operation in Chhantu of Sichuan Province of China. Immediately after the establishment of Consulate General Office of Nepal in Chengdu, Nepali Ambassador for China Mahendra Bahadur Pandey and Vice-chairperson of Chhantu […]
Kathmandu / May 25: A meeting of the Chief District Officers of the three districts in the Kathmandu Valley has decided to extend the ongoing prohibitory order by a week. In the extended week-long restriction period which is to start from May 28, shops selling vegetables, milk, meat and cooking gas would be allowed to […]
Kathmandu / May 25: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has created a fund of Rs 50 billion to support providing payments to the workers in tourism, cottage, small and medium size industries that are largely affected by COVID-19. Speaking in the 49th meeting of the board of directors of Asian Clearing Union (ACU), NRB Governor Maha […]
Kathmandu, May 25: With 8,387 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Tuesday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 528,848. In 22,306 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 8.387 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Health Ministry in its regular update. Likewise, out of […]
Kathmandu / May 24: The opposition parties have filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court (SC) demanding restoration of the House of Representatives (HoR) and appointment of Sher Bahadur Deuba as the Prime Minister on Tuesday. As many as 146 lawmakers of the dissolved parliament filed the writ petition this afternoon. Earlier on Saturday, […]
Kathmandu / May 24: With 7,220 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Monday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 520,461. In 19,846 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 7,220 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Health Ministry in its regular update. Likewise, out […]
Kathmandu / May 24: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali held a telephone conversation with Wendy Sherman, the Deputy Secretary of State of the United States of America, this morning. Various matters concerning Nepal-US relations, cooperation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and common international agendas figured during the talk. While expressing satisfaction […]