Amrit Prasad Poudel, Beni, May. 17: Mustang district, which had not been hit hard by the pandemic during the first wave, is currently grappling with surging cases of COVID-19. This year, Mustang has recorded 114 new infections and three fatalities until now. Dr. Manoj Ghimire, medical superintendent at Mustang Hospital informed that four COVID-19 patients […]
Kathmandu / May. 16: With 7,316 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Sunday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 455,020. In 19,539 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 7,316 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson at the Health Ministry in […]
Kathmandu / May 16: Nepal’s Ambassador to the United States, Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said that discussions are underway with the US government to bring 3 to 5 million units of AstraZeneca vaccine to Nepal. At a time when the government is facing criticism for not taking any steps to bring COVID-19 vaccines through […]
Kathmandu / May. 16: A taskforce has been formed to resolve the ongoing dispute within the CPN-UML. The meeting between Chairman of the party KP Sharma Oli and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal held today at Singha Durbar decided to form a taskforce with five leaders each from both the factions within three days. Senior […]
Kathmandu / May. 15: With 8,046 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Saturday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 447,704. In 17,971 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 8,046 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Health Ministry in its regular update. Likewise, out […]
Kathmandu / May 15: The government has initiated a process to appoint ambassadors in various 11 countries. Two of those recommended as ambassadors are career diplomats serving at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while the remaining others are candidates considered close to the ruling CPN-UML. Joint Secretaries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nirmal Raj […]
Kshitiz Siwakoti / Kathmandu, May 15: Spread over 245 hectares the construction of research laboratories has been proposed for the upcoming Suryabinayak zoo so as to learn everything about its animals from their natural habitat and replicate their natural habitat as much as possible. The Blueprint of the construction of the entire zoo also included […]
Kathmandu / May 14: Parliamentary Party leader of the CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli was sworn in again as the Prime Minister on Friday afternoon, four days after he lost the trust vote in the lower house of federal parliament. President Biday Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office and secrecy to Oli and his cabinet […]
Kathmandu / May. 14: With 8,467 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Friday, the nation’s novel coronavirus tally has reached 439,658. In 20,948 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 8,467 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Health Ministry in its regular update. Likewise, out […]
Kathmandu / May 14: A wide-body aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is flying to Beijing, China, to bring in oxygen cylinders again. The national flag carrier, A-330 will be flying to Beijing on May 15, 16, 17 and 18 to bring 1,600 oxygen cylinders from China to Nepal. Kathmandu to Beijing is a 5 […]