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Budget to focus on reviving COVID-crushed economy

Kathmandu / Apr. 12: Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has said that the upcoming budget would focus on recovery of the economy battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are working on the preparation of budget for the coming fiscal year giving top priority to address COVID-19 impacts in economic recovery programmes and accelerate economic growth,” […]


COVID-19 active cases hit 3,306 with 496 new infections and 13 fatalities

Kathmandu / Apr. 12: The Ministry of Health and Population on Monday confirmed 496 new cases of COVID-19, taking the nation’s novel coronavirus tally to 280,524. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 496 new infections were recorded in 4,378 RT-PCR tests and 63 cases were recorded via antigen tests being done at health […]


452 to be decorated with medals on Baisakh 1

Kathmandu / April 11 : President Bidya Devi Bhandari is to honour 452 persons with various decorations, titles and medals on the first day of New Year 2078. The ceremony will take place on Baisakh 1 i.e. April 14 at the Rastrapati Bhawan, Sheetal Niwas, according to a statement issued by the Decorations Committee. The […]


19 injured on first day of Bisket Jatra

Bhaktapur / April 11: Altogether 19 persons were injured in the Bisket jatra, a chariot pulling festival that began in Bhaktapur on Saturday. Some were injured after falling off the chariot while others were injured in clashes that took place among the revelers. When the chariot reached Nasman at around 7:00PM, 79-year-old Krishna Gopal Mulguthi […]


COVID-19 update: 303 new cases with 154 from Kathmandu

Kathmandu / April 11: The Ministry of Health and Population on Friday confirmed 303 new cases of COVID-19, taking the nation’s novel coronavirus tally to 280,028. “In 3,125 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, 303 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2,” informed the Health Ministry in the regular press […]


Debate on new government dominating political agenda; NC claims leadership of new Govt.

Kathmandu / April 10: Nepali Congress general secretary Shashanka Koirala has said a new government would be formed under the leadership of Nepali Congress soon. Talking to journalists in Chitwan today, he claimed that the next government would be headed by Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba. “The government would be formed under the leadership […]


Drinking Water woes set to end after five decades

Sher Bahadur Sarki, Bajura / Apr. 10: Residents of Badeda, Budhiganga Municipality-10, have breathed a sigh of relief after the drinking water facility finally arrives at their settlements after 50 years of wait. The work on the scheme started to gain momentum only in February 2020 with the construction of 29 taps for 124 households […]


Countrywide new infection count again crosses 300-mark today to stand at 279,725

Kathmandu / April 10: Nepal on Saturday reported 337 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With this, the total nationwide infection count has advanced to 279,725.Of the total cases recorded today, Kathmandu district holds the highest number of new infections with 116 cases logged in the past 24 hours. Chitwan, with 33 […]


FM Gyawali asks his Indian counterpart to facilitate supply of COVID-19 vaccines

Kathmandu / April 9: Nepal has asked India to facilitate the supply of COVID-19 vaccines to give continuity to the ongoing vaccination drive against COVID-19 to the highly vulnerable group of people. During a telephone conversation on Friday, Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali asked Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jayashankar for necessary facilitation […]


President decorates various personalities

Kathmandu / April 9: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has decorated various personalities, contributing to different sectors of the nation, with honours, decorations, and medals at an investiture ceremony organised at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Sheetal Niwas, today. Those decorated with the Mahaujjwal Rashtradeep First Class include Madan Mani Dixit (posthumously) and former Minister Rabindra Prasad Adhikari […]




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