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UK records another 5,312 coronavirus cases, 33 deaths
Another 5,312 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,296,583, according to official figures released Sunday. The country also reported another 33 coronavirus-related...
Russia launches 38 satellites for 18 countries
A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday carrying 38 foreign satellites after takeoff was twice postponed due to technical issues, Russian space agency Roscosmos said. Video published by Roscosmos showed...
Brazil reports 1,290 deaths in one day, over 294,000 in total
Brazil reported more than 294,000 deaths from the COVID-19, with 1,290 deaths registered in a day, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday. Brazil has recorded a total of 294,042 deaths and 11,998,233 confirmed cases...
Afghanistan's president, U.S. secretary of defense meet in Kabul
Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin exchanged views on peace talks with the Taliban, the office of the president said on Sunday. The two sides expressed concerns over...
Increased media role sought to fight against modern-day slavery
An interaction with media people on "role of media against modern-day slavery" was held here today under the Community Led Action against Modern Slavery and Poverty (CLAMP) project, Shakti Samuha. According to Shakti Samuha's legal advisor and training coordinator...
Nearly 47,000 new COVID-19 cases, over 200 more deaths reported in India as 2nd wave feared
Fear of the second wave of COVID-19 looms large in India as 46,951 new cases reported during the past 24 hours took the total tally to 11,646,081, according to the data issued by the federal health ministry on Monday....
President Bhandari arrives in Dhaka, important meetings scheduled
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has arrived here in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, this morning in connection with her two-day state visit to Bangladesh. President Bhandari is visiting the South Asian neighbour at the friendly invitation of her Bangladeshi...
AI calls on FIFA to act on labour abuses in Qatar as World Cup qualifiers kick off
Ahead of qualification matches for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Amnesty International is calling on FIFA to use its leverage with the Qatari authorities to help end the abuse of migrant workers. In a letter to FIFA President Gianni...
Rhino census begins
Rhino census has begun today from the Pratappur of Parsa National Park. Minister for Forests and Environment Prem Bahadur Ale inaugurated the campaign by whistling. The Chitwan National Park and the Parsa National Park have remained as a single...
Tribhuvan Army Club 'A' clinches CoAS Int'l Tri-Adventure Competition
Tribhuvan Army Club 'A' of Nepali Army has won the fourth Chief of Army Staff International Tri-Adventure Competition that was held at Baireni in Dhading district. Tribhuvan Army Club 'B' finished first runner-up and APF Club of Armed Police...
NA’s bomb disposal squad defuses socket bomb
The Nepali Army (NA)’s bomb disposal squad defused a socket bomb planted at the go-down of the Nepal Food Corporation’s office at Tikapur Municipality-1 in Kailali district. The bomb was found on Friday afternoon while digging the ground by...
RSS former Chief Reporter Poudyal bereaved of father
Former Chief Reporter of the Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) Chiranjibi Poudyal has been bereaved of father. Poudyal’s 98-year-old father Punakhar Upadhyay breathed his last today at his personal residence at Budhanilakantha, Kathmandu. Born at Bihadi Rural Municipality of Parbat...
VP Pun to look after President’s duty in absence of President Bhandari
Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun will be looking after the President’s duties during the absence of President Bidya Devi Bhandari, according to the Office of the President, Shital Niwas. President Bhandari has left for Bangladesh today on a two-day...
Free internet in Shey-Phoksundo
Shey-Phoksundo lake area in Dolpa has been connected with internet service. World Link, the private internet service providing company, has connected the area with free internet. According to the company, free internet connection in the area aims to promote...
President bhandari leaves for Bangladesh
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has left for Bangladesh today on a two-day state visit. The President is visiting Bangladesh to attend a ceremony to celebrate the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh’s Founding Father at the cordial invitation...
Bomb detected while digging out canal
Impoverished Explosive Device (IED) was found nearby a food store at Tikapur municipality-1, Munuwa Road in Kailali on Sunday. The bomb was detected nearby the food store while digging out a canal on the road side. According to the...
Sahitya Sangam announces honours and awards
Sahitya Sangam Makawanpur has announced various awards and honours to be provided to different 20 literary writers this year. The literary organization based in Bagmati Province Capital, Hetauda, has made public the names of the individuals to be honoured. ...
Manufacturing industry without approval for production closed down
An industry operating in Byas municipality-2, Malebazaar of Tanahun district without obtaining approval letter for food production has been close down. In course of monitoring on Sunday, the District Administration Office, Tanahun directed for the closure of New Jhalak...
Police organizational management top priority-CM Poudel
Bagmati Province Chief Minister Dormani Poudel stressed the need for all three-tier of governments to facilitate the police for its well-performing organizational management. At a workshop ‘Review of Performance of the offices under Bagmati Province Police Office and future...
'Cubes in Space' to be held first time in Nepal
Nepal Astronomical Society is to organise 'Cubes in Space' programme first time for the school level students. The event to be held in coordination with the American organisation idoodlEdu inc aims to create opportunities of international standard for Nepali...
President Bhandari flying to Bangladesh by Nepal Airlines tomorrow
President Bidya Devi Bhandari is scheduled to fly to Bangladesh by Nepal Airlines' narrow-body A 320 aircraft tomorrow. President Bhandari is travelling to Bangladesh for two-day state visit at the invitation of the President of Bangladesh, Md Abdul...
NTB to lead 25 companies in SATTE to promote domestic tourism
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has geared up to revive the domestic tourism hit by the coronavirus crisis. The NTB will be taking part in the South Asia Travel and Tourism Exchange (SATTE) to be organised by the International Tourism...
Holi formally begins in Mithilanchal
Holi, the festival of colours, has officially kicked off in Mithilanchal today. A 15-day procession named Mithila Madhyamiki Parikrama is organized to observe the festival. The locals in Mithilanchal area have exchanged vermillion today to mark the beginning of...
Overloaded carriers to face action
The Transport Management Department has decided to prevent the vehicles from carrying the load more than their capacity. If the containers are found carrying overload, they would faction action. They would face action as per the containers' carrying capacity...
Can’t wait to meet my mother, says freed Timsina
Durga Prasad Timsina, originally from Mai Municipality-10 of Ilam, arrived at Kakadvitta, Jhapa after being released from four-decade-long jail life in India. He was recently released from Dum Dum Correctional Home of Kolkata, India. The 61-year-old had been lodged...
Over 45,000 vaccinated against Covid-19 in Jhapa
Covishield, the vaccine against Covid-19, has been administered to over 45,000 people in the district here. They have been vaccinated free of cost. Data officer at District Health Office, Chudamani Luitel, informed that the first phase of vaccination against...
Media urged not to disseminate misleading news on Khanal's health
Media have been urged not to disseminate misleading news on health condition of senior UML leader Jhalanath Khanal. His secretariat said his health condition was not as reported in media. His personal secretary Krishna Bhattarai informed that leader Khanal's...
Industrial and trade fair to be organized in Bhaktapur
The Industrial Peace Nepal and Madhyapur Boys Band are organizing an industrial and trade fair-2021 on the occasion of Nepali New Year 2078 BS. It will be the sixth Bhaktapur industrial, cultural, tourism and trade fair. The fair will...
Six die after truck plunges into Marsyangdi
Six people have died when a truck fell into the Marsyangdi river in Khotro of Naso rural municipality, on the Besisahar-Chom road. The incident involving the truck (Dha1Kha592) took place on Saturday, according to District Police Office, Lamjung. The...
TAC wins gold cup tournament
The Tribhuvan Army Club has won the martyrs memorial gold cup football tournament that concluded in Hetuada, the capital of Bagmati. In the final match held on Saturday, the TAC defeated local team Makwanpur-11 by 1-0 to win the...
One dies after falling off cliff
A man has died after falling off a cliff in Narayansthan hills of Bethanchowk rural municipality-3, Kavre. The deceased has been identified as Niroj Rijal,26, working in Kathmandu University in Dhulikhel municipality. The incident took place on Saturday morning...
One more killed in road accident
A person injured in a road accident that took place in the tea garden road section in Damak municipality-4 on Friday has died. Niran Basnet, 23, who was riding the motorcycle (province 1-02-044Pa 8133) was severely injured after being...
Woman killed in elephant attack
A woman has died after being attacked by a wild elephant. The deceased has been identified as Tilmaya Bhujel,50, of Ujelinagar in Bharatpur metropolitan city-13. The incident took place at around 4:00 this morning and Bhujel died on the...
Leaders like GP Koirala in need: Ex-Minister
Nepali Congress central member and former Minister Mahesh Prasad Acharya has said that the country's political situation has reached an alarming stage, and a leader like GP Koirala who could give a way out to the country was needed....
Feature News: Nepal-Bangladesh ties expected to enter new era with President's state visit
President Bidya Devi Bhandari is paying a state visit to Bangladesh on March 22 and 23. The people of both countries are closely observing with excitement this visit taking place at the Head-of-State level for the first time after...
Nepal invests launched to accelerate investment in Nepal
CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, FMO, the Dutch development bank and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC have launched Nepal Invests, a platform that will drive increased investment into the country. This group comprising of Development Finance Institutions...
WB provides 24 million US dollar for Forests for Prosperity Project
The Government of Nepal and the World Bank today signed loan and grant agreements of 24 million US dollar for Forests for Prosperity Project that will help Nepal advance sustainable forest management. Of this amount, 6.1 million US dollar...
Annual reports presented in HoR
Annual reports of the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) were presented in the today's session of the House of Representatives (HoR). Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Leelanath Shrestha presented the 61st...
Attorney General Kharel resigns
Attorney General Agni Prasad Kharel has resigned from his post today. Kharel informed about his resignation from the post through a press meet at the Office of the Attorney General. President had appointed Kharel to the post of Attorney...
Kathmandu metropolis prepares to fill water in Kamal Pokhari
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City is preparing to fill 250 liters of water in the Kamal Pokhari (pond) within the next few days. The local government plans to complete the first phase of pond reconstruction works by mid April and...
Rainfall with thunder forecast
The weather across the country will remain partly to generally cloudy with possibility of rain and thunder at some places of the hilly region today. According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, it will be partly to generally...
HoR holding fourth meeting; when is address by top leaders?
The aware citizens have been observing the ongoing national politics with keen interest after the restoration of House of Representatives (HoR). They are taken by surprise over the HoR meeting boycotted by the political parties who demanded the restoration...
Hospitals face action for fleecing people on PCR test
The District Administration Office here has initiated a case against two hospitals for charging more on PCR test than the amount fixed by the government. Those facing action are, College of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur; and Star Hospital,...
Local level for bioengineering to reduce disaster risks
Laljhadi Rural Municipality and Nepal Red Cross Society district chapter here have signed an agreement for bioengineering in a bid to reduce disaster risks in the vulnerable communities. An embankment would be constructed along the Doda river which flows...
CM Shahi seeks cooperation to implement five-year plan
Chief Minister of Karnali Province Mahendra Bahadur Shahi has said all sides' cooperation was imperative to implement the five-year periodic plan launched by the province government. At a programme organized to unveil the first five-year plan (2076/77BS -2080/81BS) here...
Investment summit after selection of projects: FNCCI President Golchha
President of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCC) Shekhar Golchha has said once the investment summit is held after the selection of projects, it would be more beneficial. "Time has come to select the projects...
NC leadership must be democratic: Senior leader Poudel
Senior leader of the Nepali Congress Ram Chandra Poudel has said the party itself should be democratic in principles and practice to protect democracy in the country. He complained that NC leadership failed to be democratic. Addressing a condolence...
Prisoners remain neglected in COVID-19 pandemic: AI new report
Prisoners around the world have been forgotten during the COVID-19 pandemic, as prisons have faced systemic challenges to prevent the spread of the virus, with control measures leading to serious human rights violations, the Amnesty International said in its...
Russian FM to visit China
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit China from March 22 to 23, at the invitation of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian announced Thursday in Beijing. IMF's loan to cover 46...
IMF's loan to cover 46 pct Afghan national budget deficit: report
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) would give a payable loan of 225 million U.S. dollars to Afghanistan which is expected to cover 46 percent deficit in the national budget for the Afghan year 1400, a local online news agency...
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