All adults should do a minimum of 150 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week, even more vital for well-being and mental health in the COVID-19 era, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday in its first guidance in a decade. It recommended that children and adolescents have an average of one hour of […]
Adults, children must move more to stay fit in pandemic era – WHO Read Post »
Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is arriving in Kathmandu today on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Nepal’s Foreign Secretary Bharatraj Poudel. Shringla will be accompanied by a delegation of officials from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. He is scheduled to arrive at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu at 10:40 am.
Indian Foreign Secretary arriving in Kathmandu today on a two-day visit Read Post »
By Nishant S.Gurung More than 400,000 students of Grade XII from across Nepal are taking their board exams since Tuesday after the National Examination Board decided that it was ok as long as everyone involved adopted health safety protocols. The examination was originally scheduled to take place in April, but got postponed due to the
Grade XII students brave pandemic to sit for board exams Read Post »
Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, Speaker for the Ministry of Health and Population appeared on Facebook Live for the day’s media briefing. Here are a few updates: Total no. of PCR tests done in Nepal: 1,690,509 No. of PCR tests in last 24 hours: 9,210 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj,
COVID-19: MoHP daily updates; Total cases: 226,026 Recovery: 207,998 Death: 1,389 Read Post »
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Office for Nepal organised a virtual workshop on ‘Preventing and Responding to Violence and Harassment in the World of Work’, in line with this year’s theme of 16 days of activism campaign against gender-based violence (GBV). The workshop was focused to strengthen participants’ understanding on what constitutes violence and harassment,
ILO organises virtual workshop to discuss violence and harassment in workplace Read Post »
A report published by Transparency International yesterday states that corruption in the country has increased by 58 percent since last year. The report titled ‘Global Corruption Barometer – Asia 2020’, revealed the rise in corruption on the basis of a public opinion survey conducted among thousands of Nepali citizens. The report also shows that 50
Corruption in Nepal up by 58 percent since last year, says Transparency Int’l Read Post »
LONDON, Nov 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Scotland on Tuesday made sanitary products free to all women, becoming the first nation in the world to take such a step against “period poverty.” The measure makes tampons and sanitary pads available at designated public places such as community centres, youth clubs and pharmacies, at an estimated
Scotland first in the world to make sanitary products free Read Post »
Local Sahid Alam’s six-year-old daughter was raped and subsequently murdered, her body recovered inside a sack near her house on Monday night in Bardibas of Mahottari district. The child had gone missing since Sunday evening after she went to buy chocolate from a nearby shop. Police have arrested 25-year-old Arun Kumar Sah of Gaushala Municipality
Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, Speaker for the Ministry of Health and Population appeared on Facebook Live for the day’s media briefing. Here are a few updates: Total no. of PCR tests done in Nepal: 1,681,299 No. of PCR tests in last 24 hours: 10,843 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj,
COVID-19: MoHP daily updates; Total cases: 224,078 Recovery: 204,858 Death: 1,361 Read Post »
Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya had announced two days ago that the metropolis would conduct free PCR tests for people of the metropolis. Though the mayor’s announcement is unlikely to be implemented anytime soon, it is learnt that people undergoing free PCR test will be deprived of COVID-19 insurance money if they test
Those benefiting from free PCR test to be disqualified from insurance Read Post »
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