Nepal, on Thursday, 21st July registered 435 new cases of Covid-19 from 1,667 RT PCR and 1,902 antigen tests. As of Thursday, there are 2,537 active cases of COVID-19 across the nation of which, 141 are admitted to institutional isolation out of which 19 are in ICU and none in ventilator support. As the number […]
Top leaders of the five-party ruling coalition have committed to building an international airport in Nijgad on Saturday, stating that the Supreme Court’s final verdict hasn’t closed all paths towards building the proposed airport. Attending a program in Bara district, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN-Maoist Centre Chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal, CPN-Unified Socialist Chairman Madhav
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On Asar 15, farmers across the nation join the national practice of sowing their first paddy saplings in hopes of a bountiful harvest. On this day, families also enjoy Dahi-Chuera (Yogurt & Beaten Rice). In Photos: Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Mahendra Rai Yadav plants paddy to mark the 19th National Paddy Day at
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Incessant rainfall has flooded several regions in the southern plains of Nepal, especially Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Saptari, Dhanusha, and Rupandehi Districts. Several online and social media accounts showed cities inundated with flood water – triggered by continuous rainfall, but also affected by poor sewerage infrastructure in the affected cities. For example, a water-logged Janakpurdham has
Twelve people in Kathmandu Valley are confirmed to have contracted cholera, according to the Department of Health Services (DHS). DHS Director-General Dr Dipendra Raman Singh shared the information during Monday’s meeting of the Education and Health Committee under the House of Representatives. Of the infected, eight have been discharged from the Teku based Sukraraj Hospital after
Senior leaders of the ruling coalition on Wednesday, agreed to move the Citizenship Bill forward. A meeting of the ruling parties held at the PM’s residence in Baluwatar decided to move the Citizenship Bill forward, said government spokesperson Gyanendra Bahadur Karki while talking to media persons after the meeting. According to him, Prime Minister Sher
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KMC’s mayor Balendra Shah (Balen), on Sunday announced an inclusive and sustainable vision for the metropolis for the upcoming fiscal year, in which cultural preservation and proper sanitation sees priority. The announcements were made from City Hall in the presence of Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol and other KMC officials. With a theme of “Cultural City,
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The government of Nepal and activists of the #EnoughisEnough Campaign have arrived upon a 12 point agreement. Below is a list of the agreed upon terms: Nepalis returning from abroad will have to spend 5 days in quarantine. Following the five day quarantine, and after conducting a PCR test, returnees will be allowed to complete
The Council of Ministers of Nepal, on Monday, endorsed a new political map of Nepal. The new map includes disputed territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura, and Lipulek within Nepal’s territory. While the official map is yet to be released by the government, the above image, as shared by Save the Border Campaign, Nepal, Mapping Subcommittee broadly
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Arguments on the web are rife with why you should be allowed to call the virus a ‘Chinese Virus’ – while we are not arguing that you cannot call it that, maybe we should think of the ramifications of calling it that? For example, in 2018-2019, an Indian artist based in Nepal, Kurchi Dasgupta spent
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