KATHMANDU : Vehicular movement along the Nagdhunga-Naubise road, which was blocked by a landslide following incessant rain, has resumed. The landslide had damaged the road at 5:30 AM today near Chisapani Dhara along the Tribhuvan Highway and it was readied for traffic a while ago. According to Chief of Metropolitan Police Circle, Thankot, Deputy Superintendent […]
WELLINGTON : New Zealand on Monday reported what authorities said was the country’s first recorded death linked to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The information was released by the health ministry following a review by an independent COVID-19 vaccine safety monitoring board of the death of a woman after receiving the vaccine. The ministry’s statement did […]
KATHMANDU : The Saptakoshi River has recorded the highest water-level of this year. Incessant rainfall in recent days has caused the water-level in the river to rise. According to the latest data of the Koshi Barrage Control Room, the water flow has reached 257,790 cubic meter per second. With the rise in the water level, […]
KABUL : Taliban forces sealed off Kabul’s airport Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation, as the U.S. and its allies were ending a chaotic airlift that will end their troops’ two decades in Afghanistan. Western leaders acknowledged their withdrawal would mean leaving behind some of their citizens and many locals who helped them over […]
KATHMANDU : CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli said that he had made every possible effort he could to keep the party’s unity intact. Speaking at a program in the capital on Saturday, Oli said that he had called Madhav Kumar Nepal over 20 times to maintain the unity in the party. “How could a person […]
KATHMANDU : President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed Chief of General Staff of Nepal Army, Prabhu Ram Sharma, as the new chief of the national army. President Bhandari appointed Sharma, who is currently serving as the Acting Chief of Nepal Army, to the post of Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) of the national army as […]
KATHMANDU: Bimalendra Nidhi, the vice-president of the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has announced his candidacy for the post of president of the party at its upcoming 14th general convention. Announcing his candidacy, Nidi has expressed confidence to establish NC as the largest party of Nepal at all three levels of the government. “I am fielding […]
KATHMANDU : The National Examinations Board (NEB) has started preparations to conduct the board examination of Grade 12 from the second week of September. Durga Prasad Aryal, member secretary at NEB, said that the board has started preparation as the Ministry of Health and Population arranged to vaccinate students attending the examination on the basis […]
KATHMANDU : Nepal Ambulance Service (NAS) got its new president on Thursday. Dr Pradeep Vaidya was declared the new president of NAS. Ranjit Acharya, the former president, passed the baton to Shrestha as he completed his three-year term as president of NAS 102. The NAS has collaborated with the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) […]
KATHMANDU : The main opposition party, CPN-UML has summoned its central committee meeting on Thursday. The meeting is scheduled to be held this afternoon at Tulsilal Memorial Building in Chyasal. The meeting is likely to dwell on present political development, split of party and the future course of the party. This is the first time […]