KATHMANDU : Five major student unions are staging protests against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) in all 77 districts across the country today. GP Mainali, spokesperson for ANNISU (Revolutionary), informed that the protest program will be organized with the participation and leadership of the local district leadership of five student unions from […]
KATHMANDU: The government attorneys are scheduled to continue pleading on behalf of the government on the House of Representatives (HoR) dissolution case on Tuesday. Attorney General Ramesh Badal pleaded for more than three hours on Monday arguing that the HoR dissolution was constitutional. There are eleven lawyers on behalf of the government. Deputy Attorney General […]
CUIABA, BRAZIL : Lionel Messi became Argentina’s most capped international player on Monday, marking the occasion with two goals as he led his national team to a 4-1 win over Bolivia at the Copa America. The 34-year-old Messi’s 148th appearance for Argentina beat the mark previously held by retired defender Javier Mascherano. His two goals […]
KATHMANDU : Districts Administration Offices of three districts in the Kathmandu Valley – Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur – have decided to extend the ongoing prohibitory order allowing some more public activities. The government has decided to allow public transportation vehicles with seat capacity of 25 to operate in the valley according to odd-even rules. Grocery […]
BAITADI : The Melalui Municipality of Baitadi has decided to increase the allowance being provided to single men and orphans living within the municipality. According to Radha Ojha, Deputy Mayor of the municipality, the allowance has been increased by Rs 500 for the members of these two groups. With this, the monthly grant has increased […]
DHARAN : Nepal’s famed teaching hospital BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) has been rocked by constant protests for a couple of weeks. Protesters are both from within and outside the BPKIHS. Former Chairman of Faculty Welfare Society and Deputy Coordinator of the Joint Struggle Committee Dr. Bishnu Pokhrel said a relay hunger strike […]
KATHMANDU : The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has fixed the government rate of land inside the metropolis at the maximum of Rs 5 million per aana (342.25 square feet). Enacting the Finance Act 2021, the KMC has fixed the aforementioned rate for the land alongside the roads in locations of Kesharmahal, Hanuman Dhoka, Thamel, Ason, […]
MANANG : A Bulldozer got trapped on a motorable bridge over the Marshyangdi River at Chame, the district headquarters of Manang. Chief District Officer Bishnu Lamichhane said that the heavy vehicle and its operator were trapped in the course of extracting wood and other solid materials like sand and stone brought by the river from […]
KATHMANDU : Domestic airline companies have reopened their air ticketing services following the government’s decision to resume domestic flights across the country from July 1. Domestic airline businesses have been closed since May, following the second wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The government has decided to reopen airline services while still following the health protocols […]
KARNALI: Karnali has reported a 91 percent recovery rate from coronavirus infection. In the last 24 hours, 124 people returned home after recovery. Of the total 27,735 infected so far, 25,129 have recovered from the virus, with the recovery rate standing at 91 percent, said Acting Director of the Health Service Directorate Dr Rabin Khadka. […]