INDIA : Under fire for his handling of the world’s worst COVID-19 surge, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened vaccinations for all adults from next month, but supplies are already running short. Public forecasts by its only two vaccine producers show their total monthly output of 70-80 million doses will increase only in two months […]
KATHMANDU : Nepal imported goods worth Rs 1.11 trillion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, which is almost equal to the total import expenses of Rs 1.19 trillion that the country made in the entire period of fiscal year 2019/20. According to the Department of Customs (DoC), Nepal spent 13.12 percent […]
KATHMANDU : Amid the widening intraparty rift within the ruling CPN-UML, the party’s Chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal met at a hotel in the capital on Thursday in what is said to be the ‘last ditch effort’ to save party unity. Surya Thapa, PM Oli’s press aide, posting a photo […]
BIRATNAGAR : The opposition parties are preparing to file a no-confidence motion against the Chief Minister Sherdan Rai of Province 1 once again. All the opposition parties in Province 1 are planning to file a no-confidence motion against CM Rai once again, according to the chief whip of NC, Kedar Karki. “A no-confidence motion could […]
KATHMANDU : The central government is allocating a total of Rs 152.51 billion in fiscal equalization grants to the sub-national governments in the budget of 2021/22. The National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission (NNRFC) has recommended to the central government to provide the aforementioned amount as unconditional grants to the provincial and local governments. The […]
KATHMANDU : The renowned Manakamana, Gorakhnath and Gorkhkali temples will remain closed from Wednesday until the end of the Nepali month of Baisakh (mid-May). The District Administration Office, Gorkha, has announced that all monasteries, temples, churches, and mosques in the district will be closed till mid-May. According to the Chief District Officer Saligram Poudel, a […]
KATHMANDU : Police have busted a group of people active in producing negative PCR reports without collecting swab samples from people. Police busted the racket after it was learnt that a team comprising the operator of Kathmandu, Sinamangal-based Subidha Healthcare Pvt Ltd and Merit Multi Care Medical Center Pvt Ltd was found involved in such […]
KATHMANDU : India has expressed interest in selling chemical fertilizers to Nepal under the government-to-government (G2G) model. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD), the Indian government has expressed its willingness to sign an agreement soon with Nepal to provide fertilizers for the next five years. “In a response to the letter […]
KATHMANDU : Nepal recorded as many as 1,736 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), 1,736 new cases of COVID-19 were detected through 8,055 PCR and 683 antigen tests in the past one day. Similarly, the health ministry has […]
MUMBAI : India reported 1,761 deaths from COVID-19 overnight, its highest daily toll, with large parts of the country now under lockdown, as the country battles a second wave that has left people fighting for hospital beds, oxygen and medicines. The world’s second most populous country is grappling with its biggest public health emergency after […]