Sajhamanch Archive

KATHMANDU : The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the banking sector is beginning to show. Bankers have said that the impact of COVID-19 has started to be felt after the profit of most banks declined in the first six months of the current fiscal year. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular […]

KATHMANDU : Martyrs day is being observed across the country today paying tributes to those who sacrificed their life for the cause of the nation and people. Magh 16th each year in Nepali Lunar Calendar is marked as the Martyrs Day in Nepal, commemorating those who were executed by the autocratic Rana rulers for raising […]

KATHMANDU : The Election Commission (EC) has invited both factions of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) for holding discussions on the preparations for the upcoming midterm elections. According to EC Spokesperson Raj Kumar Shrestha, the EC has invited the K P Oli-led faction and Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led faction of the NCP at 11 am […]

KATHMANDU : The government has raised Rs 10 billion in domestic debt as per the target set in the current fiscal year. Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) raises domestic debt on behalf of the government. According to NRB Spokesperson Gunakar Bhatta, the target is to borrow Rs 56 billion within the second quarter of the current […]

CHITWAN : Almost 40 percent of brick kilns operating across the country have been shut down due to the effects of COVID-19. The brick industries have come to a closure for not being able to bring skilled Indian workers because of the prevalence of life-threatening coronavirus. Brick entrepreneurs are not encouraged to resume their business […]

KATHMANDU: Nepal is rolling out COVID-19 vaccine across the country on Wednesday following an inauguration by the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. With the rolling out of Covishield vaccine this afternoon, Nepal will be the second country in South Asia to have rolled out a vaccine campaign after India, according to the Ministry of Health […]

KATHMANDU : The Nepali team of 10 mountaineers, who created a new world record of successfully climbing the world’s second highest mountain K2 in winter, received a grand welcome to Nepal Tuesday morning at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). The 10 Nepali mountaineers are the first ever summitters to stand at the  top of Mt […]

KATHMANDU: The Puspha Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal led faction of the Nepal Communist Party is kicking off its third phase of protest against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) today.  The NCP faction is scheduled to organize a whistle rally on the first day of the third phase protest programs. The […]

LONDON : The United Kingdom recorded 30,004 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, with the total for the past seven days at 251,504, down 22% on the previous seven days, official figures showed. Another 610 people died of COVID-19 in the country, raising the total death toll since the start of the pandemic to 97,939. […]

MEXICO CITY : Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the symptoms are mild. Mexico’s president, who has been criticized for his handling of his country’s pandemic and for not setting an example of prevention in public, said on his official Twitter account that he is […]