KATHMANDU : Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has started the process to procure three aircraft, aiming to extend its services in domestic flights. Ramesh Poudel, spokesperson for the NAC, said the corporation is purchasing ‘short takeoff and landing’ aircraft. According to him, these aircraft will be used for conducting flights in rural areas. Poudel said there […]
KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded 82 new cases of COVID-19 along with 65 recoveries and one death from the deadly virus on Wednesday, according to the information released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). As many as 1,634 swab samples were tested for COVID-19 on the day. Of them, 37 PCR and 45 antigen tests […]
KATHMANDU : Parliamentarians have drawn the attention of the government to the current issues including the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to India in today’s meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR). Speaking during the special hour of the HoR meeting, CPN-UML’s Raghuji Panta sought clarity on the agenda of the Prime […]
MAHOTTARI: Mahottari police fired aerial shots to control the crowd in the district after clashes ensued between the protesters and police over the death of a local woman under suspicious circumstances. Police Inspector of the District Police Office, Mahottari Saroj Rai said that five policemen were injured due to pelting of stones by the locals […]
Kathmandu : The by-election for the members of the House of Representatives (HoR) in three constituencies concluded successfully on Sunday. According to the Election Commission (EC), the by-elections were held in a peaceful and enthusiastic atmosphere at Bara-2, Chitwan-2 and Tanahun-1. The preliminary details of the EC showed that the voter turnout was 60 per […]
KATHMANDU : Nepal recorded 81 new cases of COVID-19 along with 54 recoveries on Sunday, according to the information released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). As many as 1,306 swab samples were tested for COVID-19 on the day. Of them, 41 PCR and 40 antigen tests turned out to be positive for […]
KATHMANDU : The government has appointed three more members to the National Planning Commission (NPC). The government is preparing to bring the budget for the financial year 2023/42. Ramesh Chandra Poudel, Prof. Dr. RP Bichha and Prabhu Budhathoki have been appointed as commission members. The newly-appointed Dr. Ramesh Chandra Poudel is an Associate Professor in […]
KATHMANDU: Nepal has beaten Oman in the second match of the ongoing ACC Premier Cup by 84 runs. Chasing the target of 311 runs given by Nepal, Oman managed to score only 226 runs. After losing the ninth wicket in 46.3 overs, Oman’s last batsman could not come to the crease due to injury and […]
KATHMANDU : The government has decided to convene the fourth meeting of the joint taskforce of Nepal and India formed to facilitate the supply of petroleum products and cooking gas. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on April 18 decided to convene the Joint-Secretary-level meeting on April 25 in Kathmandu, Minister for Communications […]
KATHMANDU : Nepal recorded 108 new cases of COVID-19 along with 66 recoveries on Wednesday, according to the information released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). As many as 2,450 swab samples were tested for COVID-19 on the day. Of them, 55 PCR and 53 antigen tests turned out to be positive for […]