KATHMANDU : On the last trading day of the year, the equity market advanced since the morning trading session. The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index rose almost 19 points by mid-day before correcting slightly. However, a steady rise in the latter trading hours pushed the index 23.23 points to settle at 2714.79. With the […]
KATHMANDU : The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has projected Nepal’s COVID-19 case tally to surpass the 600,000 mark with a daily rise of more than 11,000 by the upcoming three months. Speaking at a press meet in the capital on Tuesday, Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi maintained that Nepal could witness a daily rise […]
KATHMANDU : The Embassy of India, Kathmandu, in association with Kathmandu University on Monday celebrated Ambedkar Jayanti and organised a discussion on the relevance of Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar in today’s world as part of the ongoing celebration of ‘India@75’ to mark 75 years of India’s independence. According to a press statement issued by […]
DOLAKHA : Four persons were killed and 18 others were severely injured in a road accident that occurred on Monday night at Bigu Rural Municipality-4 in Dolakha district. A jeep (Ba 30123 Cha 7580) on its way to Bulung from Singati in the district met with an accident at around 10 pm, according to the […]
KATHMANDU : The government was able to collect revenue worth 92.50 percent of the targeted amount in the first eight months of the current fiscal year. According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF), the government collected revenue worth Rs 571.20 billion during mid-July and mid-March against the target of Rs 617.53 set for the period. […]
KATHMANDU : The South Korean government has announced to extend the visa term of all the migrant workers, including Nepalis, working in South Korea by one year. The Ministry of Justice of South Korea stated that the new regulation has already been passed. Following the decision, the migrant workers whose visa term had expired and […]
BUTWAL : Three patients, who were receiving treatment for COVID-19 infection, died at COVID-19 designated hospital in Butwal on Monday. A patient each from Rupandehi, Kapilvastu and Arghakhanchi districts succumbed to the viral disease, according to Dr Bishnu Gautam, the information officer at the Lumbini Provincial Hospital, Butwal. The deceased patients include a 71-year-old woman […]
KATHMANDU : The Social Security Fund (SSF) has asked all the employers including those of the private sector to get registered at the Fund by this fiscal year end. Issuing a public notice recently, the SSF has urged the organizations concerned to abide by the government law. As of now, a large number of private […]
KATHMANDU : Police have recovered a dead body from a guest house at Mitranagar in New Bus Park, Kathmandu. According to DSP Roshan Khadka of the Metropolitan Police Circle, Maharajgunj, the dead body of a man in his thirties was recovered from Godawari Santoshi Guest House at Mitranagar in Kathmandu. “The dead body was recovered […]
KATHMANDU : Delhi Capitals (DC) started their VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 campaign with a 7-wicket victory against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw’s entertaining knocks at the top helped DC chase down a challenging total with ease. Although DC were without […]