SOCIETY
Vaccination campaign halted in KMC
Vaccination campaign halted in KMC
KATHMANDU, June 11: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has suspended the ongoing campaign to administer vaccines against COVID-19 to people belonging to 60 to 64 years of age.
Jun 11, 2021
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Home Minister directs bodies under ministry’s jurisdiction to make their service delivery...
Home Minister directs bodies under ministry’s jurisdiction t...
KATHMANDU, June 11: The newly-appointed Home Minister Khagaraj Adhikari has directed all officials concerned to make the service delivery of home administration efficient and effective.
Jun 11, 2021
POLITICS
Speaker Sapkota calls an all-party meeting today
Speaker Sapkota calls an all-party meeting today
KATHMANDU, June 11: Speaker of the dissolved House of Representatives (HoR) Agni Prasad Sapkota has called an all-party meeting on Friday. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 2 PM.
Jun 11, 2021
POLITICS
Nainkala Thapa appointed as spokesperson of the government
Nainkala Thapa appointed as spokesperson of the government
KATHMANDU, June 11: Minister for Communications and Information Technology Nainakala Thapa has been entrusted with the responsibility of the government’s spokesperson.
Jun 11, 2021
WORLD
G7 expected to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries
G7 expected to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to po...
UK, June 11: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expects the Group of Seven to agree to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries during its summit starting on Friday, and help innoculate the world by the end of next year.
Jun 11, 2021
POLITICS
PM Oli put in difficult position as Supreme Court stays his major decisions
PM Oli put in difficult position as Supreme Court stays his...
KATHMANDU, June 11: Prime Minister K P Oli, who is already feeling heat after 23 CPN-UML lawmakers close to Madhav Kumar Nepal signed in the writ petition filed at the Supreme Court demanding appointment of Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba as new Prime Minister, has found himself in...
Jun 11, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse unchanged as sectors end mixed
Nepse unchanged as sectors end mixed
KATHMANDU, June 11:Despite opening more than 20 points higher in the early hours, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) remained under pressure. Gains were truncated in the latter part of the session with some sectors dragging the benchmark lower. Nonetheless, Nepse managed to end Thursday’s trading esse...
Jun 11, 2021
ECONOMY
Distribution of Melamchi water to be halted for two months starting Tuesday Supply of the...
Distribution of Melamchi water to be halted for two months s...
KATHMANDU, June 10: Kathmandu Valley residents, who got some respite by the supply of ‘Melamchi water’, will not be receiving water supply from the project for around two months beginning June 15.
Jun 10, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Health workers in rural Khotang work round-the-clock as COVID-19 cases see a rise in the d...
Health workers in rural Khotang work round-the-clock as COVI...
“The health workers are very occupied in treating the infected patients. Earlier, I used to carry my baby with me while treating others but have decided to keep my child at home due to fear of virus transmission,” Sharma said. “It is mandatory for a child to breastfeed for two years. However, I had...
Jun 10, 2021
SOCIETY
Nepal records 3,749 new cases, 5,293 recoveries and 59 deaths on Thursday
Nepal records 3,749 new cases, 5,293 recoveries and 59 death...
KATHMANDU, June 10: Nepal recorded 3,749 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday along with 5,293 recoveries and 59 deaths.
Jun 10, 2021