ECONOMY
Parliamentary committee directs line ministries to complete 'fast track' construction on t...
Parliamentary committee directs line ministries to complete...
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: A parliamentary committee has directed the concerned ministries to discharge their responsibilities so as to expedite the construction works of Kathmandu-Terai-Madhes fast track project.
Jan 13, 2022
Coronavirus
When am I contagious if infected with omicron?
When am I contagious if infected with omicron?
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It’s not yet clear, but some early data suggests people might become contagious sooner than with earlier variants — possibly within a day after infection.
Jan 13, 2022
SOCIETY
Entry to Singha Durbar restricted, Home Ministry revokes all temporary and permanents pass...
Entry to Singha Durbar restricted, Home Ministry revokes all...
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The Ministry of Home Affairs has revoked the temporary and permanent passes and temporary identity cards of all except those belonging to sanitation workers to restrict entry of people visiting the Singha Durbar– government’s principal secretariat– without any urgent tasks. The mi...
Jan 13, 2022
WORLD, Coronavirus
U.S. COVID deaths rising but likely due to Delta, not Omicron, says CDC chief
U.S. COVID deaths rising but likely due to Delta, not Omicro...
WASHINGTON, Jan 13: COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States have increased by about 33% and deaths are up by about 40% from a week earlier, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday.
Jan 13, 2022
ECONOMY
WB projects Nepal’s economic growth rate at 3.9 percent in FY 2021/22
WB projects Nepal’s economic growth rate at 3.9 percent in F...
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The World Bank (WB) has projected Nepal’s economic growth to stay at 3.9 percent in 2021/2022, almost half of the rate that the government has been insisting on achieving.
Jan 13, 2022
OPINION
MCC, Indo-PacificStrategy and Nepal-US Relations
MCC, Indo-PacificStrategy and Nepal-US Relations
Now, Nepal's diplomatic capability should be proven to convince the USA to review some controversial provisions in the MCC and then we can pass the agreement from the federal parliament which will be a win-win situation not only for Nepal and the USA but also for the USA and China.
Jan 13, 2022
Editorial
Overcoming Omicron
Overcoming Omicron
COVID-19 is here to stay for sometime. Learning to live with it looks the only pragmatic way forward. The immediate thing that the government must do is further expand the scope of COVID-19 vaccination.
Jan 12, 2022
ECONOMY
Kathmandu District Court bars IFIC from selling its NBB’s shares to Chaudhary Group
Kathmandu District Court bars IFIC from selling its NBB’s sh...
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: The Kathmandu District Court (KDC) on Wednesday issued a verdict barring Nepal Bangladesh Bank (NBB) from selling the promoter shares of its foreign partner, IFIC Bank Limited, Bangladesh, to Chaudhary Group of Nepal.
Jan 12, 2022
ECONOMY
NDDB recommends to govt to increase price of processed milk by Rs 10 per liter
NDDB recommends to govt to increase price of processed milk...
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has recommended to the government to increase the price of processed milk by Rs 10 per liter, citing the need for benefits for the milk-producing farmers.
Jan 12, 2022
POLITICS
Nomination of party members not a biased decision: Chairman Lindgen
Nomination of party members not a biased decision: Chairman...
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Rajendra Lingden has claimed that he was not biased in his decision to nominate some of the party members.
Jan 12, 2022