OPINION
Omicron: A Concern for Unvaccinated Individuals
Omicron: A Concern for Unvaccinated Individuals
The highly infectious Omicron coronavirus variant causes less severe disease than the Delta strain but it remains a "dangerous virus", particularly for those who are unvaccinated, according to the head of the WHO.
Jan 18, 2022
ECONOMY
NRB makes it mandatory for BFIs to invest in financial literacy programs
NRB makes it mandatory for BFIs to invest in financial liter...
KATHMANDU, Jan 18: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has asked the banks and financial institutions (BFIs) to submit their plans for financial literacy programs within the first three months of every fiscal year.
Jan 18, 2022
ECONOMY
Govt raises Rs 537 million in capital gains tax from stocks’ investors during mid-Dec and...
Govt raises Rs 537 million in capital gains tax from stocks’...
KATHMANDU, Jan 17: Investors at the stock exchange market paid Rs 537.35 million to the government in capital gains tax during the one-month period of mid-December and mid-January.
Jan 17, 2022
SOCIETY
Communications minister presses for ensuring right to telecommunication services
Communications minister presses for ensuring right to teleco...
KATHMANDU, Jan 17: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has stressed ensuring the right of the rural people to get accessible telecommunication services.
Jan 17, 2022
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Province 2 named as Madhesh
Province 2 named as Madhesh
KATHMANDU, Jan 17: Province 2 has been officially named Madhesh, as per the results of a poll held at the secretariat office of the provincial assembly.
Jan 17, 2022
ECONOMY
Power supply problem in Parasi-Sunwal industrial areas resolved, ‘industries need not run...
Power supply problem in Parasi-Sunwal industrial areas resol...
KATHMANDU, Jan 17: The power supply problem faced by the industries of Parasi and Sunwal industrial areas of Nawalparasi district has been solved.
Jan 17, 2022
ECONOMY, POLITICS
Labor Minister’s 100 days of work: Labor permit made paperless, homework on new employment...
Labor Minister’s 100 days of work: Labor permit made paperle...
KATHMANDU, Jan 17: Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Krishna Kumar Shrestha has made his achievement in the last 100 days of resuming the office public on Monday.
Jan 17, 2022
WORLD
225 people killed in Kazakhstan recent unrest
225 people killed in Kazakhstan recent unrest
ALMATY, Jan 17: At least 225 people, including security personnel, have been killed during violent protests and violence in Kazakhstan recently, according to Pajhwok Afghan News on Monday.
Jan 17, 2022
WORLD
India logs over 2.5 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, 385 deaths in last 24 hrs
India logs over 2.5 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, 385 deaths in...
NEW DELHI, Jan 17: India reported 2,58,089 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Monday. With this, the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country moved up to 3,73,80,253 including 16,56,341 active cases.
Jan 17, 2022
WORLD
U.S. sees highest rate of children COVID-19 hospitalizations
U.S. sees highest rate of children COVID-19 hospitalizations
WASHINGTON, Jan 17: U.S. pediatric hospitalizations related to COVID-19 are at the highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest data of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Jan 17, 2022