POLITICS
Barbara Foundation announces special award worth Rs 10 million to frontline health workers
Barbara Foundation announces special award worth Rs 10 milli...
KATHMANDU, May 31: Barbara Foundation has announced a special award worth Rs 10 million to frontline health workers including doctors, nurses and ambulance drivers working with the government and community hospitals across the country.
May 31, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
NHRC calls for protection of lives, human rights
NHRC calls for protection of lives, human rights
KATHMANDU, May 31: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has demanded the government to protect life of the people and safeguard human rights during COVID-19 pandemic.
May 31, 2021
ECONOMY, POLITICS
Budget full of ear-appealing slogans to catch public attention, but hard to bring its full...
Budget full of ear-appealing slogans to catch public attenti...
KATHMANDU, May 31: The Nepali Congress (NC) has termed the budget 2021/22 as a financial plan forwarded by the ‘illegitimate’ government.
May 31, 2021
WORLD
Somaliland holds first parliamentary vote since 2005
Somaliland holds first parliamentary vote since 2005
SOMALIA, May 31: Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region held its first parliamentary election for 16 years on Monday, in what politicians there describe as evidence of its comparative stability.
May 31, 2021
Latest Updates, Coronavirus
UAE sending medical supplies to Nepal
UAE sending medical supplies to Nepal
KATHMANDU, May 31: The Government of the United Arab Emirates is sending a consignment of medical equipment and supplies, including ventilators, to Nepal which is expected to arrive in Kathmandu soon. This assistance is being made on the request of the Government of Nepal.
May 31, 2021
POLITICS
Former Bibeksheel Nepali Chair Thapa ‘critical’ even as he tests negative for COVID-19
Former Bibeksheel Nepali Chair Thapa ‘critical’ even as he t...
KATHMANDU, May 31: The health condition of former Chairman of Bibeksheel Nepali Ujjwal Thapa has deteriorated further even as he tested negative for the COVID-19 on Monday.
May 31, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NC’s Pandey elected NA member, ruling UML suffers a setback again
NC’s Pandey elected NA member, ruling UML suffers a setback...
KATHMANDU, May 31: Drigha Narayan Pandey, a candidate of the Nepali Congress (NC), has been elected as the member of the National Assembly (NA from Lumbini Province.
May 31, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal records 6,491 recoveries, 4,762 new cases and 114 deaths on Monday
Nepal records 6,491 recoveries, 4,762 new cases and 114 deat...
KATHMANDU, May 31: As many as 6,491 people who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19 recovered on Monday.
May 31, 2021
ECONOMY
Implementation of ‘ambitious budget’ a herculean task for the government: private sector b...
Implementation of ‘ambitious budget’ a herculean task for th...
KATHMANDU, May 31: While noting that the government may face serious challenges in its implementation in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, private sector bodies have welcomed the budget 2021/22 with a cautious note.
May 31, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Voting for vacant National Assembly seat concludes, vote-count to begin shortly
Voting for vacant National Assembly seat concludes, vote-cou...
KATHMANDU, May 31: Voting for a vacant seat in the National Assembly (NA) from Lumbini Province, which began at 9 AM, has concluded at 3 PM.
May 31, 2021