POLITICS
UML Chairman Oli summons Standing Committee for 5PM today
UML Chairman Oli summons Standing Committee for 5PM today
KATHMANDU, May 30: Prime Minister and Chairman of the ruling CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli has called a Standing Committee meeting of the party for 5 PM on Sunday.
May 30, 2021
SPORTS
Iraq defeats Nepal in a friendly game
Iraq defeats Nepal in a friendly game
KATHMANDU, May 30: Nepal lost to Iraq by 2-6 in a friendly match held at the Alfaya sports ground in Basra, Iraq last night.
May 30, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
COVID-19 infection rate drops by 16 percent
COVID-19 infection rate drops by 16 percent
KATHMANDU, May 30: The rate of infection of coronavirus decreased by 16 percent in Nepal, when compared with the rate a month ago. The infection rate was 44 to 46 percent, which decreased to 30 percent on Saturday.
May 30, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Prohibitory orders enforced in 75 districts
Prohibitory orders enforced in 75 districts
Khotang and Manang are the only districts not to enforce prohibitory orders.
May 30, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and UK COVID-19 variants
Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and UK COVID-19 variants
HANOI, May 30: Authorities in Vietnam have detected a new coronavirus variant that is a combination of the Indian and UK COVID-19 variants and spreads quickly by air, the health minister said on Saturday.
May 30, 2021
WORLD
UK PM Johnson marries fiancee in secret ceremony - reports
UK PM Johnson marries fiancee in secret ceremony - reports
UK, May 30: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson married his fiancee Carrie Symonds in a secret ceremony at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday, the Sun and Mail on Sunday newspapers reported.
May 30, 2021
NEPAL, POLITICS
China will continue to help Nepal in its fight against the virus: Chinese Amb Hou Yanqi
China will continue to help Nepal in its fight against the v...
China has played an important role in Nepal’s fight against the pandemic. In light of the recent cooperation between the two countries, Republica had an extensive conversation with Hou Yanqi, ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Nepal, late last week. Here is an edited version of the con...
May 30, 2021
ECONOMY
Government aims to operate new international airports in the next fiscal year
Government aims to operate new international airports in the...
KATHMANDU, May 30: While the pandemic continues to impact international airport projects under construction, the government is planning on bringing them into operation in the next fiscal year.
May 30, 2021
WORLD
Remains of 215 children found at former indigenous school site in Canada
Remains of 215 children found at former indigenous school si...
CANADA, May 30: The remains of 215 children, some as young as three years old, were found at the site of a former residential school for indigenous children, a discovery Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described as heartbreaking on Friday.
May 30, 2021
ECONOMY
Ignoring cautions from various quarters, caretaker govt unveils full budget with populist...
Ignoring cautions from various quarters, caretaker govt unve...
KATHMANDU, May 29: The government has unveiled a budget of Rs 1.647 trillion, introducing a number of populist programs, despite the widespread concerns from various fronts not to launch such programs at a time when midterm elections have been announced.
May 29, 2021