ECONOMY
NRB creates Rs 50 billion fund to support settlement of payments to workers of COVID-19 im...
NRB creates Rs 50 billion fund to support settlement of paym...
KATHMANDU, May 25: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has created a fund of Rs 50 billion to support providing payments to the workers in tourism, cottage, small and medium size industries that are largely affected by COVID-19.
May 25, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal records 8,636 new cases, 6,404 recoveries and 169 deaths on Tuesday
Nepal records 8,636 new cases, 6,404 recoveries and 169 deat...
KATHMANDU, May 25: Nepal recorded as many as 8,636 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
May 25, 2021
SOCIETY
Prohibitory orders extended by a week in Kathmandu Valley
Prohibitory orders extended by a week in Kathmandu Valley
KATHMANDU, May 25: Local administrations in the Kathmandu Valley have decided to further extend the ongoing prohibitory order by a week more to break the chain of COVID-19 infection.
May 25, 2021
POLITICS
Preliminary hearings on writ petitions filed against HoR dissolution scheduled for May 27...
Preliminary hearings on writ petitions filed against HoR dis...
KATHMANDU, May 25: Preliminary hearings on the writ petitions filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) at the Supreme Court have been scheduled for May 27 and May 28.
May 25, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Locals come together against COVID-19 in Ilam
Locals come together against COVID-19 in Ilam
ILAM, May 25: The local residents of Ilam district have been active in the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease following the second wave of the pandemic. While some are actively helping the patients free of cost, others are providing government hospitals with medical s...
May 25, 2021
SOCIETY
Rapid assessment of COVID-19 funds worldwide finds widespread accountability lapses
Rapid assessment of COVID-19 funds worldwide finds widesprea...
International Budget Partnership calls for stronger oversight in ongoing response including in Nepal
May 25, 2021
POLITICS
Nepal accuses Oli of splitting UML at the behest of forces hatching conspiracies
Nepal accuses Oli of splitting UML at the behest of forces h...
KATHMANDU, May 25: A day after the party expelled him from even the party's general membership, CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal has accused the party Chairman KP Oli of splitting the UML at the behest of forces hatching conspiracies.
May 25, 2021
My City, Lifestyle
Pandemic has fueled eating disorder surge in teens, adults
Pandemic has fueled eating disorder surge in teens, adults
Many hospital beds are full. Waiting lists for outpatient treatment are bulging. And teens and adults seeking help for eating disorders are often finding it takes months to get an appointment.
May 25, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
China Foundation For Poverty Alleviation starts Emergency Community Oxygen Station program...
China Foundation For Poverty Alleviation starts Emergency Co...
KATHMANDU, May 25: The China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) office in Nepal started a donation program on May 23 called “Emergency Community Oxygen Station” in Chhetrapati, ward 17 of Kathmandu. The program started as an initiative to provide medical supplies and equipment to ward 17 and...
May 25, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
I swear the medical supplies I distributed were not foreign grant: Minister Ale
I swear the medical supplies I distributed were not foreign...
KATHMANDU, May 25: Minister for Forest and Environment, Prem Bahadur Ale has clarified that the 75 oxygen cylinders that he provided to the District Hospital, Doti, were not a foreign grant.
May 25, 2021