UML standing committee to meet at 4 pm today   

The CPN (UML) has called a meeting of its standing committee for 4 pm today. The meeting will take place at the Prime Minister's residence at Baluwatar.    

One APF personnel and eight Indian traders injured in a scuffle   

An Armed Police Force (APF) personnel and eight Indian traders were wounded in a scuffle occurred last night along the Nepal-India border in Matihani municipality-8 of Mahottari.    

Trade Union Congress demands budget allocation for capacity building of labour organizations   

Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC) has demanded budgetary allocation for the strengthening of capacity of labour organizations. 

Coronavirus pandemic limits KMC performance on infrastructure projects to 50 percent  

Only 50 percent of the development works in Kathmandu metropolitan city (KMC) got continuity due to COVID-19. KMC has initiated 105 big and small development construction projects in the current fiscal year.    

Prohibitory order causes to halt blacktopping in Balewa airport and Bus Park   

The two big projects of Baglung which are in the final stage of the construction have come to a halt. Blacktopping has been put on hold in Balewa airport and road up to Bagluung Bus Park.    

Excessive snowfall with rain kills 50 sheep and goats in Ranikharka   

Incessant rainfall in lower belt and snowfall in higher belt of Humla district for some days have left 50 sheep and goats dead in Patan – the border of Simkot and Namkha.    

Opposition alliance to register writ petition against HoR dissolution on Monday

According to CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, though they were preparing to register the writ petition today, it could not happen due to time constrain adding that they will go to the Supreme Court on Monday.

Government positive to resolve journalists’ issues, Minister Gurung says

Receiving a charter of demands submitted by Corporate Province Committee of FNJ today, Minister Gurung said the government accorded top priority to inoculate the journalists and those missing journalists would also be given the vaccines with equal priority.

PM Oil assures COVID-19 vaccines to all before polls

Talking to media persons at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar today, the PM said the government is geared up for administering vaccines to all eligible population before the mid-term elections.

Father, son duo scale Mt. Everest 

Sonam Sherpa, 16, and his father Purna Kumar (PK) Sherpa, of Maiwakhola Rural Municipality-4 in Taplejung district, reached the top of the 8,848.86-metres mountain at 8:50 am today, according to the Himalayan Guides Nepal Treks and Expedition Pvt Ltd, which had facilitated them for the expedition.