Journalists, Province Assembly Member test corona positive in Jhapa 

Chairman of Federation of Nepali Journalists Jhapa Yekraj Giri confirmed that journalists Pushpa Baral, Narendra Dhakal and Bir Bahadur Darnal are infected with the corona virus.  

Highlands people in Taplejung busy in managing food for rainy season

With the beginning of Nepali New Year, people here keep themselves busy in the food management for the future use. The stock would be sufficient to meet the requirements till November-December, said Kelshang Sherpa of Ghunsa of Phaktanglung rural municipality-7. As Sherpa said, they remain almost isolated during rains as transport facility here gets disrupted by flood and landslide and food security for eight months is the prime concern of the hour of every household here.

Foundation stone for solar mini-grid laid at Hilsa

Ambassador of Finland to Nepal, Pertti Anttinen, and Ambassador of the European Union to Nepal, Nona Depre reached Hila via Simkot on Tuesday and laid the foundation stone for the 100-KW solar mini-grid, said District Advisor of Rural Village Water Resources Management Project, Birendra Thapa. The settlements in Hilsa would be electrified from the project.

Nepal’s GDP is expected to grow by 3.1 percent

Growth is expected to recover from the low base in FY2020, as a result of the gradual lifting of nationwide lockdown since July 2020, and a pickup in domestic demand. The ongoing vaccination campaigns against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic will help strengthen the economic impetus.

Bajura declared district with full vaccination coverage

Children since birth to below 15 months and from 16 to 23 months are found to have been administered all sorts of vaccines included in the government immunisation schedule at all local levels in the district.

NC cwc meet postponed   

The meeting was postponed after some cwc office bearers and staffs of central office tested positive for coronavirus in the PCR test done during the preparation of the meeting, said Chief Secretary of the NC Central Office, Krishna Prasad Poudel.    

Two persons die of coronavirus at Narayani Hospital   

Suffering from pneumonia and respiratory problem, 43-year-old man of Dangaha-4 in Sarlahi district and a woman, 43, of Shrawan municipality-7 in Bara district died of coronavirus, said Covid Coordinator at the Hospital, Dr Saroj Roshan Das. 

Nepal calls for ensuring easy access to antio-COVID-19 vaccines 

Nepal noted this while taking part in the ongoing 77th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) underway in Bangkok on the theme of “Building back better from crises through regional cooperation in Asia and the Pacific.” 

Supreme Court to cut off its service from today 

Joint Spokesperson of the Supreme Court, Devendra Dhakal shared that the meeting decided to allow the registration and hearing of writ petition of habeas corpus and COVID-19 pandemic cases concerning the life and public health during the period. 

Diktel-Khanidanda-Ahale road sees dismal progress  

The blacktopping of Diktel-Ahale road (10.974-km) that was initiated at the investment of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has only witnessed a physical progress of 48 percent when the stipulated time for the same has exceeded.