India to repeal controversial farm laws that led to protests

In a surprise announcement, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday his government will withdraw the controversial farm laws that prompted year-long protests from tens of thousands of farmers and posed a significant political challenge to his administration.

OCV vaccines to be administered from November 21 in Kapilvastu

The government will administer the Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) from November 21 in five municipalities of Kapilvastu District.

Dhakal elected Chair of PCN Gorkhapatra chapter

The fifth conference of the PCN Gorkhapatra chapter elected unanimously a new 13-member executive committee under chair Dhakal, with Sujan Gurung as secretary and Shiva Tamang as treasurer.

US Asst. Secretary Lu calls on Prime Minister Deuba

"We exchanged views on matters relating to longstanding Nepal-US friendship, cooperation, and various aspects of multidimensional bilateral relations," informed Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba through his Twitter handle.

Anti-rabies immunoglobulin vaccine to be provided free in nine hospitals from Nov 21

Minister of Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada, at a press meet held today, informed that nine major hospitals will provide free immunoglobulin vaccine from November 21.  The nine major hospitals are Koshi hospital, Biratnagar, Janakpur Hospital, Dhanusha, Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences, Heatuda, Narayani Hospital, Birjung, Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan, Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences, Lumbini Hospital, Butwal, Surkhet Hospital, Surkhet and Seti Provincial Hospital, Dhangadhi.

First quarter jumpstarts with all-time high FDI

According to the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) first-quarter report, actual FDI inflow jumped up by 81 per cent in comparison to the same period of the previous FY.

Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura to be covered in population census

Dhundi Raj Lamichhane, chief of the statistics section of the CBS, said that preparations were made to conduct a population census of the Kalapani and Lipulek area of Darchula district which borders with India after being clear with the government on the related issues

SC makes verdict on 20 cases today

Chief Justice Cholendra Shumser JB Rana has fixed nine benches- one full, one single, and seven joint benches- for hearing 259 cases. Of the total, verdicts were made on 20 cases and an order was issued for a case.

Germany's Covid cases hit record high with Merkel warning of 'dramatic' situation

Germany reported its highest single-day surge of Covid-19 infections as Chancellor Angela Merkel said the "dramatic" situation was the result of the fourth wave "hitting our country with full force."

COVID-19 update: 272 new infections, 260 recoveries in 24 hours

In 7,863 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 272 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update.