COVID-19 update: 892 new cases in 24 hours

In 10,652 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 892 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population on Wednesday through its regular update.

28.5  per cent people fully vaccinated in Nepal

A total of 28.5 percent of the targeted population have received a complete dose and 32 percent have received a single dose of anti-COVID-19 vaccine.

Hearing on HoR Speaker Sapkota's case deferred again

The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred hearing on House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Agni Sapkota's case yet again.

CIAA raids Province 2 CM office

Bed Prasad Bhandari, deputy spokesperson, and information officer of the CIAA, informed that the office of the Province 2 CM and Council of Ministers were raided in the context of news reports about irregularities in the 'Educate Daughter, Save Daughter' programme of the Province.

Fully vaccinated people can still catch COVID-19: Doctors

According to Dr. Samir Kumar Adhikari, assistant spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), no serious impact of COVID-19 has been seen in fully vaccinated people. He also said that the COVID-19 fatality rate among the vaccinated group was less.

Home Minister directs to focus on security, market management

Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand Tuesday directed the concerned bodies to provide security and regulate market in the Kathmandu Valley during Bijaya Dashami, Deepwali and Chhath in a way that the general public feel it. Giving instructions to the Chief District Officers, Chiefs of Nepal Police and Chiefs of Traffic Division of the three districts of the Kathmandu Valley about the security arrangements and market management for the festivals, Home Minister Khand directed to make security arrangements...

'Nepali Music should be promoted abroad'

Entry of new singers and musicians has been increasing in the local music market. Along with the overwhelming involvement of the beginners, old creators are also equally active in Nepali music. Music is an addiction that is less likely to get rid of and this example is applicable to lyricist, singer and arranger Prabhavan J. Prabhavan J started his musical journey in 1995 after passing the voice exam from Radio Nepal.

FMTC not to sell mountain goats this Dashain

The government-owned Food Management and Trading Company (FMTC) has decided not to sell mountain goats (chyangra) as per its earlier target in the upcoming Dashain festival. Meeting the target of FMTC to sell mountain goats in Kathmandu in the festival has been impossible this year too as it has been unable to purchase mountain goats from Mustang, said Srimani Raj Khanal, divisional chief of the FMTC.

Kathmandu schools resume in-person classes

Many schools of Kathmandu have resumed in-person classes since Sunday after the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) allowed them to do that. However, still a few schools are giving continuity to virtual classes keeping in mind the fast approaching Dashain festival.

Sudurpaschim capital's works on infrastructure delayed

Even three years after the Sudurpaschim Province fixed its permanent headquarters in Godawari Municipality, Kailali, but it has not been able to acquire the land required to build necessary infrastructures for ministers and other government offices. Since the federal government remained indifferent to issue land tenure rights, the provincial government has not been able to forward the construction work of required infrastructures at the designated places of the provincial capital.