Number of people taking approval for foreign employment down by 60 per cent, remittance inflow likely to decrease

The Nepali youths are being deprived as the Gulf counties are prioritizing the employees from those countries which have vaccinated their citizens, economist Adhikari said, adding, the government should manage vaccines especially for those who are leaving for foreign employment.

1,509 new cases of COVID-19, 3,853 recoveries, 42 deaths in 24 hours

In 6,648 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,509 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population during its regular press briefing.

Govt., private hospitals in Valley ready to fight third wave

Warning of the potential third wave of the pandemic where children could be at a higher risk, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) had directed all government and private hospitals to separate 20 per cent of their hospital beds for children a few weeks earlier.

NAST developing second nano satellite

Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) is now developing the second nano-satellite, after the success of its first mission.

Valley's prohibitory order extended for one more week, public transportation to resume with odd-even rule

The meeting of three Chief District Officers of Kathmandu Valley has decided to extend the ongoing prohibitory order for one more week.

Valley CDOs meet to extend prohibitory order

The meeting of three Chief District Officers of Kathmandu Valley is being held today.

Biggest Killer After Earthquake, But Neglected

We are very much touched when we hear about people killed in a plane crash. All media cover it and everybody starts talking about the measures to be taken to minimise or avoid the crash. But, many of us are not aware of the fact that lightning kills over 100 people in Nepal alone and nearly 24,000 people globally per year.

Families of the missing visit site of Florida condo collapse

Families of the missing visited the scene of the Florida condo building collapse Sunday as rescuers kept digging through the mound of rubble and clinging to hope that someone could yet be alive somewhere under the broken concrete and twisted metal.

Doramba branding potatoes

Doramba Shailung Rural Municipality in Ramechhap district is planning to promote potatoes produced in the municipality with a unique branding. The municipality has decided to brand the potatoes produced here as the produce from other areas are also being marketed as of ‘Doramba potatoes’.

With no trade treaty, Nepali tea producers missing global market

Nepali tea has huge potential in the global market. But unfortunately, it hasn’t been able to secure a firm footing in foreign countries thereby losing millions in cash. Apparently, tea producers in Nepal can’t export their products without signing a trade agreement with the country they are willing to sell their products to.