Slovenia, Austria and Malta extend support to Nepal to fight COVID pandemic

Honorary Consuls of Slovenia and Austria, joined by EU Ambassador to Nepal, Nona Deprez handed over the materials to Dr. Roshan Pokhrel, Chief Specialist, from the Ministry for Health and Population during a short ceremony at the airport, according to a press release issued by the EU.

KMC to resume COVID-19 vaccination drive for people aged 60, 61 from June 14

The vaccination for senior citizens had aged 60 to 61 had been postponed in Kathmandu for a few days. Issuing a press statement on Sunday, the KMC informed that the first dose vaccination of 'Vero Cell', a COVID-19 vaccine, would resume from tomorrow.

Life of Badi families of Sharada Municipality getting tougher during restriction order

It has already been one and a half months since the district went under strict lockdown and many daily wage earners are unsure how they are going to survive if the lockdown is extended further.

Senior citizens sans allowances for seven months in Nawalparasi

Senior citizens of Bulingtar Rural Municipality of East Nawalparasi have been deprived of their allowances for the last seven months.

Farmers upset as Chaite paddy doesn’t fetch good price

Farmers in the Saptari district are busy reaping Chaite paddy but their confidence is crumbling as the produce prepared after two months of hard work is not yielding a reasonable price.

Lockdown makes consumer goods costly

Prolonged lockdown has pushed the price of food and consumer goods up in the district to the dismay of common people.

Devidanda tourist park construction in full swing

The construction work of Devidanda Park in Tanahun district’s Byas Municipality-10 is in full swing, despite the lockdown imposed by the government amid rising cases of COVID-19 in the country.

Bootlegs of Underside’s performance released

Underside, a metal band, is the most prominent and biggest name heard in the Nepali music scene today. The metal heads that emerged from the local underground scene of Kathmandu are taking Nepali Metal to unprecedented heights.

Namobuddha Municipality distributes advance breed buffaloes to 55 farmers

In a bid to attract farmers to commercial animal husbandry and increase their income level, Namobuddha Municipality has started distributing young buffaloes of exotic breeds in grants. Amid a function organised here at Ward 10 of the municipality, Mayor TP Sharma Timalsina distributed Murrah (exotic breed) buffaloes to 55 farmers of the ward, with 80 per cent subsidy. The municipality has allocated Rs. 2,133,000 for the programme and received the same amount from the federal government. Similarly,...

Mini two-wheeler ploughing tractor taking over ox-drawn plough

Pirtiram Praja Chepang has been a farmer for many years. When he remembers his past and compares it with the present, Pirtiram finds ease in farming now since the ploughing machines entered the village.