Govt designates 78 hotels to quarantine air passengers

The government has listed 78 hotels as quarantine centres for all the air passengers arriving in Nepal from Turkey, Qatar and India. The government designated the hotels as quarantine after it decided to resume the international flights to and from Turkey, Qatar and India from June 1. According to a press statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the Department of Tourism has selected the hotels as quarantine centres. They include seven five-star hotels, seven...

20% discount in consumer goods from today

The government-owned enterprises-- Food Management and Trading Company (FMTC) and Salt Trading Corporation (STC) --have decided to sell various foods items and cooking gas giving 20 per cent discount from Friday.

Agriculture ministry inking pact with India to purchase fertiliser

Secretary of the ministry of agriculture Dr Yogendra Kumar Karki informed that Cabinet has given the approval in principle to proceed the G to G agreement for the fertilizer purchase.

MoHP reports 5,825 new cases of COVID-19, 5,904 recoveries 75 fatalities

In 18,562 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 5,825 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population in its daily update.

Space separated in vaccine storage facilities to hold 3.2 mln COVID-19 vaccines

The two storage centers inside the Kathmandu Valley can hold up to 1.6 million doses of vaccine while eight storage centers outside the valley, one in each province, can hold up to remaining 1.6 million doses of the vaccine. 

Monsoon likely to be delayed by a week, above-normal rainfall predicted

The Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) has predicted that the monsoon is likely to be delayed by a week this year. Generally, the monsoon season begins from June 10 and lasts till September 23 in Nepal.

No new variant of SARS-CoV-2 detected in Nepal: WHO

After 'Daily Mail' newspaper, a British daily, published a news stating 'Nepal Variant' in its headlines on Wednesday bulletin, the WHO Nepal clarified that a new variant of the virus had not been detected in Nepal.

China suspends all high-risk sports events after deadly mountain ultra-marathon

China has indefinitely suspended all ultra-marathons and trail-running events in the wake of a mountain race that saw 21 runners die in extreme weather last month.

Kutuma Kutu becomes most watched Nepali song

Famous Nepali song “Kutuma Kutu” has become the most popular Nepali song on YouTube.

COVID-19 hospital set up in Bajura, locals happy

The locals of Triveni Municipality have been elated after a temporary COVID-19 hospital came into operation there.