Polls End Uncertainty

The Prime Minister a week ago recommended the dissolution of the House of Representatives and dates for general elections. Before the PM's decision, President Bidya Devi Bhandari on May 21 had rejected the claims of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba to the premiership post, prodding the Prime Minister to make his recommendation to her. Earlier, Prime Minister Oli and Deuba had staked conflicting claims to form the new government as per Article 75 (6) after...

When Will COVID-19 Disappear?

Equitable distribution of the vaccines is the key to defeating the COVID-19 pandemic. In many western countries, vaccine rollouts are rapid, and hence mask and physical distancing guidelines are easing. And people are going back to their work and school. Many low- and middle-income countries are still struggling to get vaccines from the manufacturers and a large majority of people have not yet received even a first jab. When the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 first started to spread, virtually...

Hope For Senior Citizens

So much is said about older adults and COVID-19, and that they are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. “They are more vulnerable to the coronavirus disease.” “They face significant risk of developing severe illness if they contract the disease due to physiological changes that come with ageing and potential underlying health conditions.” It is also reported widel

Rs 13.98 billion for Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supply

The Ministry of Finance has Rs 13.98 billion for the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supply. The government with the aim to promote “Made in Nepal, Make in Nepal” has unveiled the encouraging programs.

Discount on electricity tariff for prohibition period

The government has presented the provision of no tariff for the people who consume electricity up to 20 units monthly for the period of a prohibition order.

Rs 26.75 billion for purchasing vaccines

A sum of Rs 26.75 billion rupees has been allocated for purchasing vaccines against COVID-19.

4,487 new cases of COVID-19, 6,080 recoveries and 116 fatalities in 24 hours

In 14,006 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 4,487 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, the Ministry of Health and Population in its daily update.

COVID-19 raises threat to mental health patients

According to Dr. Ananta Adhikari of Mental Hospital, Lagankhel, many mental health problems resulted due to prolonged COVID-19 fear and terror such as post-COVID-19 trauma, OCD, the psychological trauma of contracting the virus are being witnessed in the population.

Remains of 215 children found buried near residential school in Canada

"This past weekend, with the help of a ground-penetrating radar specialist, the stark truth of the preliminary findings came to light -- the confirmation of the remains of 215 children who were students of the Kamloops Indian Residential School," said Chief Rosanne Casimir of the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc community.

COVID fatalities of Barpak alarming

“Three people died here on Wednesday and one died in Chitwan,” said Jit Bahadur Ghale Ghale. More than 70 per cent of the households have patients of common cold and fever. The situation is dire here,” he said.