Deuba invited for China visit

The visiting Chinese delegation Tuesday invited former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba to participate in a special function to be organised on the centenary of the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party. The Chinese delegation led by Guo Yezhou, Vice Minister of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party, which landed in Kathmandu on Sunday, called on Deuba at his Budhanilkantha-based residence and handed over the invitation to him today

Belarus, Argentina start vaccinations with Russian shots

The first batch of Sputnik V arrived in the former Soviet republic of Belarus on Tuesday and the vaccination effort began almost immediately.

NCP Prachanda-Nepal faction takes out rallies to protest HoR dissolution

Former Prime Ministers and NCP Chairman duo Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Madhav Kumar Nepal, among other NCP leaders, addressed the protest rally held in Kathmandu.

708 new COVID-19 cases, 731 recoveries, eight fatalities in last 24 hours

In 6,135 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 708 persons were found to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Over 80 percent ICU, ventilators for COVID-19 patients vacant 

A total of 959 ICUD beds and 423 ICU beds with ventilator facility were allocated for the COVID-19 patients. Of them, 724 ICU beds and 370 ventilators are lying vacant.

Foreign employment still in limbo as verification of demand letter is halted

Foreign employment has still remained in limbo as the verification of demand letter from foreign countries has remained halted and as the risk of COVID-19 infection has been on the rise lately.. Apart from Qatar, the demand letter from the other Gulf countries has not been verified yet.

Far Western Province's minister Bohara dismissed

Chief Minister's Personal Secretary Shiva Singh Oli said that Chief Minister Trilochan Bhatta had dismissed Bohara from the ministerial post by following the constitutional provision today.

Biden warns of Trump officials’ ‘roadblocks’ to transition

President-elect Joe Biden is warning of massive damage done to the national security apparatus by the Trump administration and “roadblocks” in communication between agency officials and his transition team that could undermine Americans’ security.

Script submission deadline for Story Bank extended

The Film Development Board (FDB) Sunday reissued a notice and extended the deadline for the submission of scripts after the filmmakers demanded more time. The FDB had envisioned the Story Bank with the aim of assisting in the production of original and artistic films. The 21-day deadline of the first issuance of the notice expired on Sunday. With the intention of helping in the production of indigenous and original films, th

Free Vaccination Plan

The recent launch of the vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic in some developed countries like the United States of America and the United Kingdom (UK) has brought a glimmer of hope to the entire humanity. Developing nations such as Nepal are now hopeful that their citizens will also have access to the life-saving vaccine by the end of next year. With this deadly virus disease transmitting fast globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has joined forces with v