Govt. mobilized entire mechanism to control coronavirus infection - Minister Karki

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has said that the government has mobilized the entire mechanism to control coronavirus infection.

Omicron less severe than Delta but still poses danger for unvaccinated: WHO

The highly infectious Omicron coronavirus variant causes less severe disease than the Delta strain but it remains a "dangerous virus", particularly for those who are unvaccinated, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

Economists underline in-depth research, enhanced capital expenditure to expedite growth

Prof. Adhikari noted that economic performance is in challenging situation and that living standard has been declining due to rising health cost. He underlined the need for the economic growth driven basically by the large scale domestic investment.  He, however, highlighted that the foreign direct investment (FDI) which could impact the domestic sector should not be encouraged.

EC calls all party meeting for Friday

Shaligram Sharma Paudyal, the EC spokesperson, informed that the meeting was called for consultation with the political parties.

COVID-19 update: 2,448 new infections, 278 recoveries in 24 hours

In 9,051 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 2,448 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update.

Ski adventure center to be built at Kuri in Kalinchowk area

The payback period of the project is eight years. The master plan was prepared based on the data from Kuri Cable Car and Kalinchowk Rural Municipality. It is expected that there will be restaurants and lodges to accommodate and serve at least a thousand tourists a day.

Omicron wave prompts media to rethink which data to report

For two years, coronavirus case counts and hospitalizations have been widely used barometers of the pandemic’s march across the world. But the omicron wave is making a mess of the usual statistics, forcing news organizations to rethink the way they report such figures.

Novak Djokovic admits breaking isolation while Covid positive

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has admitted there were mistakes on his immigration forms and to meeting a journalist despite testing positive for Covid, as Australia mulls deporting him. Djokovic made the admissions in an Instagram post to clarify "ongoing misinformation" about his movements.

Police, APF bag second win in row

Nepal Police Club and APF Club bagged a second win in a row on Tuesday to bolster their semi-finals chance at the Prime Minister Cup National T20 Cricket Tournament.

Nepal's economy grows despite COVID-19 Interruption

The Economic Activity Report (EAR) of 2020/21 of the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) revealed that agriculture, industry and service sector including the infrastructure have slightly improved in the fiscal year (FY) 2020/21.