78 schools being reconstructed in Tanahun district

The Nepal Reconstruction Authority’s (NEA) Central Project Implementation Unit (Education) has allocated a budget for the reconstruction of 78 school buildings in Tanahun district in the current fiscal year. Since the budget allocation, the reconstruction of schools, which were razed to the ground by 2015 earthquake, has restarted in full capacity. Chief of the Tanahun Unit, Govinda Raj Pokhrel, informed that 52 buildings with four rooms, six with three rooms and 20 with two rooms would be reconstructed...

Government begins consultations to purchase COVID-19 vaccines

The government has begun discussions with the concerned ministries and officials and decided to expedite a process for purchasing and making the coronavirus vaccine available to the public at the earliest possible. Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokhrel Friday afternoon held discussions with various ministers and secretaries on the progress made for the vaccination against coronavirus. DPM Pokhrel, who is also the coordinator of the COVID-19 Crisis Management Centre (CCMC) Directive Committee, discussed...

India agrees to allow its market for Nepal’s power

The Joint Steering Committee (JSC) meeting on Nepal-India Cooperation in Power Sector has agreed to finalise the regulatory modality to allow Nepali power producers' access to India’s energy market. India said that it would provide an outlet for Nepal's surplus energy in the coming months. "Both sides are close to finalising the regulatory modality for allowing Nepali producers access to Indian power market which will provide an outlet for Nepal's surplus power," Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said...

Development partners to mobilise $7.4 billion for green recovery

Development partners working in Nepal have agreed on a joint initiative to support the country on green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. They announced a joint statement of support on Friday for Nepal’s Relief, Recovery and Resilience Plan to enable a green, resilient and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The green recovery approach recognises the need for investment to protect lives and secure jobs and livelihoods as an immediate priority, and the need to build resilience,...

Entry of vapourised air to cloud Terai for 2 days

Thick fog and cold waves blanketed most parts of the Terai region after a large amount of vaporised air entered Nepal from the southern Arabian Sea since Friday owing to the influence of westerly winds. According to meteorologists, the western, middle and eastern parts of the Terai region were particularly enveloped in thick fog and mist Friday. Even in the Kathmandu Valley, the fog disrupted domestic and international flights at Tribhuvan International Airport from 7:00 am on Friday pertaining...

PM Oli, NC President Deuba hold talks on calling CC meeting

Subash Nembang, deputy leader of the Parliamentary Party of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), said that the discussions were held about holding the CC meeting on Sunday in the meeting between the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition party.

COVID-19 update: 1,044 new infections, 1,271 recoveries, 11 fatalities in last 24 hours

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Friday confirmed 1,044 new cases of COVID-19, taking the national tally to 246,694.

Farmers of Tanahun earn millions from orange farming

Farmers of Umachowk Village in Myagde Rural Municipality-2 have become millionaires this year through orange farming.

Pandemics And Vaccines In Nepal

A mood of pessimism has pervaded the entire globe after the coronavirus pandemic outbreak. But the news of the availability of America's Pfizer and Moderna vaccines by the end of this year has injected much-needed optimism across the world. However, our authority is sure to find it a challenging to make available the life saving vaccines to the every nook and corner of Nepal, especially to the poor and deprived. The vaccines may take a long time to come to us. Generally, it has been the trend such...

Measures For Enhancing Nutrition

Food is the basis for sustenance of life. Advances in science and technology has been utilised to manufacture diversified foods for rapidly evolving market needs thereby catering nutritive benefits to masses. Food technology transforms or modifies natural food to create value added products with improved pro