The Democrats’ Four-Year Reprieve

As Joe Biden eked out a victory in the US presidential election after a few suspenseful days, observers of American democracy were left scratching their heads. Buoyed by polls, many expected a landslide for the Democrats, with the party capturing not only the White House but also the Senate. How did Donald Trump manage to retain the support of so many Americans – receiving an even larger number of votes than four years ago – despite his blatant lies, evident corruption, and disastrous handling...

Boosting Immunity

Since the onset of the coronavirus disease, health experts have stressed the need to build a strong immunity in order to prevent virus infections. Most susceptible to the virus are elderly people and those with chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and lung diseases. And an increasing number of people are opting for alternative medicines such as Ayurvedic medicines to improve their immune system. Herbal medicines are all the rage these days to ward off coronavirus as the pandemic is still...

Todke of Myagdi attracting visitors

Todke, located at the confluence of Beni Municipality and Mangala Rural Municipality, in Myagdi district, is famous for sightseeing and sunrise. And of late, it has been attracting a large number of tourists, thanks to the development of infrastructure there. Todke is becoming an attractive destination for domestic tourists, along with Raghuganga Rural Municipality. After the operation of a community lodge at Todke, which was constructed with the investment of the locals, the number of tourists...

Govt directs immediate shut down of unregistered crushers, sand mines

The government has Tuesday directed to shut down all unregistered crushers and sand mines immediately. The decision was taken at a meeting of Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa 'Badal', Energy Minister Barshaman Pun 'Ananta', Industry Minister Lekhraj Bhatta, Forest Minister Shakti Basnet and secretaries of the ministries on Tuesday.

COVID-19 cases close to 200,000

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Tuesday confirmed 2,736 new cases of COVID-19 in the country in the last 24 hours, taking the national tally to 199,760. With this, the national tally has inched closer to 200, 000 mark. Meanwhile, the government has launched tele-medicine service for COVID-19 patients from Monday in all seven states. Of the new cases detected today, 1,420 patients, including, 603 females and 817 males, were from the Kathmandu Valley’s three districts. ss In 12,960...

Minister Gurung instructs NTA to provide free sim cards to students

Minister for Communication and Information Technology Parbat Gurung on Tuesday directed Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) to immediately distribute SIM cards free of cost to all school students across the country. He directed the NTA to distribute the SIM cards to the students free of cost in order to facilitate them in pursuing online education during the coronavirus pandemic. “The pandemic has forced us to suspend all educational activities in public schools. I request you to prepare a...

Full Text: Remarks by Chinese President Xi Jinping at 20th meeting of SCO Council of Heads of State

We need to forge greater synergy of the Belt and Road Initiative with national development strategies as well as region-wide cooperation initiatives such as the Eurasian Economic Union.

Kathmandu Valley records 1,420 new cases of COVID-19

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Tuesday confirmed 1,420 new cases of COVID-19 in the Kathmandu Valley. 

COVID-19 update: 2,736 new cases, 853 recoveries, 22 deaths in 24 hours

With 2,736 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Tuesday, Nepal's COVID-19 tally has jumped to 199,760.

New labour laws in Gulf countries to ease Nepali migrant workers

Two months ago, Qatar decided to remove the mandatory requirement for migrant workers to get the permission from their incumbent employer or employing companies when they wanted to change companies for employment.