NRA sets new deadline to obtain housing grant
The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has announced a new and last deadline for the families affected by the devastating 2015 earthquake to obtain the housing reconstruction grant. A meeting of the NRA’s executive committee had decided to extend the window to sign the grant agreement with the beneficiaries by mid-December 2020 and secure the first tranche of the grant by the end of January 2021. Likewise, the beneficiaries who have received the first instalment of the grant must start the...
Kathmandu Valley logs 1,338 new cases of COVID-19
The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Friday confirmed 1,338 new cases of COVID-19 in the Kathmandu Valley.
COVID-19 update: 2,909 new cases, 4,500 recoveries, 18 deaths in last 24 hours
With 2,909 new cases of the novel coronavirus confirmed on Friday, Nepal's COVID-19 tally has spiked to 188,883.
Japan provides grant assistance to construct hostel for blind women
The Project is funded under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of the Government of Japan. The grant assistance amounts to USD 95,740 (approximately NPR 1.14 crore), said the embassy
Bhote communities in Bajura start migrating to lower areas with their sheep to avoid biting winter cold
She said that there was a lot of problem to raise sheep and goats in the lower areas as most forests had been restricted for animal grazing in the name of community forest.
70-year-old succumbs to COVID-19 while staying in home isolation
A 70-year-old male of Bhimad Municipality-6, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died on Thursday while staying in home isolation.
Biden sees path to 270; Trump attacks election integrity
President Donald Trump is testing how far he can go in using the trappings of presidential power to undermine confidence in this week’s election against Joe Biden, as the Democrat gained ground in tight contests in some key battleground states.
NCP district leader makes crafty flower pots from trash, earns two lakh rupees amidst virus pandemic
Gurung, who is also the former ward chair, utilised his free time during the lockdown in making pots from useless vehicle tyres to grow dragon fruits and various other vegetables.
Weakened Eta drenches Central America; at least 57 dead
The rain-heavy remnants of Hurricane Eta flooded homes from Panama to Guatemala Thursday as the death toll across Central America rose to 57, and aid organizations warned the flooding and mudslides were creating a slow-moving humanitarian disaster across the region.
Educational Investment Opportunity In Nepal
Brain Gain Centre (BCG), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Government of Nepal organized a webinar in October 2020 with a theme “Diaspora Engagement and Educational Investment Opportunity in Nepal”. This was one of the webinar series organized globally by BGC to gather information about diaspora's expression of interest and potential projects for investment in the education sector in Nepal. Nepal has been trying to secure investments through FDI policy from diaspora and foreign companies to...
