Class 11 exams in Chitwan may pose risks: Experts

Examinations of Grade XI with physical presence of students may be dangerous at a time when coronavirus curve in Chitwan is going up, experts said. Experts suggested conducting examinations from alternative modes at a time when many schools have published the final examinations schedule with a plan to conduct them in physical presence. Schools have released the schedule of examinations from the first week of November. Deepak Tiwari, head of District Health Office, suggested schools not taking risk...

Locals enthusiastic about Deukhuri becoming State capital

“With Dang declared the capital of Lumbini State, I have locked up my passport and am now engaged in a business,” said Jagat Khanal, a grocery store owner from Rapti Gaunpalika - 2. Khanal, who worked for a decade in Malaysia, said that he decided to stay in the country after his area was declared the permanent capital of his State. Saying that the decision enthused the locals, Khanal believed that the days of toiling abroad for livelihood might be over. “I have been happy ever since I heard...

Tatopani customs office functional after setting up isolation yard

The Tatopani border point, a major customs point between Nepal and China, which had been closed since October 6 due to detection of COVID-19, has come into operation from Thursday. According to Lal Bahadur Khatri, chief at Tatopani Dry Port and Customs Office, the customs has resumed from today as the Chinese authority has started sending containers carrying goods to the Nepali customs yard.

Infected people create online group to fight COVID-19 together

From the general people to the heads of states, the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected everyone. The individuals testing positive for the coronavirus face further challenges. With many such individuals in home quarantine, they might lack awareness as to what to do and what not to do. While such a situation is common among many, some infected individuals from Pathari Shanishchare Municipality have created a group to share their experiences and situations, to spread awareness and motivate each...

Finance Minister pledges collaboration with media

Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel Thursday said that he would move ahead in collaboration with journalists and the media. During a meeting with office bearers of the Federation of Nepali Journalists at Finance Ministry today, he said that the government would encourage collaboration and cooperation with the media and journalists. Paudel said the government would cultivate close relation with the FNJ for securing journalists’ rights, press freedom, freedom of expression and addressing other...

Poor households to get ID card within this fiscal year

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation (MoLMCPA) have decided to complete the work of identification and distribution of identity cards to the poor households by the end of current fiscal year. A meeting held at the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday has decided that the MoLMCPA would make necessary arrangements for the distribution of identity cards to the poor households within the current fiscal year 2020/21 and Ministry of Finance...

Social, financial crimes up during Dashain: Police

Despite increased security surveillance during Dashain festival, the nation registered a total of 11 murder cases including one in the Kathmandu Valley, according to Nepal Police on Thursday. A man working in a brick kiln in Bhaktapur was killed by his own friends on the ninth day of Bada Dashain on October 25. The row was over a girlfriend, said Superintendent of Police (SP) Ishwar Karki at Metropolitan Police Crime Division, Kathmandu. No other serious crime is reported in the Valley during this...

Construction of mini Great Wall in Bandipur at final stage

Mukundeshwori mini great wall, a trekking trail along with a wall resembling the Great Wall of China, which is being constructed at Bandipur Gaunpalika in Tanahun has reached its final stage. This mini great wall is being constructed with the financial aid of the Gunpalika. The construction of a 1,100-metre mini great wall was initiated in a bid to further promote the tourism of Bandipur, which is popularly known as the queen of the hills. It is expected that following the completion of the structure,...

They received tika in Dashain and are now heading for India: story of Nepali migrant workers

Because of the long shut down, it has become difficult to live in the village due to financial problems. So I am compelled to go to India, said Bir Bahadur Thapa, resident of Simta, Surkhet.

Embassy of Pakistan holds virtual talk programme on Kashmir

Embassy of Pakistan organised a virtual talk programme today to commemorate what Pakistan calls the Kashmir Black Day. Analysts, scholars and eminent journalists participated in an hour long programme.