Tracking Biden’s 1st-year progress delivering on promises

During his first year in office, President Joe Biden took action on a number of his key campaign promises, from rebuilding U.S. alliances globally to distributing vaccines across America and the world.

Putellas, Lewandowski wins FIFA 'Best' awards

Bayern Munich's record-setting striker Robert Lewandowski has retained FIFA's top men's player title at "The Best" of 2021 ceremony and Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas collected the award for best women's player.

White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website

The Biden administration on Tuesday quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests, a day before the site was scheduled to officially go online.

Army to study, promote forts of Province 1

The Nepali Army has launched a campaign to study, research, protect and promote the historical forts, fortresses and battlefields of Province 1. The campaign is part of the army’s larger initiative to preserve and promote various forts and foot trails used by Prithvi Narayan Shah and his soldiers during the unification of Nepal. Under this campaign, the army has prioritised study and protection of six strategically, historically and economically important forts of Province 1, informed the headquarters...

Minister Khatiwada inspects holding centres in Mahottari

Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada has directed all the stakeholders to effectively carry out their duties and help the government achieve its target of vaccinating all targeted people by mid-April.

Temples to be shut except for regular worships

The three district administration offices in the Kathmandu Valley have banned all forms of prayer except for the daily regular prayer at all houses of worship – temples, stupas, churches, mosques – in the valley.

Ruling parties agree on local elections in April

A meeting of the ruling political parties’ joint mechanism, the High Level Political Coordination Committee on Tuesday discussed holding local election. The meeting held at Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s official residence in Baluwatar agreed to hold the local level election in April as per the constitutional provisions.

Regular flights set to begin from Phalgunanda Sukilumba Airport

The people of Ilam will now be able to fly to Kathmandu from the newly constructed Phalgunanda Sukilumba Airport. Tara Air will fly to Kathmandu from the airport every Sunday starting on February 20 and according to Mahesh Basnet, mayor of Ilam Municipality, the number of flights can increase depending on the passenger volume.

Budget expenditure of Bagmati only 15%

Despite an increase in the size of the total budget of the Bagmati Province government, expenditure during the first six months of the current fiscal year 2021/22 has been less compared to the same period last fiscal year.

Construction begins at Everest View Tower

The Limchungbung Rural Municipality of Udaypur has started work on constructing a so-called Everest View Tower. The tower, being constructed at Dobate, Limchungbung Ward No. 3, will supposedly allow people to view Mount Everest. It is being constructed on a hill called the Everest View Top Hill. According to the rural municipality, workers are currently clearing the ground at the construction site, digging holes for the erection of pillars and collecting sand, ballast and stones. When complete,...