4,487 new cases of COVID-19, 6,080 recoveries and 116 fatalities in 24 hours

In 14,006 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 4,487 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, the Ministry of Health and Population in its daily update.

Republic day being observed   

The Republic Day 2021 is being observed across the country today. However, most of the events are limited to virtual and informal means as prohibitory order has been issued in majority parts of the country to stem the spread of the second wave of Corona Virus.    

All should unite to fight against COVID-19: Minister Gurung

Minister for Communication and Information Technology Parbat Gurung has said the entire nation should be united in tackling the adversity posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in the present situation. Minister Gurung said so in an interview given to RSS reporter Ashok Ghimire on the eve of the 14th Republic Day. "A dire situation has arisen at present when the entire nation

Saving lives government priority: PM Oli

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that it is not regressive to go for a fresh poll. “Letting the political party run the government that receives the people’s mandate through the periodic elections is a feature of Loktantra, it cannot be considered an undemocratic step,” he said in his televised address on Friday.

President's message on Republic Day

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has expressed the hope that the 14th Republic Day would offer further inspiration to entire Nepali people. In a message of best wises on the occasion of the Day today, the President offered her greetings for happiness, peace and prosperity to all Nepali sisters and brothers at home and abroad and asked the people to observe the Day wherein the people have won by adhering to the prohibitory order imposed by the government in a bid to prevent and control the second wave...

Unequal distribution of vaccines is the problem: Gyawali

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said that though the government has allocated adequate budget to procure the vaccines, availability of vaccines has been delayed because of unequal distribution of vaccines around the world.

The day when highest peak was conquered

Friday, May 29, 1992, the streets of Kathmandu saw an unusual rally, in which the ralliers were celebrating a day that many Kathmanduites, or indeed many Nepalis, did not even know existed. It was a rally marking the first ascent of Sagarmatha by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa in 1953, organised on a day dubbed by its participants as Sagarmatha Day. One of the people at the forefront of that rally was Jyoti Adhikari.

Remarkable economic progress made despite adverse situation: PM Oli

He said the country was recommended for being elevated to a developing country from the status of the least developed country and that the country was in overall on a positive economic path.

PM vows vaccines for all

In his address to the nation today, the Prime Minister said vaccines would be managed to those waiting for the booster dose and for others as well. Stating that entire plans of the developing countries had been affected in the absence of proportional distribution of vaccines, he insisted on global collaboration to address the issue.

NAC wide body to fly to Beijing on Monday to bring in a million doses of COVID vaccine

On a telephone conversation with Bidya Devi Bhandari on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping had on Monday announced that China would provide a million doses of COVID vaccine to Nepal as grant assistance.

Record 9,841 COVID-19 recoveries in 24 hours, 6,855 new infections, 96 fatalities

In 19,313 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 6,855 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, the Ministry of Health and Population in its daily update.

HoR dissolution hearing adjourned, next hearing on May 30

The hearing on writ petitions against the dissolution of House of Representatives (HoR) in the constitutional bench has been adjourned for today. The next hearing will be held on Sunday, May 30.

Prime Minister Oli to address the nation today

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is set to address the nation today at 4:00 in the afternoon.

Constitutional bench formed to hear cases against HoR dissolution

Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana and justices Deepak Kumar Karki, Dr. Ananda Mohan Bhattarai, Tej Bahadur KC, and Bam Kumar Shrestha are on the constitutional bench.    

Efforts to bring vaccines getting positive response: PM Oli

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the efforts are continuing at different levels and channels to get vaccines from different countries to inoculate all eligible Nepali citizens. We have made approaches to the UN, WHO, World Bank and different diplomatic mission representatives and we have received positive response and assurances, the Prime Minister said. I now urge the international community to provide us vaccines against COVID-19 as we still need around 37.5 million doses of vaccines...

Govt to unveil budget tomorrow

The government is all set to announce the budget of the coming fiscal year 2021/22 through an ordinance on Jestha 15 of the Nepali calendar which falls on Saturday, as per the constitutional provision. President Bidya Devi Bhandari will read the budget. According to the ceiling given to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) by the National Planning Commission and the ministry sources, the size of the budget is said to be around Rs. 1.7 trillion.

Complaint made about submission of outdated PCR reports

Some Indian workers travelling to Saudi Arabia via Nepal have been found carrying outdated PCR reports. The government has allowed the Indian workers to fly to Saudi Arabia on charter flights from Nepal since last week. Currently, more than 250 Indian workers are flying to Saudi from the Tribhuvan International Airport on a daily basis, according to the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) office. As per the air bubble agreement between Nepal and India, regular flights between the two countries...

Seventeen-year-old climbs Sagarmatha

Sonam Sherpa, 17, has successfully climbed Sagarmatha, in the first summit of his campaign to climb the tallest peaks of all seven continents of the world. Sonam, along with his father Purna Kumar (PK) Sherpa, reached the top of the mountain at 7.30 am on Sunday, formally beginning their campaign to climb the tallest mountains of all the continents to raise awareness about climate change. The two had announced the campaign three years ago but had not been able to begin due to technical problems...

PM Oli says government effortful to save lives of people in pandemic

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government was effortful to protect the lives of the people in this critical hour caused by COVID-19 outbreak. While addressing the 22nd establishment day of the National Human Rights Council, virtually, PM Oli argued that the government was continuously effortful to control the pandemic and save the people.

6,731 new cases of COVID-19, 7,226 recoveries, 106 fatalities in 24 hours

In 20,414 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 6,731 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, the Ministry of Health and Population in its daily update.