NCP's panel to sort out intra-party dispute starts its work, Secretariat meeting called for tomorrow

The six-member task force formed to settle the intra-party feud within the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is preparing a proposal to bring the NCP Chairmen, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, and Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' to a consensus.

COVID-19 impact on NRNs on the decline   

The impact of Corona Virus infection on Nepalis outside the country has gradually declined. No Non-Resident Nepali died of the infection last week, according to press coordinator of Non-Resident Nepalis Association Chiran Sharma.    

Layers of middlemen, poor monitoring make goods dearer

Consumers in Nepal hardly experience a visible change in their daily life despite the government's claim that it has been monitoring the market to control the anomalies of all kinds. They find cheated almost everywhere; they are hardly given a receipt and the price of the same item varies from one shop to another.

Nepali migrant workers, students put off plans to return home as virus cases spike

With the growing risk of coronavirus and the apparent weakness in adherence to preventive measures by government as well citizens, Nepali students studying abroad and migrant workers working in good companies feel safer in those respective countries now than in Nepal.

Govt exploring alternative ways to upgrade children to avoid loss of academic year

Along with increasing risk of the loss of academic year due to uncertainty of school resumption, the government has been planning to upgrade students to higher classes on the basis of life skills they achieve during their home stay. The government has been preparing to measure values, aptitude, skills, knowledge and readymade ideas of children as the tools to upgrade them to senior grades. This year the government is planning to define children learning differently where students will involve in...

Add doctors to treat COVID-19 by providing temporary license: NMA

Nepal Medical Association has recommended the Nepal Medical Council to increase the number of doctors by providing temporary license to those who haven’t passed the license exam that the Council conducts. The recommendation has come at a time when many health workers have suffered from COVID-19 and are receiving treatment themselves. Until last week, 221 health workers, including 51 doctors, had suffered from COVID-19 across Nepal.

COVID-19 update: Tally hits 26,019 with 468 new cases

In 11,047 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests conducted in the last 24 hours, as many as persons were found with the virus infection, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson  of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

  PM Oli expresses best wishes on India’s 74th Independence Day  

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has extended congratulations and greetings to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, the government of India, and the people of India on the happy occasion of the 74th Independence Day.    

Various activities prohibited in Kathmandu   

The District Administration Office has prohibited various activities considering the serious impact on public health in the wake of increasing infection of Corona Virus in the valley. The order to this end was issued on Friday by Chief District Officer Janak Raj Dahal.  

Early diagnosis can help cure scrub typhus

Diagnosis of scrub typhus in six children suffering from unusual fever and different respiratory problems and admitted at B.P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Dharan a few months after the 2015 earthquake led concerned authorities to take necessary step in preventing, diagnosing and controlling the disease. Although the children were admitted, Nepal had no screening for scrub typhus then as the disease was not detected in the country earlier. Four of the children died while undergoing treatment. The...

NCP forms panel to sort out intra-party dispute

A six-member taskforce has been formed to settle the protracted intra-party dispute in the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP). A meeting of the two party chairmen, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, on Friday formed the taskforce to narrow down the differences the senior most leaders of the party have on a number of issues.

COVID-19 update: Tally surges to 25,551 with 594 new cases

In 11,575 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 594 persons were found with the virus infection, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

Karnali State government restricts night entry of people

A meeting of the Province Crisis management Centre (PCMC) on Thursday decided to restrict the entry of people coming from foreign countries as well as other parts of the country into the state at night time. It also decided that those entering the state during the day time should also produce their PCR test report from three days before.

Taskforce formed to sort out NCP dispute 

The talks held since 11 am today between Prime Minister and Nepal Communist Party (NCP) chairman KP Sharma Oli and another chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' in a bid to resolve the party's internal dispute have concluded on a positive note. 

Government ramps up enforcement of its decisions to check COVID-19 transmission   

In order to ensure the effective enforcement of the cabinet decisions for the prevention and control of the virus transmission, the Home Ministry has directed its subordinate bodies and all district administration offices across the country. 

Wearing masks makes a big difference to fight coronavirus

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the entire world has been in a battle against an invisible enemy. As vaccines against the novel coronavirus are still in developing stage, the world is left to fight the bug without any dependable ammunition.

Reconstruction work on Basantapur Palace halted

Reconstruction of the historically and archeologically important nine-storey palace at Basantapur, which had reached the final stage before the enforcement of lockdown, has not moved ahead in lack of manpower. The archaeological structure destroyed in the 2015 earthquake was being built with the Chinese assistance of Rs. 150 million. Basantapur Durbar is a nine-storey 18th century palace first built during the Malla period and later a few floors were added to it by Prithvi Narayan Shah, the unifier...

NCP chairs make headway in talks

Talks between the two chairmen of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, made a significant headway on Thursday afternoon. After an interval of nine days, the two chairmen sat for talks to resolve the ongoing differences within the party. It is expected that today’s meeting will be instrumental to narrow down the differences the senior most leaders have on a number of issues. However, what exactly the chairmen discussed in today’s...

Manufacturing industries struggling for revival

Despite multiple efforts by the government, business organisations and entrepreneurs, the manufacturing sector across the industries is struggling hard to revive. The lifting of lockdown on July 21 had raised hopes among the entrepreneurs of running the industries smoothly, but the reality has been otherwise as many industries are facing troubles since the supply has not been smooth as expected, and the demand has gone down compared to the pre-coronavirus situation.

Entry and exit of vehicles restricted in Valley

District Administration Office (DAO) Kathmandu has barred entry and exit of vehicles and people to and from Thursday after the coronavirus cases spiked in the Kathmandu Valley and other districts. The DAO Kathmandu issued the order as per the decision made by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday evening.