Law practitioners continue protests demanding resignation of Chief Justice

The Nepal Bar Association is continuing staging demonstrations demanding the resignation of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana on Sunday as well.

US Assistant Secretary Lu visiting Nepal

Assistant Secretary of State of the United States of America for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu is visiting Nepal on November 17. He will hold meetings with Prime Minister She Bahadur Deuba and government leaders, Department of State said in a statement on Saturday.

Pfizer vaccine being given from today

The government is administering Pfizer, a vaccine against COVID-19, from Sunday. The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has listed 24 hospitals of all seven provinces to provide the vaccines to the immune-compromised people aged above 12 years. Dr. Krishna Prasad Poudel, spokesperson at the MoHP, said that the patients must take their disease diagnosis proof provided by their physicians to receive the vaccine. The first dose of the vaccine will be provided from November 14-20. The second...

First federal census to assemble data for ward-level development

The 6,742 wards in 753 local units across the country are in dire need of statistics about the people in their respective territories in order to formulate plans and programmes for development works, health and education and social welfare activities. Likewise, the federal government wants an update on the demographic structure in the local units and provinces for the central level planning and budget allocation. Since Nepal has been witnessing a massive migration from hills and mountains to the...

70-year-old woman joins school to fulfill her long-held dream

It is rightly said that it’s never too late to start your education. Here are inspiring cases of two women - 70-year-old and 45-year-old - who have recently decided to take admission in Grade I in Bal Mandir Secondary School in Gorkha.

BPKIHS officials to face action for abuse of authority

The high-level committee formed to investigate the alleged irregularities in the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) has submitted its report to Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. The committee, led by Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada, who is also the pro-chancellor of the Institute, submitted the report to the Prime Minister, who is the chancellor, on Friday. The report concludes that the BPKIHS officials abused their authority, acted improperly and committed financial...

Accept land with no road link as collateral: FM

Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has urged the Banks and Financial Institutions (BFIs) to accept the land that is not connected to the road as collateral for loan mobilisation. In a discussion with the Governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank Maha Prasad Adhikari, chief executive officers and representatives of the commercial banks at his office on Friday, he requested them to help the farmers to get loan by accepting their land not connected to the road.

Nepal at high risk of climate-related disasters: Report

A new report on “When the climate becomes a threat: Evidence of Climate Change induced Loss and Damage in Nepal” by Dan Church Aid (DCA) a Danish member of the ACT Alliance, which was launched at the COP26 showed that Nepal is vulnerable, and affected both by melting glaciers, and increased temperatures and rain. In such a mountainous country, this has dramatic effects.

CJ Rana assigns eight benches for today

Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana has assigned eight benches in the Supreme Court (SC) today.

Tamor corridor to link China and India

The Tamor corridor, under construction in Taplejung, is to connect China and India. Construction of the corridor, one of the national pride projects, is expected to complete by mid-March. As of now, work to open the final track of the corridor is going on in full swing. After the completion of the construction of the track of three kilometres, the corridor will be connecting Olangchunggola of Nepal which shares its border with Tibet of China.

Vaccines arrive from China, Switzerland

Nepal on Thursday received 1 million doses of Vero Cell, a vaccine against COVID-19, from China. According to Upendra Dhungana, Chief at the Logistic Management Section under the Department of Health Services, additional 1 million doses of Vero Cell arrived from China on Thursday. The government received 1 million doses Vero Cell vaccines produced by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products out of the agreed 59.36 million doses to be purchased with the loan assistance from the Asian Development...

Mountain and polar groups seek urgent COP-26 decision

Mountain and polar groups at COP26 are criticising the lack of inclusion of the Earth’s cryosphere (snow and ice regions), and the dire global impacts that will result as final decision texts emerge in Glasgow of Scotland. Issuing a statement on Wednesday, ICIMOD said these research, environmental and indigenous organisations span the entire global “cryosphere” (snow and ice regions), from the poles to the high mountain Asia “Third Pole”.

NC ward level convention to resume on Saturday

Ward level general convention of the Nepali Congress in the remaining 13 districts is being held from Saturday (November 13). After the party finalised the list of active members of all district, the Central Election Committee for the party’s 14th general convention on Thursday informed that it scheduled the ward level general convention in all those districts for Saturday. 

Adventure of long-distance motorcycle ride

It was around 1:30 am on Tuesday. Arjun Karki woke up at his home in Pathari Shanishchare Municipality, Morang, as he had to attend office in Kathmandu. By 2:00 am, he reached the East-West Highway, which was completely empty and he rode west on his motorcycle.

MoHP reports 301 new cases of COVID-19, 279 recoveries, six fatalities

In 9,609 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 301 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update.

VP Pun participates in National Census by providing family, personal details

Member and secretary of National Planning Commission and office-bearers of Central Bureau of Statistics reached Lainchour-based 'Haritgriha', the Vice President's official residence, and collected the details.

PM Deuba participates in 12th National Census

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has participated in the 12th National Census. Enumerators reached the Prime Minister’s official residence, Baluwatar today, the first day of the campaign, to collect the details of the Prime Minister and his family. 

Chief Justice assigns hearing on all types of cases today

Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana has assigned hearings of all types of cases including the habeas corpus cases today. The Chief Justice has assigned the hearing to nine benches.

12th National Population Census formally kicks off with collection of President's personal details

The 12th National Population Census 2021 has been launched throughout the country today by collecting the particulars from President Bidya Devi Bhandari.

Administration of Pfizer vaccines from Sunday

The government is set to administer Pfizer vaccines against COVID-19 to the immunocompromised people from Sunday. A total of 100,620 doses of the vaccine, donated by the United States of America, had arrived in Kathmandu on October 25.