PM Deuba in London, busy with various meetings and programmes

The delegation led by Prime Minister Deuba will stay here on Saturday and Sunday and will be busy with various meetings and programmes, according to the Foreign Ministry.    

Parliament session prorogued   

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has prorogued the current session of both the Houses of the Federal Parliament from last midnight.     President Bhandari prorogued the parliament session on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers and in accordance with Article 93 (2) of the Constitution, according to the Office of the President. 

Govt instructs to tighten border points

A Central Security Committee meeting Friday decided to tighten the border points to prevent illegal entry of foreign nationals. The meeting held under the chairmanship of Minister for Home Affairs Bal Krishna Khand, who is also looking after daily administrative works of Prime Minister, was attended by the chiefs from the four security bodies, including the Secretary from the Ministry of Defence and officials from the Home Ministry. According to Madhusudan Bhattarai, press coordinator to the Home...

Chandragiri adds hiking trail, cycle track to visitors

Hiking and cycling enthusiasts in the Kathmandu Valley have new attractions ready in Chandragiri Municipality. The city has recently developed a 1.5 kilometre hiking trail and 5 km cycling track in the jungle of Chandragiri hill. The hiking trail begins at Matatirtha, a famous pilgrimage site to pay homage to mothers, and ends at the foothill about 300 metres away from Matatirtha, making a half circle in the jungle. New hiking trail is fresh and organic. No concrete structures are used, only...

Federal Parliament sessions prorogued

Dr. Bharat Raj Gautam, general secretary of the federal parliament, issued a notice on Friday informing that the sessions of the federal parliament have been prorogued.

Prime Minister Deuba arrives Doha on the way to Glasgow

Leading a high-level Nepali delegation to the Summit of the 26th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26), Prime Minister Deuba had left for the United Kingdom on Friday morning by Qatar Airways. He arrived at the Hamad International Airport, Doha.

CPN (Maoist) will ensure bright future for nation: 'Prachanda'

He claimed that his party had managed to fulfill the expectations of the public when it held the reign of the government and pledged that he will never get tired and retire from serving the people and the country through politics. "I will not run away from Chitwan," he said to Chitwan folks reassuringly.

490 new cases of COVID-19, 569 recoveries, six fatalities in 24 hours

In 7,145 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 490 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update.

President Bhandari to visit Baglung

According to Chief District Officer of Baglung Shiva Kumar Karki, President Bhandari will arrive in Dhorpata of Baglung on Saturday afternoon. "The President is arriving in Dhorpatan for a visit. She will return to Kathmandu tomorrow itself by spending some time in Dhorpatan area," CDO Karki said.    

Home Minister designated to look after Prime Minister's portfolio

The President assigned the PM's portfolio to Minister Khand during the absence of the Prime Minister, who left for the UK today to participate in the World Leaders' Summit of the 26th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26).  

PM Deuba leaves for UK to attend COP-26

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has left for the United Kingdom (UK) leading a Nepali delegation to participate in the World Leaders Summit of the 26th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-26).

Govt recommends envoys to India, United States, UK

The government Thursday recommended three persons for their appointment as ambassadors to India, the United States of America and the United Kingdom. The recommendations came on the eve of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s visit to Glasgow, Scotland. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held at Singha Durbar this afternoon took the decision to this effect.

10M more doses of vaccines will arrive soon: Minister Khatiwada

Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada has said that the procured 10 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will arrive from the United States of America soon. Minister Khatiwada said that preparations were being made to bring the vaccines for children aged above 12 years. Earlier, US government had provided 120,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines. These vaccines will be provided to immunocompromised people aged above 12 years suffering from renal failure, taking dialysis treatments,...

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71cm tall Dor Bahadur receives citizenship

Dor Bahadur Khapangi of Golanjor Rural Municipality-4, Sindhuli is claimed to be one of the shortest persons alive in the world, has been provided with his citizenship certificate. While providing citizenship to Dor Bahadur, the District Administration Office (DAO), Sindhuli revealed that 17-year-old Khapangi was 71 centimetres tall and weighed around 13 kgs. The citizenship certificate was provided by the office on the basis of descent. According to the citizenship, Dor Bahadur was born on November...

Farmers who got paddy crop damaged by rains to get up to 65% of loss as relief

A meeting of the Council of Ministers today decided to provide relief up to 65 per cent of the loss to the farmers owning less than 10 kattha of land, informed government spokesperson Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Minister for Communications and Information Technology.

MoHP reports 527 new cases of COVID-19, 664 recoveries, two fatalities in 24 hours

In 8,848 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 527 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update.

HoR meet postponed till November 14

The meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) has been postponed till November 14.

PM Deuba directs authorities to focus on Govt.'s goal to vaccinate everyone by mid-April

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has directed all the concerned authorities to focus on the government's aim to vaccinate all Nepalis within mid-April.

Electricity tariffs reduced

The Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) has slashed the electricity tariffs for consumers. The rate for domestic consumers is cut down by 2.84 per cent on an average. According to the commission, domestic consumers of 5 Ampere, 15 Ampere and 30 Ampere who are using electricity from 151 units to 250 units in a month from the single-phase distribution lines will get Rs. 25 discount on the minimum tariff.