President greets Nepali people

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has congratulated all Nepali citizens in and out of the country on the occasion of 7th Constitution Day, which is being celebrated on Sunday. The Constitution Day is observed on Asoj 3 of Nepali calendar every year since 2015. “We remember the day for the promulgation of the constitution as the result of sacrificial struggle of Nepali people. I would like to pay tribute to all martyrs who laid their lives for the establishment of democracy in the country,” she...

MCC will be passed on consensus: Prachanda

Chairman of the CPN (Maoist Centre) and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘’Prachanda’ has said that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) couldn’t be passed without amendment. Addressing the cadres’ training organised by the party provincial committee of Province 2 in Janakpurdham on Saturday, chairman Prachanda said the current agreement on MCC could not be passed as it was not original. The provision of ratifying MCC from parliament was not incorporated in the MCC agreement...

Price rise, lack of jobs recovery dampen Dashain moods

Mina Ranabhat, who had been working as a cleaner in several offices at New Plaza area near Singh Durbar before the government imposed lockdown to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, remained jobless for 17 months.

President grants amnesty to 531 inmates on Constitution Day

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has granted amnesty to a total of 531 inmates serving sentence in prisons across the country on the occasion of Constitution Day (Sunday). The convicts have been granted amnesty by the President on the recommendation of the government. The inmates were pardoned on the basis of Article 276 of the Constitution of Nepal. According to a statement issued by the President’s Office on Saturday, Kishor Bhandari aka Purna Bahadur and seven others have been granted amnesty...

Rare bird species sighted in Ilam

Rare species of birds have been recorded in different areas of Suryodaya Municipality and Rong Rural Municipality of Ilam. A three-day study led by the Koshi Bird Society in Kanyam of Suryodaya Municipality and Kutidanda area of ​​Rong Rural Municipality has found various species of birds considered rare in Nepal. Sanjeev Acharya, President of the Koshi Bird Society, said that the species of birds such as ban tiktike (Forest Wagtail), rato dhande puspa kukil (Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker),...

Delay in cabinet expansion; initiation of some remarkable works

Though the duration of 60 days is not adequate to make big achievements, it is of course the time to show indication the country is moving towards stability from the prevailing uncertainty and instability. The responsibility however rests on Prime Minister Deuba.   

World will defeat COVID with science and technology: PM

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the world would defeat COVID-19 soon by using science and technology. Addressing the 9th Science Day event virtually, the Prime Minister, who is also handling the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, said the government had a plan to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from the investment in scientific research and its promotion.

Nepal will benefit by ratifying MCC: Minister Karki

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NC's ward convention in 20 districts on Sept 21

Nepali Congress Central Election Committee on Friday said that it would hold ward level general convention of all remaining 20 districts on September 21 under the party’s 14th general convention. The Committee has already deputed election officers in additional seven districts, where the active membership row was recently resolved.

Two stolen Nepali artefacts located in US

Two Nepali artefacts have been located at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York, USA. The artefacts are a 14th-century figure of a flying Gandharva from Itumbahal, Kathmandu, and a 17th-century Toran. Both are made of wood. According to Lost Arts of Nepal, a Facebook page that tracks the whereabouts of Nepal’s stolen artefacts, the Gandharva was stolen from Itumbahal, Kathmandu, and the Toran from the Yampi Mahavihar, Lalitpur. The exact date of theft has not been ascertained.

1,086 new cases of COVID-19, 1,351 recoveries, 10 fatalities in 24 hours

In 8,665 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,086 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the MoHP on Friday through its regular update.

4.4 million doses of Vero Cell vaccines arrive from China

4.4 million doses of the Vero Cell vaccine have arrived in Nepal via Nepal Airlines from China at 1.30 PM on Friday.

Constitutional bench to hear writ petitions against ordinance relating to political parties

Hearing on writ petitions filed against ordinance relating to political parties (second amendment) has been scheduled for today in the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court (SC).

Cabinet expansion within a week: Chairman Nepal

Inaugurating the central office of the party in Aaloknagar, New Baneshwor on Friday Morning, Chairman Nepal said, "The meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) is being held on September 20. Let's hope that all the pending works of the government and the House will be settled then."

PM Deuba wishes Indian PM Modi on his birthday 

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has extended greetings to his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on the occasion of his 71st birthday.    

Kathmandu DAO asks not to operate physical classes

The District Administration Office, Kathmandu, has issued an order restricting academic institutions (schools) from resuming classes in physical presence. “If schools have to be reopened, the concerned metropolis and municipalities will have to analyse the condition of COVID-19 infection in their area and take prior permission from their respective municipalities before operating schools in physical presence,” read a new restriction order issued by the Kathmandu District Administration on Thursday. The...

CBS plans to conclude census by late November

The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) is aiming to complete the main survey for data collection work for the Census 2021 by 25 November this year. The statistical body under the National Planning Commission (NPC) had begun the preparations for the census since July 2019 and was planning to conduct household listing from 9 to 28 May 2021 and questionnaire fill up from 8 to 22 June but the second phase of coronavirus pandemic and lockdown affected the plan and it was re-announced for before and after...

Over 17 % of population fully vaccinated against COVID-19

The government has been conducting vaccination campaign against COVID-19 on a priority basis, and over 17 per cent Nepali people have been fully vaccinated as of Thursday. As vaccine is the only way to control the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has planned to inoculate 78 per cent of the population. According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), 6,057,192 people (19.9 per cent) have taken their first dose of the vaccine and 5,473,151 people (17.52 per cent) have been fully vaccinated...

Rohingya refugees continue to enter Nepal illegally

Nepal Police have said that some Stateless Rohingyas have been found entering Nepal via Kakarbhitta border in eastern Nepal for the past few days. The incident came to light after 14 Rohingya refugees, including some children, were found to have entered Nepal and got apprehended when they arrived in Kathmandu on September 12. According to the Metropolitan Police Circle Bouddha, they entered Nepal from the Rohingya refugee camp of Bangladesh via India through Kakarbhitta. After entering Nepal, they...

MoHP reports 1,165 new cases of COVID-19

In 11,208 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 1,165 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population on Thursday through its regular update.