JSP's Thakur faction reaches EC to register a new party

Chanda Chaudhari, JSP leader, said the JSP leaders were at EC to submit an application for getting a new political party registered.

2,613 new cases of COVID-19, 2,104 recoveries, 42 fatalities in 24 hours

In 11,839 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 2,613 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed Dr. Krishna Prasad Poudel, spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) during the weekly press briefing.

Nepal faction of UML applies for a new party at EC, new party name to be CPN UML (Socialist)

Metmani Chaudhari, UML lawmaker close to Madhav Nepal faction, informed that they have applied for registering a new party at the Election Commission.

President Bhandari issues ordinance related to party split

Bhesh Raj Adhikari, personal secretary of the president, informed that President Bhandari issued an ordinance related to an amendment to the Act pertaining to the political parties.

72 more Nepalis rescued from Afghanistan arrive home 

Seventy-two more Nepali migrant workers, who were rescued from Afghanistan after the Taliban insurgents took over the Afghan capital, Kabul, recently, have arrived Nepal this morning.  

118 Nepalis arrive home from Afghanistan, 256 in contact

One hundred and eighteen Nepali nationals arrived Kathmandu on Tuesday while 256 individuals have registered their details in the web portal of the Department of Consular Services (DoCS. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has informed that the Nepali migrant workers were brought to Nepal in coordination with the friendly nations.

Govt launches customs reform and modernisation plan

The Ministry of Finance has made public the Sixth Customs Reform and Modernization Plan. Finance Minister Janardan Sharma unveiled the reform plan at a function held at the MoF on Tuesday. He also launched the annual report and recommendations of the Nepal Revenue Advisory Board (NRAB). Five different achievements have been projected in the pan. Trade facilitation, realistic revenue collection, protection and security of society, automated customs system and organisational development and capacity...

UML takes action against 14 of its lawmakers, writes to Federal Parliament to remove them from post

Rajendra Shrestha, spokesperson of the Election Commission, Nepal, confirmed that the Commission has received a carbon copy of the letter written by the UML to the secretariat of the Federal Parliament.

Research on mutation of virus vital to reduce infection rate: Experts

The health experts said that the increasing cases of COVID-19 hospitalisations and infection rate and the government's directive to the COVID-19 dedicated hospitals to brace themselves for yet another upsurge in coronavirus cases had signaled the arrival of the third wave.

Hari Shankar Mishra sworn-in as Province 2 Chief

President Bhandari has appointed Mishra as the Province 2 Chief as per the recommendation of the Council of Ministers in line with Article 167 of the constitution.

127 Nepalis rescued from Afghanistan brought to Kathmandu (Photo Feature)

The government has successfully evacuated 127 Nepalis from Afghanistan, which is now under the Taliban's control.

Process begins to contact Nepalis in Afghanistan

The task force formed on Sunday to facilitate the operations to rescue Nepalis in Afghanistan has decided to enhance the use of social media with Nepali nationals stranded in the war-torn country and manage COVID-19 test and quarantine for the returnee migrants.

Smart lockdown may come into force any time: CCMC

The COVID-19 Crisis Management Centre-Operation (CCMC-Ops) Directive Committee headed by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba directed all the district administration offices (DAOs) across the country to bring smart lockdown modality into implementation.

Parliament session prorogued

President Bidya Bhandari as per the recommendation of the Council of Ministers ended the summer session to be effective from today midnight.

2,566 new infections, 2,458 recoveries, 35 fatalities in 24 hours

In 10,093 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 2,566  persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) through its regular update.

Speaker rules for apprising House about Afghanistan incident  

Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota has directed the government to inform the House about the status of Nepalis in Afghanistan as soon as possible.    

Government will take patronage of Nepalis in Afghanistan: PM Deuba

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the Government of Nepal will provide patronage to all Nepalis in Afghanistan waiting for the rescue.

Devotees offer prayers at Doleshwor Mahadev Temple on last Monday of Shrawan (Photo Feature)

Hindu devotees have celebrated the last Monday of Shrawan by visiting various Mahadev temples in  Kathmandu valley today.

Govt. decides to immediately evacuate Nepalis in Afghanistan

The government has decided to launch rescue efforts to immediately evacuate Nepalis living in Afghanistan.

Catastrophic floods leave Melamchi project in uncertainty

While the Melamchi Water Supply Development Board (MWSDB) is hopeful about channelising the water of the Melamchi River into the tunnel through alternative and temporary measures, immediate solutions have not been found as the almost-complete head works remains buried under about 15 to 20-metre-thick debris.