Deuba re-elected NC president
Deuba got elected to the post of party president with 2724 votes while his rival Dr. Shekhar Koirala got 1817 votes. Some 33 votes were invalidated.
3,418 votes counted: Deuba 2,045 votes, Koirala 1,347 votes
Of the counted 3,418 votes, incumbent NC president Sher Bahdur Deuba has got 2,045 votes while his rival Dr. Shekhar Koirala has secured 1,347 votes.
Unknown disease kills sheep in hordes in Taplejung
Kailash Rai, a local of Sadewa, said that Budhachhetri, Rai and Khadka have been raising sheep jointly and so far about 45 of their sheep died due to unknown diseases.
Tea farmers demand to fix minimum support price of green leaves
Stating that the future of tea is getting uncertain every year due to the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, the farmers said that the support price of organic and quality tea should be fixed by the federal government.
Vote count to begin at 9:30 pm, result by 1 am
Keshav Rijal, secretary of the central election committee of the NC, informed that the count of the votes cast for electing the party president is scheduled to begin at half-past nine with the estimate the vote cast will end by 8 pm.
NC 14th General Convention: 1,300 votes cast till 5:00 pm in re-election
Prime Minister and NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba and leader Dr. Shekhar Koirala are vying for the presidency in the second phase of the election.
BFIs demand refinance facility of Rs. 56 billion
Spokesperson of NRB, Narayan Prasad Pokhrel, said that the demand for the refinancing facility of Rs 56 billion is submitted to the NRB. He said that the central bank will assess the extent of the need of the demand and provide facilities accordingly.
COVID-19 update: 229 new infections, 362 recoveries in 24 hours
In 9,392 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 229 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update.
Girl students get sanitary pads free of cost
The rural municipality distributed sanitary pads free of cost to the girl students from Grade 6 to 8 of Dewal Basic School at Tumcha, said school principal, Kali Bahadur Rawat.
UML continues parliament obstruction, next meet on Dec 21
Despite obstruction against the meeting by the main opposition CPN (UML), Speaker Agni Sapkota proceeded with the agenda of the meeting.
NC 14th General Convention: 3,508 votes cast
A total of 3,508 votes have been cast in the voting that took place to elect a new leadership of the ruling Nepali Congress party under its 14th General Convention
Motipur substation constructed in Kapilvastu comes into operation
Now that the Motipur substation has come into operation, the power supply in the area will be reliable and of high quality and technical leakage will also be reduced, said NEA.
No new case of omicron found in gene sequencing of 1,800 samples
Runa Jha, director of the National People's Health Laboratory (NPHL), informed that swab samples of 1,800 people were put for gene sequencing to find out if any of them were infected with the new variant of the SARS-CoV-2, but no case was found so.
COVID-19 update: 313 new infections, 376 recoveries in 24 hours
In 10,416 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 313 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update.
India's Harnaaz Sandhu wins Miss Universe 2021
Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned Miss Universe 2021 on Sunday, marking the end of a controversial pageant hosted this year in southern Israel.
Elderly couple forced to spend cold nights in roofless shanty
The couple has been living there with their four sons and five daughters. Because the family is able to get by on the meagre wages made from the daily labour, constructing a decent house for them is a far-fetched dream. As a result, they are forced to live in the open in such biting weather.
Final list of candidates in NC general convention made public
According to the central election committee of the Nepali Congress, five candidates have registered nominations for the post of the party President, seven for the post of two vice-presidents, six for the two general secretaries, and 19 nominations have been registered for eight assistant general secretaries.
Nepal receives 1.9 million doses of Moderna vaccine from COVAX facility
Badebabu Thapa, senior pharmacy officer of the management division of the Department of Health Service, informed that 1,965,800 doses of Moderna vaccine were received the morning.
COVID-19 update: 242 new infections, 234 recoveries in 24 hours
In 6,268 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 242 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update.
600,020 doses of Pfizer vaccine to arrive in Nepal on December 24
According to Bade Babu Thapa, Senior Pharmacist of the Supply Management Branch of the Department of Health Services (DoHS), 600,020 doses of Pfizer vaccine provided under the COVAX facility will arrive on December 24.
