No PCR reports for COVID-19 required for entering Annapurna Base Camp

A meeting of the Chhomrong Tourism Entrepreneurs Committee on Tuesday decided in this regard amid decreasing infection rate and life returning to normal, said the committee's secretary Dilip Gurung. "Earlier we asked guests to carry PCR reports for the virus for the entry and their stay at hotels. However, we removed the mandatory as infection risks are decreasing and we found it hassle involved."

Door opened to send Nepali youths to Israel for employment

At a programme organised at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security today, Director General at Department of Foreign Employment, Kumar Dahal, on the behalf of the government of Nepal and Israeli Ambassador to Nepal, Hanan Godar, on the behalf of the government of Israel signed the protocol.

Two dalit villages in Bajhang renamed as Lalitpur and Bhaktapur for previous names indicated lowest caste settlement

Lwarwada, the settlement of Bishwokarma and Lwars who have been living a life of extreme poverty, deprivation, and social discrimination, is now called Lalitpur, while Bhulwada, inhabited by the Bhuls (Sharki), is now called Bhaktapur. Hindu social hierarchy system considers Bishwokarma and Sarki as the lowest caste.

67 years on, Koshi victims yet to be compensated

The Indian government is yet to provide compensation for over 48,000 bighas of land in those districts lost to the project, as per Ghanshyam Jha, secretary of the organisation.

Ghodaghodi wetland in danger of drying up

Due to deforestation, increasing human encroachment, lack of proper management, the danger of drying of the surrounding lakes, including Ghodaghodi, has increased. "The lakes are disappearing so fast. There may be no wetland remains in the future," said conservationist Dayaram Chaudhary. 

Menstrual shed demolished, but mindset remains intact and practices to isolate women during periods still persist in Bajura

Meena Sarki, a local of Budhiganga Municipality-8, said that most of the women had now started sleeping outside their homes under tents after shamans got angry saying that something bad would happen if women slept in the home during menstruation as the campaign had slowed down lately.

Rs 665 billion required for reviving country's economy

The NPC made this projection after an analysis of the impact of the pandemic and the damage it has caused to the economy in the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2019/20. It has also brought relief and recovery strategy on the basis of this analysis. The strategy covers pandemic control and relief, employment, continuity of projects, development of new system and promotion of self-sufficiency.

Employers ignoring labourers safety, 87 die in 5 years in steel sector alone

Binod Shrestha, Chairman of General Federation of Nepali Trade Unions (GEFONT), said that employers have taken the investment in occupational safety materials as an unnecessary expenditure which results in the increment of the accidents that even take worker's life.

4,400 houses constructed under People’s Housing Scheme in Siraha, Saptari

According to Krishna Dev Jha, Acting Chief of the Urban Development and Building Office, Rajbiraj, 2,291 houses have been constructed in Saptari and 2,300 houses in Siraha this year, and 2,176 houses in Siraha this year.

China's vaccine cooperation gains momentum worldwide

One million doses of Sinopharm's vaccine arrived in Serbia on Saturday and were welcomed at the Belgrade Airport by President Aleksandar Vucic, who confirmed that he will receive the vaccine himself. Meanwhile, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has approved the Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use amid rising cases of COVID-19 in the country.

One dead, five injured in tractor accident in Dadeldhura

The tractor with registration no Se 1 Ta 3813 was carrying pipes of a drinking water project when it fell off the road and stopped at a gully. All the injured have been undergoing treatment at the Dadeldhura district hospital.

Northern Lapwing spotted for the first time in Deukhuri Valley

According to conservationist Chiranjivi Khanal, Northern Lapwing was spotted for the first time in Deukhuri Valley’s Rapti riverbank.

Agitation against HoR dissolution for spoiling conspiracy to reinstate monarchy: Chairman Prachanda

The former Prime Minister argued that the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) as done by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was similar to dissolving the constitution.

Road constructed carving rocky Ajingar Veer, locals elated (Photo Feature)

It took two years to carve the rocky steep and construct the 500-meter long road in the riskiest and difficult area of the district. Locals are elated that vehicles are plying across the Ajingir Veer (python steep) which was beyond their imagination.

ECN presents its annual report to President

Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya presented the report amid a function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Sheetal Niwas. The occasion was attended by also election commissioners Narendra Dahal and Ishwori Prasad Paudyal and the ECN Secretary Dev Kumari Guragain.

Janakpur-Jayanagar Railway to come into operation by February 2nd week

The much-talked-about Janakpur-Jayanagar Railway is coming into operation from the second week of February. Nepal Railway Company general manager Guru Bhattarai said the necessary preparations for operation of the railway service have reached the final phase and it would be started from the second week of the next month

A belly-full meal at Rs. 24? Yes, at Adikavi Bhanubhakta Campus hostel in Tanahu

"Had I rented a room outside, my monthly expenses would be over Rs. 10,000 a month, but here my monthly expenses are no more than Rs. 3,500," she shared.

Three cases of new variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Nepal

Issuing a press statement on Monday, Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population informed that in the test done at Hong Kong-based laboratory, the new mutant of SARS-CoV-2 was detected in three people.

COVID alters artists' choice: celebrities opt for music videos

Likewise, during the COVID-19 infection, actors like Nazir Hussain, Akash Shrestha, Puja Sharma, Aryan Sigdel, Aanchal Sharma, Rebecca Gurung, Pradip Khadka, Salon Basnet, and many others released their music videos.

Cold affects normal life in middle-east Tarai 

An excessive cold weather has affected daily life in several districts in the middle-east Tarai for the past few days. Dense fog has made the weather severely cold, with having no or little sunshine in the area.