Orange farmers becoming millionaire in Tanahu: Orange worth Rs. 50 million sold from two villages

Chairman of Umachowk Block Operation Committee, Nirmal Bahadur Adhikari, said that oranges of more than 20 million rupees were sold out from the village during the current fiscal year.

'Garden of green vegetables' turning into concrete jungle: 30 percent farmland lost to residential area in Madhyapur Thimi Municipality

Agricultural land owned by the family was 1.44 hectors in 1985 which reduced to 1.18 hectors in 1995 and then to merely 0.46 hectors in 2005.

Recommendation made to call Bagmati provincial assembly session on Jan 20

The meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Dormani Poudel took the decision to send circular to bodies concerned to provide necessary land for the construction of the administrative building of Rapti municipality in Chitwan.

Threat of COVID-19 is still intact: public health experts

The public health experts have been voicing that the ongoing political happenings, to some extent, had impacted people's psychology as a result of which people perceive that the risk of COVID-19 had reduced. The reality is quite the opposite and we are still at the risk of the spread of the novel coronavirus is still continuing, the health experts say.

Voters name list being updated from January 28

Voters' list updating programme is going to be run at the administrative centres of all local levels from January 28 to February 3 to prepare the final voters' list for the upcoming election to the House of Representatives.

NA winter session to begin today

The session is summoned at 4 PM today, as per the Constitutional provision that stipulates the gap between the two sessions should not be more than six months.

Leech therapy effective for treatment of different diseases

The leech therapy includes healing the infected wound by making the leeche suck the contaminated blood and pus," said Kaini, adding "Specially in the summer season, the wounds tend to get infected, through the leech therapy.

Lumbini Sugar Mill owner Agrawal arrested in Birgunj

Ganga Pant, Superintendent of Police (SP) in the District Police Office, Parsa, said that Agrawal was presented at the District Police Office, Parsa, as per the order and preparations were underway to send Agrawal to Nawalparasi.

First rock inscription of Licchavi era found in Nagarjun

The rock inscriptions with the Licchavi era scripts were found at the premises of Sat Kanya Mai and Pancha Kanya temples of Lupang of Nagarjun Municipality, said Shyam Sundar Rajbanshi, an archeologist and specialist of Nepali ancient scripts.

Not for Province Assembly dissolution: Province Minister Karki

At a press conference organized here on Wednesday, he said although the Chief Minister could dissolve the Province Assembly, the no-confidence motion registered against him would be defended boldly.

Give attention to quality control: Minister Aryal

For this, capacity building, adding of service centres and updating of existing acts and regulations can be done, she added. Lauding the work carried out by the Department so far, Minister Aryal suggested expanding it further.

Nepal Telecom to operate IP TV from Friday

Access to FTTH network would be required for viewing the NT TV service. For now this service would be available in Sundhara, Babarmahal, Thimi, Balambu, Bhaktapur, Chabahil, Chhauni and Gongabu within the Kathmandu Valley.

Festivals are unique identity of national unity, mutual goodwill and tolerance: PM Oli

In a message on the occasion of the New Year and the main festival Tamu Lhosar of the Tamu (Gurung) community today, he said the prevailing diversity including in language, religion, culture and costumes are our invaluable capital.

511 new COVID-19 cases, 600 recoveries, seven fatalities in last 24 hours

In 5,110 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 511 persons were found to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Some COVID vaccine producing companies respond to Govt to supply vaccine

"In addition to writing to the companies, the diplomatic initiative has also been made with the concerned country," he said, "We are maintaining necessary trustworthiness with the concerned companies, and we are effortful in ensuring that our country gets vaccines in time and the one that is supported by a cold chain of our country."

Belarus, Argentina start vaccinations with Russian shots

The first batch of Sputnik V arrived in the former Soviet republic of Belarus on Tuesday and the vaccination effort began almost immediately.

HoR is not dissolved in true sense: Chairman Prachanda

Expressing his confidence that the Supreme Court would respect the letter and spirit of the Constitution, NCP Chairman Prachanda said he would not even imagine that the apex would not understand the essence of the Constitution.

Dissolution of parliament, sign of instability: senior leader Khanal

Speaking in a protest programme organized by the party at Exhibition Road here in the capital today, leader Khanal, also the former Prime Minister, opined to reinstate the parliament as it was dissolved unconstitutionally to create a vacuum for instability.

NCP Prachanda-Nepal faction takes out rallies to protest HoR dissolution

Former Prime Ministers and NCP Chairman duo Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Madhav Kumar Nepal, among other NCP leaders, addressed the protest rally held in Kathmandu.

Over 80 percent ICU, ventilators for COVID-19 patients vacant 

A total of 959 ICUD beds and 423 ICU beds with ventilator facility were allocated for the COVID-19 patients. Of them, 724 ICU beds and 370 ventilators are lying vacant.