Preparations for Salinadi religious fair complete

Preparations for the month-long Shree Swasthani fasting at the Salinadi of Sankhu have completed, according to Shree Madhavnarayan Swasthani Fasting and Salinadi Management Committee. “This year number of fasting number has been limited to 50 at the Salinadi of Shankharapur Municipality due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of them, 15 will be men and 35 women devotees,” said Mijendra Kaji Shrestha, president of the committee.

Prachanda-Nepal faction of NCP announces third phase protest

The Prachanda-Nepal faction of Nepal Communist Party (NCP), which is agitating against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR), has announced third phase of its agitation. The central struggle committee led by party spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha has made public its agitation programmes, which will begin from January 26 and last until February 10. Organising a press meet at Parisdanda on Monday, the faction announced that it would hold a whistle-blowing procession in Kathmandu...

Govt mulling to extend academic session

About 7 million school students across the country are in dilemma about their academic session as the government has remained undecided on the matter for a very long time. They have started attending schools physically after the concerned local levels allowed reopening the schools and their classes physically in light of the dwindling cases of coronavirus infections. Following the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology’s (MoEST) guideline for schools’ operation, many schools started conducting...

Province 2 to administer Covid-19 vaccines from 27 January

CM Raut is scheduled to inaugurate the campaign at Birgunj-based Narayani Hospital, Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of the province Gyanendra Kumar Yadav at Provincial Hospital, Janakpurdham and Minister for Social Development Nawal Kishor Sah at Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital, Rajbiraj, said Province 2 health director Bijaya Jha.

Model settlement in Jhapa provides relief to landless

A budget of Rs. 19 million was allocated in order to build the 15 model houses. It cost about Rs. 1.28 million to build a house.

Number of students from Muslim, Christian community studying Sanskrit on rise in Tanahu

It has been observed that the majority of students studying Sanskrit education belong to another religious group than the Brahmin community in Maharshi Ved Vyas Secondary School located at Damauli, headquarters of Tanahu district.

Kathmandu Valley to get traffic lights

The project would be implemented within the current fiscal year, 2020/21, said Krishna Nath Ojha, chief of the road safety and traffic section under the Department, adding that an agreement was reached for the project at the cost of Rs 11 million.

PM Oli inaugurates bridge in Dang district  

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today inaugurated a bridge over the Rapti River in the Rapti Valley, the capital of Lumbini Province.

COVID-19 jabs to be given to 17 thousand 396 persons in Gandaki Province  

Covishield', the vaccine against COVID-19, has arrived here. The vaccines meant for the Province arrived here on Sunday. India had provided one million doses of vaccines to Nepal under the grant assistance.    

KMC permits all schools to reopen 

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has given the go ahead to all schools under it to run classes, 10 months after they were closed over the risk of coronavirus pandemic.

Hearing on House dissolution writs continues

Justice Sapana Malla Pradhan, during the hearing on House dissolution writs on Sunday, asked the advocates how the House dissolution by the Prime Minister was ill-intended. The Justice had asked the question because it was frequently claimed that the Prime Minister had ill-intention while dissolving the House of Representatives on December 20 last year. "Can a government formed under the Article 76 (I) dissolve the House,” she asked, adding that the Prime Minister maintained that he could not...

Prolonged exposure to air pollution increases chances to contract COVID-19

Dr. Nepal said that air pollution can facilitate SARS-CoV-2 spread by increasing the transmission, and potentially, SARS-CoV-2 can survive longer when attached to air pollutants.

Locals' reluctance to undergo tests leave COVID-19 hospital vaccant

It has been six months since the unified model building constructed at Manma, Kalikot headquarters was converted into a full-fledged COVID-19 special hospital, but with the decrease in the number of active COVID-19 patients, the hospital has been left stranded.

Nine more Nepalis die from Covid-19 abroad   

Nine more Nepalis died recently from Covid-19 abroad. Non-Resident Nepalis' Association (NRNA) shared the information that four Nepalis died in the UK, three in Kuwait, one each in Portugal and Malaysia last week.    

Farmers worried over fading snowfall 

A farmer from Pisang of Manag district, Yangdu Gurung, has been worried over delaying snowfall this year.     

Karnali Province to get Covid-19 vaccines today   

Karnali Province having the total 10 districts will get 11,780 doses of Covid-19 vaccines today.

Process to register Bridge in Guinness records begins   

The process of registering the 567 meters long suspension bridge linking Baglung and Parbat in the Guinness World Records has been initiated.

Martyrs’ week begins : Kathmanduites pay homage to martyr Shastri

The martyr’s week, during which the nation pays homage to the known and unknown martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the wellbeing of the country and people and their freedom, commenced from Saturday. On the first day of the martyr’s week, a heartfelt tribute was paid to martyr Shukraraj Shastri at Pachali in Teku, where Shastri was executed by the then autocratic Rana regime on January 23, 1941. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) organised the programme, commemorating the day when Shastri...

Cancer-causing baby powders continue circulating in the Nepali market

Baby powders, one of the most widely used cosmetics, are alleged to contain cancer-causing asbestos. Several investigations and scientific researches provide evidence after evidence that exposure to asbestos-tainted talcum powder may cause malignant mesothelioma, a rare and deadly cancer that affects tissues lining internal organs.

COVID-19 vaccines being dispatched in all provinces 

Preparation is on to send the COVID-19 vaccines to all seven provinces.