Information Minister directs to complete optical fibre laying task

While inspecting the office of the Nepal Tele Communication Authority here on Tuesday, Minister Gurung argued that the government would support the project with high priority as it would ensure high speed internet services to all.

Lonely Planet names Annapurna Circuit among top 10 must-see travel destinations

Lonely Planet, the US-based world's top travel guide publisher, has included Annapurna Circuit among the top 10 most incredible travel experiences in the world.

Kathmandu Valley records 1,420 new cases of COVID-19

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Tuesday confirmed 1,420 new cases of COVID-19 in the Kathmandu Valley. 

New labour laws in Gulf countries to ease Nepali migrant workers

Two months ago, Qatar decided to remove the mandatory requirement for migrant workers to get the permission from their incumbent employer or employing companies when they wanted to change companies for employment.

Nepal Telecom to expand its Namaste mobile service in Kalapani area

With the construction of the tower, mobile services of Nepal Telecom will also cover three villages of Nabi, Kunji and Kuti, which have been encroached by India, of the area.

Banke records four COVID-19 related fatalities in 24 hours

According to COVID-19 Crisis Management Center, Banke, three SARS-CoV-2 infected patients of Bardiya and one of Dang succumbed to COVID-19 while receiving treatment at Bheri Hospital, Nepalgunj Teaching Hospital and Western Hospital, Bardiya.

Senior Citizen Free Treatment Fund set up 

Senior Citizen Free Medical Treatment Fund has been instituted in commemoration of the 106th birth anniversary of theSupreme Commander of the 1990 People's Movement, Ganesh Man Singh.    

Botes looking for gold to pay off Dashain debt

There is an old Nepali saying, “Dashain comes and brings happiness. Dashain goes and leaves debt.” This saying has unfortunately turned out to be true for Karna Bahadur Bote of Botegaun, Vyas Municipality - 10.

Health worker succumbs to COVID-19 in Rupandehi

An Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery (ANM) died of COVID-19 in Rupandehi on Tuesday morning. She used to work in Madhuwani Health Post at Sanskritik Municipality of the district. She was actively working in the health service for more than 20 years.

  Information Minister stresses on decent, credible journalism 

Arguing that decent journalism contributes to a civilized society, Minister for Communications and Information Technology Parbat Gurung has called for initiating a campaign for decent and credible journalism.    

NSU voices concern on KU’s act of charging fees during pandemic 

Nepali Congress (NC)’s youth wing, Nepal Students’ Union (NSU), has expressed concern on the Kathmandu University (KU)’s act of slapping educational fees to the students during the time of pandemic.    

Alcohol-related crimes on rise

Alcohol consumption is one of the main reasons behind various crimes taking place across the country, records of Nepal Police says. According to the records of Nepal Police, alcohol has been a reason behind crimes such as murder, fights leading to serious injuries, deaths and domestic violence, among others. Alcohol consumption in Nepal has been rampant among the adults, especially men. Easy availability of alcohol is largely to blame for the same. On October 27, two individuals – Indrajeet...

KU students on hunger strike against extra charges

Students of Kathmandu University’s School of Engineering, School of Law, School of Management and School of Science have begun a relay hunger strike to protest the university’s decision to collect what they call “additional charges”. The students claim that they are being asked to pay for resources they have not used. “Since the pandemic began, we have not gone to the university and have not used its laboratories, libraries, internet and such. Yet, we are being asked to pay for them,”...

12% houses yet to be rebuilt in Gorkha

Only 88 per cent of the houses have been rebuilt in Gorkha district in the last five and a half years since the devastated earthquake hit the country. According to the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), 58,969 earthquake victims have so far rebuilt their houses in the district, which was also epicenter of the massive earthquake. They also received the third tranche of the government grant.

Nepal-Denmark BCM emphasises economic partnership

Nepal-Denmark Bilateral Consultation Mechanism has emphasised the encouragement of economic partnerships between the two countries. Such partnership can be extended in various economic areas, including in trade, investment, technology transfer, renewable energy and tourism sectors, said the two sides during a meeting of the mechanism held on Monday. It stressed the importance of the exchange of high-level visits, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in its statement. The two sides would...

Dolpa schools reopen

The schools in the mountainous district reopened after Tripurasundari Municipality, Mudkechula and Jagadulla Rural Municipality gave a nod for the schools to reopen in the local levels. However, Thulibheri Municipality has not given permission to reopen the schools.

Kathmandu Valley records 1,428 new cases of COVID-19 in last 24 hours

According to the MoHP, there are 15,182 active cases of COVID-19 in Kathmandu, 2,259 in Lalitpur and 1,143 in Bhaktapur.

Woman dies of COVID-19 in Butwal  

A woman died of coronavirus infection in Rupandehi today.

One-year jail term, fine slapped on traders for relabeling date-expired food items 

Department of Commerce, Supply and Consumer Protection has slapped one- year imprisonment and fine against those involved in relabeling date-expired food items.    

Seven motorcycle lifters busted in Chitwan

Police have arrested seven racketers involved in lifting motorbikes from different places of the district. A police squad apprehended the racketeers involved in stealing and selling motorbikes acting on the growing number of complaints on motorbike thefts.