KATHMANDU: The Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) has predicted snowfall and rain from coming Thursday. According to a weather bulletin issued by the Division this morning, winter rain and snowfall will occur in most of the places of the country. The westerly wind is gradually approaching Nepal from the far-western side which will cause rain for…
MANANG: The jungle in Naso rural municipality of the district continues to rage in forest fire since the past two days. However, efforts to douse it have not been successful. “We have used all resources available in the district but to no avail,” said ward no.8 chairperson Hupajung Gurung. The fire is now poised to…
Experts from the World Health Organization met Chinese officials Friday ahead of their first site visits in Wuhan for a coronavirus origins probe which will take in a food market presumed to be “ground zero” of the pandemic. The fieldwork was set to begin in earnest in the afternoon, after being hobbled by delays and…
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KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said the programs organized in honor of the martyrs have played a significant role to make aware the new generation on the sacrifices made by the martyrs. President Bhandari said it while giving a message of best wishes on the occasion of the Martyrs’ Day today. She reminded that…
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KATHMANDU: Covishield, the vaccine against COVID-19, would be administered from 17 vaccination centers in Kathmandu Valley. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is scheduled to inaugurate the vaccination amidst a virtual program at 10 am on Wednesday. Seventeen hospitals in the Valley have been designated as the vaccination centers, Dr. Jhalak Sharma Gautam, Director of the…
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KATHMANDU: An increasing number of users are found attracted towards the ‘Nagarik App’. The app was launched by the government on January 15 around the slogan ‘Support of Communication and Information Technology, Government Services in the Hands (of Citizens).’ Three hundred eleven thousand one hundred and fifty-three users have downloaded the app as of Wednesday,…
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Kathmandu: The Government of South Korea is to administer anti-coronavirus vaccination to all domestic and foreign nationals residing in its country free of cost. At a press conference held on Monday, Chief of South Korea’s Department of Disease Control and Prevention Jeong Eun-kyeong informed that all domestic and foreign nationals residing in South Korea would…
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KATHMANDU: The country recorded a total of 348 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the coronavirus tally reached 2,67,992 in the country as of Tuesday afternoon. Likewise, the Ministry shared that now the country has 3,764 reported active cases of the virus. In…
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KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that a fresh mandate is essential for peace, stability, and development. Receiving the annual report of the Election Commission, President Bhandari also said that the elections should be held on time. “President Bhandari said that a fresh mandate is essential for peace, stability, and development, it is imperative…
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Kathmandu: The Election Commission, Nepal (ECN) today submitted its annual report for the fiscal year, 2019/20 to President Bidya Devi Bhandari. 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…
