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Kathmandu administration calls off odd-even rule for traffic

The Kathmandu District Administration Office has decided to call of the odd-even rule for vehicles plying the city streets

In an about-turn, hours after Constitutional Council meeting is called, it is called off again

A meeting of Nepal's Constitutional Council scheduled for 5 pm  has been called off

Nepal's Ruby Valley offers stunning views of Himalayan ranges

Ruby Valley, one of the less explored trekking destinations in Dhading district, is popular for snow-capped mountains, lakes, beautiful villages, rivers and rivulets

Nepal PM agrees to withdraw controversial ordinance

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has agreed to withdraw the ordinance issued yesterday to amend the Constitutional Council Act in exchange for the withdrawal of a petition prepared by the faction of the party led by Co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal seeking special session of the Parliament

Nepal pushes antigen tests to confirm the spread of virus

Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has decided to conduct 300,000 to 500,000 antigen tests across the country’s major cities to confirm the spread of COVID-19 as the number of new infections continues to decline following the government decision to stop free tests and contact tracing since October 17

Minimum temperature in Valley recorded at 2.8 degrees Celsius

Nepal's Department of Hydrology and Meteorology recorded the minimum temperature of Kathmandu Valley at 2.8 degrees Celsius, as the temperature continues to dip

Nepal president reissues controversial ordinance

Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers, issued the Constitutional Council (Functions, Duties, Powers and Procedures) Act, First Amendment Ordinance, amending the act’s provision to allow the Constitutional Council to conduct its meetings when the majority members of the council are present

Preserving cultural diversity, Vedic knowledge necessary for Nepal: PM Oli

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli stated that it is the duty of the present generation to preserve cultural diversity and wealth of knowledge in Nepal which is the cradle of an ancient Vedic civilisation

The unemployed and small business owners in Nepal turn to ride-sharing apps

Sitting on his parked motorbike beside an upscale restaurant in Lazimpat, Uttam Kumar Rai, his head bowed, stares intermittently at his smartphone’s Pathao app, a ride-sharing app

Ruling NCP will not split at any cost: Home Minister Thapa

Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa, on Monday, said the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) will not split; it will rather grow stronger amid the ongoing intraparty struggle

Nepal to introduce climate-resilient adaptation plans in all local levels

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expressed Nepal’s commitment to submit the enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions by the end of this year and develop an ambitious long-term strategy on climate change to reach the net zero-carbon scenario by 2050

Nepal anti-TB drone project awarded

Drone therapy for tuberculosis diagnosis in Nepal’s remote and hard to reach mountains has won at the 2020 International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) Sustainability Awards and will receive $10,000 in prize money as a start-up category winner

Nepal reopens to tourists coming by air; land borders still closed

Nepal has thrown open the doors to foreign tourists after keeping them out for nine months as the country battled the COVID-19 pandemic

Temporary reprieve for Nepal PM Oli

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who has been facing the heat from the rival faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), got a temporary reprieve today, as the party’s Standing Committee ended this afternoon after passing a condolence message on the death of NCP central member Kaman Singh Lama. Lama succumbed to COVID-19 on Wednesday

Second meeting of Nepal-Canada BCM held virtually

The second meeting of Nepal-Canada Bilateral Consultation Mechanism was held virtually last evening