Flushed with a resounding electoral victory, the Nepal Communist Party government made a host of promises on delivering good governance
Power-surplus Nepal hopes to earn $100 million from electricity exports to India
From Thursday this week, Nepal started selling electricity, around 37 MW to Indian buyers, Nepal Electricity Corporation spokesperson Suresh Bhattarai confirmed to The Kathmandu Post. More bids are invited to sell 200 MW in India’s power exchange market on a long-term basis.
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Nepal open for trekking from 17 October
As a part of its gradual opening up after a six-month COVID-19 lockdown, Nepal’s Cabinet decided to allow domestic flights, intercity buses, hotels and restaurants to reopen from Thursday
Nepalese students afraid of attending schools used as quarantine sites
The government has instructed the authorities concerned to commence the school enrolment process from today, but students in Dang district seem to be reluctant to go to schools that had once turned into quarantine facilities for COVID-19 suspected persons
Nepal PM Oli greets Indian PM Modi on 70th birthday
Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Thursday greeted his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the latter's 70th birthday, saying the two neighbouring countries will continue working "together to further strengthen relations"
Relaxed prohibitory orders extended in Nepal
District administration offices of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur have extended the ongoing ‘relaxed’ prohibitory orders for an indefinite period, beginning tomorrow
Nepal proposes to evaluate 12th graders through virtual examination
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has proposed to assess students of twelfth grade through online examinations, which would cover 40 percent of the total assessment
Nepal’s COVID-19 single-day cases cross 1,500 for the first time, tally moves to 58,327
The Health Ministry has reported 1,539 new cases of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours taking the national tally to 58,327
Bahrain expedition team arrives in Kathmandu, to be first expedition in 2020
An eighteen-member expedition team, including a member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has arrived in Nepal today to climb Mt Lobuche and Mt Manaslu
US Embassy in Nepal launches pre-professional parliamentary support program
In a bid to support youth public policy training in Nepal, United States Ambassador to Nepal, Randy W Berry inaugurated the Pre-Professional Parliamentary Support Program (PPSP) on Tuesday
Over 200 Nepalis rescued and repatriated from Malaysian detention centres
Scores of Nepali migrant workers languishing in various detention centres in Malaysia have been rescued and repatriated amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
Quake felt in various parts of Nepal
A strong tremor was felt in various parts of the country at 5:19 am on Wednesday
Domestic flights from tomorrow in Nepal
The government has decided to allow domestic airlines to operate flights to all destinations across the country from Thursday
Government appoints Khatiwada as special economic advisor to Nepal Prime Minister Oli
Days after Yubaraj Khatiwada resigned as finance and communication minister, the government appointed him as a special economic advisor to the prime minister
Nepal government adamant new curriculum will be introduced in grade 11 this year
Despite private school operators’ reluctance to adopt new sets of curriculum for grades 11 and 12 in the new academic year planned to start after Tihar in November, the government is adamant on implementing them
Nepal records highest single-day tally of 1,459 new COVID-19 cases
With the highest single-day spike of 1,459 COVID-19 cases, the total tally in Nepal rose to over 56,788 on Tuesday
