All local governments inside Kathmandu valley have jointly decided to shut their offices until August 31, in a bid to curb the rapid spread of coronavirus inside the valley
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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PM Oli to focus on government, former PM Dahal on party affairs, states NCP task force
Co-chairpersons of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) — Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal — today accepted the 18-page report submitted by the six-member task force led by party General Secretary Bishnu Prasad Paudel
Nepal Airlines has assets worth Rs 54.17 billion, debt Rs 45 billion
The recently conducted due diligence audit (DDA) of the national flag carrier has revealed that Nepal Airlines Corporation has total assets worth Rs 54.17 billion, while it still has debt of Rs 45.94 billion
Breaking the glass ceiling in Nepal, one STEM class at a time
In 2009, when Binita Shrestha started her physics and computer science classes in high school, she was surprised to find herself to be the only girl in her class. But she didn’t make much of the situation and did not think that not having a female friend in the classroom would affect her much
Nepal's health workers say they reuse disposable masks as hospitals don’t provide enough
Dipendra Pandey, a doctor at the National Trauma Center in Kathmandu, has been using the same disposable mask for over a week
Nepal’s COVID-19 toll reaches 164 with seven more deaths; 855 new infections take tally to 33,533
Nepal reported seven more COVID-19-related deaths on Monday, taking the toll to 164. Meanwhile, 855 new cases, of them 199 in Kathmandu district alone, were reported in the past 24 hours, taking the national tally to 33,533
150 doctors resign en masse in Birgunj
As many as 150 medical officers working at various hospitals in Birgunj resigned en masse on Monday after the concerned authorities failed to address their 5-point demand at the end of a seven-day ultimatum
All local governments inside Kashmir valley to remain shut until August 31
All local governments inside Kathmandu valley have jointly decided to shut their offices until August 31, in a bid to curb the rapid spread of coronavirus inside the valley
Nepal’s COVID-19 count crosses 32,000-mark with 743 new cases
Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has confirmed 743 new cases of coronavirus infection on Monday, taking the nationwide COVID-19 count to 32,678
Nepal government looks for more loans as debt balloons
Nepal's Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada spoke at length about his conversation with Hartwig Schafer, World Bank’s vice-president for the South Asia Region
Nepal's Health Ministry sets new COVID-19 rules for hospitals
Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population wrote a letter to all Kathmandu valley hospitals to admit only those COVID-19 patients who have been referred by the ministry
How government defied science and disregarded experts as COVID-19 spread in Nepal
On June 18, when Nepal’s number of COVID-19 cases soared to 7,848 and the death toll reached 22, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was downplaying the threat of the coronavirus and peddling dubious cures that have no medical standing
Despite call for changes in Nepali Congress, old guard clings on to power
With the old guard in the Nepali Congress refusing to let go of its position and the youth ranks not strong enough to challenge them, the grand old party of Nepali politics still seems to be finding its feet to make itself relevant again
Nepal needs a clear foreign policy, experts say
Weeks before KP Sharma Oli took office as Nepal's prime minister, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 1, 2018 sent Sushma Swaraj, the then minister for external affairs, to Kathmandu
Repatriation flight to resume from September 1
Nepal's Council of Ministers has decided to allow the operation of repatriation flights, but with safety conditions
