As many as 1,016 new cases of the coronavirus infection have been reported on Tuesday, taking the nationwide COVID-19 count to 28,257
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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Kathmandu has highest number of coronavirus cases in Nepal
The Nepal Health Ministry on Monday confirmed that 168 cases of coronavirus infection have been reported in the three districts of Kathmandu valley
Nepal PM Oli plans cabinet reshuffle as part of larger deal with Dahal
After weeks of wrangling, ruling Nepal Communist Party chairs KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal appear to have reached a tactical understanding, and to manage the ongoing conflict a cabinet reshuffle is on the cards as part of a “package deal”
Nepal COVID-19 toll reaches 102
Nepal has registered a total of 102 deaths from the novel coronavirus so far, according to the Ministry of Health and Population
Stakeholders slam Nepal government for not resuming regular flights
Stakeholders have criticised the Nepalese government for neither resuming regular flights nor continuing chartered flights
Oli, Modi hold telephonic conversation
Four months after their last telephonic conversation, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation on Saturday
44 feared dead in Sindhupalchowk landslide in Nepal
Forty-four people are feared dead after a landslide swept away 37 houses in Lidi in Jugal Rural Municipality, Sindhupalchowk, this morning
Himalaya Airlines unveils fifth-phase repatriation flights details
The Himalaya Airlines, an aviation company authorised by the Government of Nepal to bring back home Nepalis stranded in different countries due to COVID-19 pandemic, has shared the details of the flights it has planned to operate from August 16 to 30 in the fifth phase of repatriation
Nepal Supreme Court cuts down workload amidst COVID pandemic
The Supreme Court of Nepal has decided to close its non-urgent court proceedings till August 31 due to spike in coronavirus cases
Nepal's ruling party forms six-member task force for dispute resolution
The ruling Nepal Communist Party has decided to form a six-member task force “to resolve” disputes in the party
Rescuers retrieve five bodies from Sindhupalchok landslide site, 38 still missing
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of five people, who were missing in a landslide at Jugal Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchok district on Friday morning
Dozens feared buried as early morning landslide sweeps 13 houses in Sindhupalchok
An early morning landslide in Sindhupalchok district has swept at least 13 houses in Lidi of Jugal Rural Municipality-2
MCC aid flow has stopped as government is still on the fence regarding the programme’s House ratification
Nepal received only five percent of the fund pledged by the United States under its Millennium Challenge Corporation Nepal Compact last fiscal year, as Parliament could not ratify the programme amid opposition from some sections within the ruling Nepal Communist Party
Oli, Dahal meet in Baluwatar after over a week-long hiatus
Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) co-chairs Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held talks today after over a week-long hiatus at the former’s official residence in Baluwatar
No entry into or exit from Kathmandu valley until further notice
The District Administration Office of Kathmandu has decided to completely restrict entry into and exit from the Kathmandu valley until the issuance of another notice
