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Nepal to resume domestic flights from 1 July

Domestic flights in Nepal will resume operations with just fifty percent occupancy initially from 1 July, the country's Council of Ministers approved the move, reported The Himalayan Times. Nepal had banned domestic flight services on 4 May following the second wave of the Covid-19

Despite pandemic, Nepal keeps economic growth target for next two years unchanged

Nepal has not changed the growth target for the next two years, that it had set in its 15th Five Year Plan announced back in 2019, despite the pandemic shadow

Pregnant women most at risk in Nepal’s landslide-hit areas

Recent floods and subsequent landslide incidents in Nepal’s northern areas have displaced thousands and destroyed many homes

Nepal apex court gives another jolt to PM Oli, scraps appointments of 20 ministers

In what is seen as yet another big jolt to Nepal’s caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, the country’s Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an interim order scrapping the appointments of 20 ministers to the council of ministers

New mutant of Delta variant found in Nepal

Authorities in Nepal have confirmed the prevalence of highly infectious K417N, a sub-lineage of B.1.617.2, known as the Delta variant of the coronavirus, in the country

Nepal eases restrictions, allows private vehicles, bike-sharing services

Nepal has decided to ease travel restrictions in the capital Kathmandu as the number of daily Covid-19 infections receded significantly in the past few weeks

With no Nepali worker going abroad, foreign recruitment agencies seek government assistance

Nepal has over 854 registered foreign employment recruitment agencies which send Nepali workers to other countries for jobs

Nepal government pushes for shift to electric vehicles

Nepal plans to shift from light vehicles, running on petroleum products, to electric ones by 2031 as part of its strategic plan to lower fuel imports and reduce pollution

Nepal to resume more flights to ease travel for migrant workers

Authorities in Nepal have decided to resume flights to six more countries that have significant Nepali migrant workers, including Japan and Malaysia, reported The Himalayan Times

Nepal's farmers, dying of Covid-19, refuse tests because of planting season

Many people are showing symptoms of Covid-19 in Nepal’s Bajhang, a district in its northwestern Sudurpashchim province. However, when health officials visited them in villages, most people refused to get tested

Nepal government defends house dissolution move

Both President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli have submitted their response to the country’s supreme court, defending the move to dissolve the country’s parliament

Nepal will not receive direct vaccines from European Union

In what came as another setback for Nepal’s vaccination program, the European Union (EU) will not donate vaccines directly to countries. Instead it would route them through the WHO’s COVAX, further delaying the supply

Flood, landslides complicates Nepal’s COVID-19 response

Several thousand people were displaced with many crucial roads and bridges blocked by floods and landslides as incessant rains wreaked havoc in Nepal’s northern Bagmati province. The fresh challenges in the form of these natural disasters have completed its COVID-19 response

Daily wagers hit hard in Nepal’s Lumbini

When the cases of the coronavirus were surging in Nepal, authorities had imposed a strict lockdown across the country, forcing many out of work

World Bank to provide $60 million for Nepal’s higher education

The World Bank will provide $60 million to Nepal to improve the quality of Nepal's higher education, scale up online learning, and expand access to academic institutions for underprivileged and vulnerable students