Public vehicles in Nepal will be allowed to carry passengers at full capacity from now onward. The decision to this effect was taken in the Cabinet meeting held yesterday
NCP MPs condemn govt for Dashain allowance
Lawmakers of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) — Bhim Rawal and Janardan Sharma — and Chief Whip of the Nepali Congress in the House of Representatives Bal Krishna Khand have opposed the distribution of Dashain allowance among federal lawmakers
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Karnali row exposes fault lines in ruling Nepal Communist Party
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Kathmandu homes and hotels turn into hospitals
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A 23-year-old man returned to his home in Jayaprithvi Municipality Ward No 3, Bajhang, from Kathmandu on Monday
Oli government under pressure to speak up against China's encroachment in Nepal
The K.P. Sharma Oli government in Nepal is now facing increasing heat and is under pressure from several quarters to speak up against the boundary encroachment by China
Hotels in Annapurna circuit trekking route shut; Tilicho Lake area quiet
Most of the hotels in Annapurna circuit trekking route have lost businesses and have shut operations since no international tourists have visited the region due to coronavirus pandemic
PM Oli continues to hold meetings despite his ministers and close aides testing positive for COVID-19
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Nepal tries to ensure COVID-19 insurance
Since insurance companies in Nepal announced COVID-19 schemes in April, more than 1.4 million applied, but many patients are having payment disputes and few have collected their dues, thus jeopardising the public’s trust in the entire insurance sector
Nepal unlikely to become self-reliant in fish, meat and milk
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to adversely impact Nepal’s aim to become self-reliant in fish, meat and milk
Nepal’s Annapurna Circuit named among top 10 places on the planet to travel
Nepal’s Annapurna Circuit has been named among the top 10 most incredible travel experiences in the world by Lonely Planet
Indian envoy in Nepal goes into self-quarantine after minister tests positive
Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra has gone into self-quarantine after a Nepalese minister who he had recently met has tested positive for the novel coronavirus
Second Nepali cabinet minister tests COVID-19 positive
Girirajmani Pokharel, Nepal's Minister for Education, Science and Technology, has become the country's second cabinet minister to test positive for the novel coronavirus, his personal aide said
Nepal's culture minister tests COVID-19 positive
Yogesh Bhattarai, Nepal's Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, announced that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, becoming the first cabinet minister to contract the disease
Nepali Army to symbolically inaugurate Dashain
Nepali Army is set to organise symbolic inauguration of Nepali’s biggest festival Dashain, on the seventh day called Fulpati, in view of the COVID-19
