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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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Nepal records highest single-day COVID-19 cases as 2,020 infections surface on Friday

Over 2000 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported in the last 24 hours with which the country’s COVID-19 tally moved surpassed 60k

Nepal stresses on launching socio-economic revival programmes

Nepal's Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali addressed this morning the Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) held virtually on the margins of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly

To strengthen foreign relations, Nepal must build a system for envoy appointments, experts say

Flushed with a resounding electoral victory, the Nepal Communist Party government made a host of promises on delivering good governance

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