POLITICS
HoR meeting today
HoR meeting today
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The meeting of the House of Representatives is being held on Wednesday.
Dec 22, 2021
POLITICS
NC General Convention: Kandel, KC and Khadka elected in Lumbini Province
NC General Convention: Kandel, KC and Khadka elected in Lumb...
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The election result for the post of Central Member of Nepali Congress (Lumbini Province) has been made public. Devendra Raj Kandel and Chandra Bahadur KC won in the central member category by securing 2,727 and 2,267 votes, respectively.
Dec 22, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
AstraZeneca, Oxford aim to produce Omicron-targeted vaccine
AstraZeneca, Oxford aim to produce Omicron-targeted vaccine
Dec 22: AstraZeneca Plc (AZN.L) said on Tuesday it is working with Oxford University to produce a vaccine for the Omicron coronavirus variant, joining other vaccine-makers who are looking to develop the variant-specific vaccine.
Dec 22, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
Israel set to offer fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to people over 60
Israel set to offer fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to peopl...
JERUSALEM, Dec 22: Israel announced on Tuesday that it will offer a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to people older than 60, amid concern about the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Dec 22, 2021
ECONOMY
Construction of Solu Corridor transmission line to be completed next week
Construction of Solu Corridor transmission line to be comple...
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The construction of the Solu Corridor 132 kV double circuit transmission line that was halted for two years is in the final stage of completion.
Dec 22, 2021
OPINION
Climate Change Effect on Health
Climate Change Effect on Health
Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250 thousand deaths per year from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea, and heat stress.
Dec 22, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepse shoots up to cross 2,400 mark
Nepse shoots up to cross 2,400 mark
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: Stocks moved sharply higher in morning trading before witnessing a small correction. The benchmark traded around 20 points higher for the first half of the session before an afternoon rally pushed the index firmly in positive territory. At the close, Nepse was up 56.73 points at 2...
Dec 21, 2021
ECONOMY
FDI worth Rs 30 billion pledged during mid-July and mid-December
FDI worth Rs 30 billion pledged during mid-July and mid-Dece...
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: Foreign firms pledged to invest Rs 30 billion in Nepal in the first five months of the current fiscal year.
Dec 21, 2021
ECONOMY
NRB tightens noose on import of luxury items amid declining foreign currency reserves
NRB tightens noose on import of luxury items amid declining...
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has asked importers of selected luxury items to maintain cent percent cash margin to open letter of credit (LC) accounts, targeting to tighten the noose on the import of such products.
Dec 21, 2021
POLITICS
Speaker Sapkota accuses CPN-UML of trying to influence court decisions
Speaker Sapkota accuses CPN-UML of trying to influence court...
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Agni Prasad Sapkota has accused the CPN-UML of trying to adversely affect the decision of cases that are pending at the court.
Dec 21, 2021