POLITICS, Latest Updates
Efforts underway to bring COVID-19 vaccine in Nepal: Minister Poudel
Efforts underway to bring COVID-19 vaccine in Nepal: Ministe...
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel has said the government's efforts were underway to bring the vaccine against COVID-19 as soon as possible.
Dec 12, 2020
SOCIETY, Infographic, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal reports 899 new cases; below 1,000 cases a day in a month
Nepal reports 899 new cases; below 1,000 cases a day in a mo...
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: Nepal confirmed 899 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday taking the total national tally to 247,593.
Dec 12, 2020
ECONOMY
Farmers dissatisfied as govt sets floor price of sugarcane at Rs 544.33 per quintal
Farmers dissatisfied as govt sets floor price of sugarcane a...
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: The government has fixed the minimum support price of sugarcane at Rs 544.33 per quintal for the harvest of this season. The government’s new price however has failed to please sugarcane producing farmers, according to whom the new rate cannot cover the escalating cost of product...
Dec 12, 2020
POLITICS
NC President Deuba not to attend Constitutional Council meeting scheduled for Sunday
NC President Deuba not to attend Constitutional Council meet...
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: The president of the main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), Sher Bahadur Deuba has decided not to attend the Constitutional Council (CC) meeting scheduled for Sunday.
Dec 12, 2020
NEPAL, ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Two-day weekly holiday recommended. Experts say it’ll benefit only employees at the expens...
Two-day weekly holiday recommended. Experts say it’ll benefi...
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: A committee formed by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has recommended to the government to implement a two-day weekly holiday for employees.
Dec 12, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
WEATHER ALERT: Light rain, snowfall predicted
WEATHER ALERT: Light rain, snowfall predicted
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: Partial to generally cloudy weather throughout the country has been predicted along with chances of light rainfall and snowfall at some places.
Dec 12, 2020
WORLD
India's Modi says government committed to farmers' welfare
India's Modi says government committed to farmers' welfare
NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured farmers on Saturday that reforms in the agrarian sector were aimed at helping them as thousands of farmers continued protests against three new laws to overhaul procurement and sale of produce.
Dec 12, 2020
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Cinema halls have already incurred a loss of billions of rupees. Govt still reluctant to a...
Cinema halls have already incurred a loss of billions of rup...
Theater operators say it will take years to recover losses incurred in pandemic as this sector remains closed for nine months
Dec 12, 2020
POLITICS
NC leader Sitaula catches COVID-19
NC leader Sitaula catches COVID-19
KATHMANDU, Dec 12: Nepali Congress(NC) leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula has tested positive for the COVID-19.
Dec 12, 2020
SOCIETY, WORLD
U.S. FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
U.S. FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency us...
LONDON, Dec 12: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it authorized the use of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, with the first inoculations expected within days, marking a turning point in the United States where the pandemic has killed more than 295,000 people.
Dec 12, 2020