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Call to protect sanitation workers on COVID-19 frontlines
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 19
As the UN marks World Toilet Day, Amnesty International, WaterAid and the International Dalit Solidarity Network have called on authorities in Nepal,...
Cross-border travel ban extended till Dec 15
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 19
The government has decided to continue the ban on people’s movement across Nepal’s border with India and China till December 15.
According to...
WHO advises against Gilead’s remdesivir for all hospitalised COVID-19 patients
Advice latest setback for drug seen as potential COVID treatment
Remdesivir is one of two medicines approved for treatment of patients
Guideline comes after major WHO-led...
Valley records winter’s lowest temperature
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 19
The mercury continues to dip throughout the country, including in Kathmandu valley.
The minimum temperature in Kathmandu was 5.6 degrees Celsius, the lowest...
Oli takes fight to rival NCP camp
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 19
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is also a co-chairperson of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, has warned the rival faction of...
Local level staffers told to sign commitment letter
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 19
The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration forwarded an anti-graft commitment letter to chief administrative officers of all 753 local levels,...
Government categorises COVID-hit businesses for loan
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 19
The Ministry of Finance has issued Business Continuation Loan Disbursement Guidelines to provide effective loans for the payment of wages of employees...
Manchester City manager Guardiola extends contract to 2023
LONDON: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has signed a new two-year contract that will keep him in charge until the end of the 2022-23...
In Pictures: Fervour of Chhath in Birgunj
KATHMANDU: After the celebration of Dashain and Tihar festivals in Nepal, the Hindu community in the Mithila region and other parts of the country...
Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 56.24 million, death toll at 1,348,720
LONDON: More than 56.24 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,348,720 have died, according to a...