Minister Khand enquires CDOs about disaster preparedness

Kathmandu, Jan 29Minister for Home Affairs Bal Krishna Khand on Saturday enquired Chief District Officers (CDOs) of 20 districts to take stock of preparedness on part of the concerned authorities to protect vulnerable people...

Living martyr from Rautahat battling for life

RAUTAHAT, JANUARY 28Seriously injured from bullet shots fired by police during the agitation launched in protest of the attempts of shifting service centres from Rautahat district headquarters Gaur to different places of the district...

All sides' engagement a must to cope with disaster: Khand

NepalBy Rastriya Samachar SamitiPublished: 09:22 am Jan 29, 2022All sides' engagement a must to cope with disaster: Khand KATHMANDU, JANUARY 28Home Minister Balkrishna Khand has said all stakeholders should work actively to cope with disaster.He...

Climate change lowers productivity of home-based workers, warns a study

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 28Climate change has decreased the productivity of home-based workers, the sub-contracted or piece-rate workers, shows a recent study.The finding of the study 'Impact of Climate Change on Urban Homebased Workers' was shared...

Bajura Hospital brings into operation its own hearse, ambulance

BAJURA, JANUARY 28Bajura Hospital has brought into operation its own ambulance and hearse. According to the hospital Chief Prakashraj Joshi, the hospital had long been planning to operate such vehicles of its own."Actually, we...

End odd-even rule for public vehicles: CCMC

NepalBy Himalayan News ServicePublished: 08:47 am Jan 29, 2022File - Representative image of heavy traffic in Kathmandu. Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT/File KATHMANDU, JANUARY 28The COVID-19 Crisis Management and Coordination Centre has recommended that the government should...

NC forms 37-member executive committee

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 28The Nepali Congress today formed a 37-member central executive committee to take crucial decisions when the party cannot hold central working committee meeting.A virtual meeting of the central working committee held this...

Nepal records 6827 fresh COVID-19 cases, 10 fatalities on Friday

NepalBy THT OnlinePublished: 04:10 pm Jan 28, 2022Ministry of Health and Population. KATHMANDU, JANUARY 26The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal climbed to 89,941 on Friday as 4,807 people tested positive for the infection in...