Nepal Supreme Court declines to issue an order reinstating the House of Representatives

The Supreme Court of Nepal has refused to pass an interim order which would have reinstated the House of Representatives (HoR). Instead, it issued a show-cause notice to the incumbent government pertaining to the case...

Nepal Health Minister Affirms COVID-19 Vaccination of Athletes is a Priority

Health Minister Sher Tamang has assured that vaccinating athletes is a priority for the government. The Minister also added that vaccinating others is also a priority. Tamang’s statement comes after a union of sportspeople submitted...

Nepal Supreme Court Directs the Government Not to Halt Online Shopping During Lockdown

The supreme court has passed an order directing the government to allow citizens to continue their online shopping activities. It also urged the government not to refrain the traders from delivering the goods to...

Foreign Direct Investments don’t require prior approval now: Nepal Central Bank

The central bank of the Himalayan country, Nepal Rashtra Bank, has amended the rule about Foreign direct investment (FDI). With the new amendment in place, the new FDIs’ wouldn’t require any prior approval from...

Nepal receives vital medical supplies from Germany

Germany has donated critical medical supplies to Nepal as the latter continues to fight the deadly virus with its limited medical resources. 112 ventilators, 29,000 oximeters and 34,030,000 surgical masks, isolation tents, 400 gumboots,...

Nepal COVID-19 death toll crosses 8k mark as infection cases rise

Nepal has recorded 3,870 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday. This brought the total caseload to 595,364 cases. The national health ministry has confirmed this startling development after conducting 17,676 coronavirus tests in the last 24...

Nepali Prime Minister Initiates a Major Cabinet Reshuffle

Prime Minister of Nepal KP Oli announced a drastic reshuffle of his Cabinet on Friday. This major rejig comes amid political uncertainty. Summarizing the reshuffle: Excepting four ministers, shift all the ministers from their incumbent offices. Absorb...

Nepal President Initiates Amendment of the Health Workers Security Act

President of Nepal, Bidya Devi Bhandari, has issued an ordinance that amends the Security of the Health Workers and Health Organizations Act. The President signed off on the ordinance after the council of ministers...