India says ready to soon start voluntary COVID-19 vaccination

NEW DELHI: India’s government said on Friday it could soon start voluntary inoculation against the COVID-19 disease as it considers emergency use authorization for three vaccine candidates including those from AstraZeneca and Pfizer. Indian company...

Farmers’ cooperatives express solidarity with sugarcane farmers

BARA, DECEMBER 18 Small Farmers Agriculture Cooperatives Association Limited, Bara, has expressed its solidarity with sugarcane farmers’ agitation in the district headquarters Kalaiya. Small Farmers Agriculture Cooperatives Association Limited, Bara stages protest rally to expressed its...

COVID-19 resurfaces in Manang district

MANANG, DECEMBER 18 A COVID-19 case has resurfaced in Manang district as a man is confirmed to have contracted the infection. Of the 282 suspected people who underwent PCR tests, 10 tested positive for the...

Missing five-year-old boy’s body found

RAJBIRAJ, DECEMBER 18 The body of a five-year-old boy, who had gone missing yesterday, was found in Sakarpura of Tilathi Koiladi Rural Municipality-3, Saptari, this morning. The body was found covered with haystack, mango leaves and...

Govt to deduct grants allocated to 35 local levels

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 18 The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has written to the Budget and Programme Division at the Ministry of Finance to deduct the grant amount allocated to 35 local levels under...

People’s Choice Award nominees announced

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 18 The 13th South Asian Games four gold medal winning swimmer Gaurika Singh and double gold medallist karateka Monday Kaji Shrestha were among the five nominees in the People’s Choice category of the...

PAC indicts Omni Group for irregularities

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 18 The Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament today concluded that Omni Group was involved in irregularities while procuring medical equipment and supplies. This image shows the homepage of Omni Group Nepal. Image: omnigroup.com.np The...

Quarantine, isolation period for COVID patients reduced

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 18 The Ministry of Health and Population has reduced the quarantine and isolation period for COVID patients. Earlier, the infected persons were required to stay in quarantine or isolation for 14 days. Now they...