1,529 private houses reconstructed in Baglung; reconstruction progress nears 66 percent

GALKOT: As many as 1,529 private houses have been reconstructed in Baglung district in nearly five years since the ‘Gorkha’ earthquake occurred. Out of 2,242 devastated houses in the district due to 2015 earthquake, 1,529...

Students padlock exam controller’s office in Kailali

DHANGADI, DECEMBER 9 Students from Durga Laxmi Multiple Campus padlocked the Regional Office of Controller of Examinations in Attariya, Kailali, for an indefinite period today. Fourth semester students padlocked the exam controller’s office to protest its...

Province 1 government to safely manage hospital waste

MORANG: The Province 1 government is set to safely manage the waste generated from the hospitals. Social Development Minister Jeevan Ghimire shared that the task for the safe management of waste coming out of 14...

SpaceX launches Starship on highest test flight, crash-lands

CAPE CANAVERAL: SpaceX launched its shiny, bullet-shaped, straight-out-of-science fiction Starship several miles into the air from a remote corner of Texas on Wednesday, but the 6 1/2-minute test flight ended in an explosive fireball...

Journalists, stakeholders want government to scrap Public Service Broadcasting Bill

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 9 The Federation of Nepali Journalists and other stakeholders have demanded that the Public Service Broadcasting Bill registered in the National Assembly be scrapped. Speaking at an interaction organised by the umbrella organisation of...

District post office to provide press pass

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 9 The press accreditation pass borne by media workers now can be received and renewed from the district post office. The right to confer and renew Press Identity Card to mediapersons was devolved to...

UN chief warns `vaccine nationalism’ is moving at full speed

UNITED NATIONS: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that “vaccine nationalism” is moving “at full speed,” leaving poor people around the globe watching preparations for inoculations against the coronavirus in some rich nations and wondering...

Government issues ‘Joint Investment Procedure 2020’

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 9 The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued Joint Investment Procedure 2020. MoF Spokesperson Rameshwor Dangal stated that the procedure has been issued for the effective implementation of physical and economic sector infrastructure projects...