While the ordinance has paved the way for importing vaccines for trial, the govt must ensure that they are affordable With the issuance of an ordinance by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday to make...

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, directing them to put their signature on it and send...

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 the party led by Co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal that he...

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 temperature so far this winter. Yesterday, the lowest temperature in the...

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 trial shows it had little or no effect on mortality,...

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 a press release issued by the Department of Immigration, the...

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, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan to take immediate action to protect...

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 of domestic small and medium enterprises and tourism businesses affected...