Oli asks cadres to form party committees

Chairperson of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed cadres to immediately reconstitute all party committees at the district and people’s organisation levels. Stating that the parliament wouldn’t be reinstated at any cost, PM Oli urged the party leaders and workers not to harbour suspicion about the prospect of elections. PM Oli made such remarks while addressing a gathering of leading party workers from NCP Nuwakot in the capital on Tuesday.

Hearing on House dissolution : Pleading centres on Article 76

Hearing on the writ petition filed against House of Representatives (HoR) dissolution continued for third day on Tuesday in the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court. It centered on actual subject matter today. Hearing will continue on Wednesday too. Senior advocate Chandrakanta Gyawali will start the pleading in the bench tomorrow.

Nepal soon to receive COVID-19 vaccines from India

Nepal will soon be receiving COVID-19 vaccines, produced by Bharat Biotech, from the Indian Government as an aid. “The detail of vaccine that is to be provided to Nepal by the government of India is going to be revealed within a few days. After that, the vaccines of the first phase will be sent to Nepal,” informed Nilamber Acharya, ambassador of Nepal to India.

COVID-19 recovery rate reaches 97.9 %

Nepal’s COVID-19 recovery tally rose to 262,259 on Tuesday with 441 patients recovering from the virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) confirmed 348 new infections and four new COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours. The national recovery rate now stands at 97.9 per cent, according to MoHP. With today’s new cases, the national COVID-19 caseload has reached 267,992, according to the latest MoHP tally.

Ignore oral health at your own peril, dentists say

For Samir, a 25-year-old from Koteshwor, in Kathmandu, the sudden and excruciating pain in one of his upper teeth while having meal, two years ago, was unprecedented. Upon checking, a cavity was found there, and it came into being following the toothache. He visited to dental clinic the next day.

4,400 houses constructed under People’s Housing Scheme in Siraha, Saptari

According to Krishna Dev Jha, Acting Chief of the Urban Development and Building Office, Rajbiraj, 2,291 houses have been constructed in Saptari and 2,300 houses in Siraha this year, and 2,176 houses in Siraha this year.

NCP Chair Oli directs party committees be reconstituted, pronto

Addressing a gathering of leading party workers from NCP Nuwakot and who are available in Kathmandu, today, he urged the party leaders and workers to go to the people's doorstep and become active as the date for fresh election has already been announced with the dissolution of the House of Representatives.

Agitation against HoR dissolution for spoiling conspiracy to reinstate monarchy: Chairman Prachanda

The former Prime Minister argued that the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) as done by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was similar to dissolving the constitution.

348 new COVID-19 cases, 441 recoveries in 24 hours

"In 4,956 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, 348 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2," informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its daily update.

Entrepreneurs request ministry for on-arrival visa to foreigners   

The entrepreneurs have requested the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation to facilitate the arrangement of on-arrival visa to the foreigners entering Nepal via land and air routes. Even the government officials in the tourism sectors are for this bid.    

Election imperative to ensure peace, stability: President

President Bidya Devi Bhandari said that it was imperative to hold the election on the announced date to obtain a fresh mandate from public in order to ensure peace and stability and promote development in the nation. Receiving the annual report for the year 2076/77 presented by the Election Commission as per Article 294 of the Constitution on Monday, President Bhandari said, "The preparations being made by the EC for the upcoming mid-term election are positive. I believe that the commission will...

Vaccine supply likely to be a hard nut to crack for government

At a time when the entire world is racing for immunisation against COVID-19 with high hopes pinned on the news of invention and development of new vaccines, the government is preparing seriously and looking forward to timely import and availability of the COVID vaccines to its citizens. On Friday, January 15, the Department of Drug Administration (DDA) under the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) granted emergency use approval to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and...

PM did not face obstruction in HoR, Hearing to continue Tuesday

Also pleading on behalf of the petitioners, advocate Saroj Krishna Ghimire said the Constitution does not give the Prime Minister the authority to dissolve the HoR. The decision to dissolve the house cannot take place with the lone decision of the leader of the ruling party's parliamentary party.

ECN presents its annual report to President

Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya presented the report amid a function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Sheetal Niwas. The occasion was attended by also election commissioners Narendra Dahal and Ishwori Prasad Paudyal and the ECN Secretary Dev Kumari Guragain.

322 new cases of COVID-19, 374 recoveries in 24 hours

With 322 new cases of the novel coronavirus confirmed on Monday, the national COVID-19 tally has reached 267,644.

Three cases of new variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Nepal

Issuing a press statement on Monday, Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population informed that in the test done at Hong Kong-based laboratory, the new mutant of SARS-CoV-2 was detected in three people.

Politics needs leadership of women: PM

Chairman of the Nepal Communist Party and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that to think that ‘setting’ has been made in each and every work of the government is a betrayal to the party’s unity and nation. Addressing the central committee meeting of All-Nepal Women’s Association on Sunday, Prime Minister Oli said, “Subsequent attacks have been made from the streets against our respected nation which stands as a symbol of federal democratic republic system. This is an attack on the...

Madan Bhandari Highway: A road to prosperous life along Chure

Moving along the Chure hills above the plains and through inner Terai, construction of the Madan Bhandari Highway, which connects the eastern to the western part of the country, is gathering momentum. A majority of sections under the route have already been blacktopped, with Detailed Project Reports (DPR) being prepared for the remaining sections. The highway will open many new roads while connecting existing ones with other major strategic routes along the way. The Madan Bhandari Highway will extend...

Forest management disrupts habitat of rare birds

Habitat of rare Rajlahanche found in Ghodaghodi wetland area in Kailali district has been disturbed. The habitat of the Rajlahanche (Great slaty woodpecker) was disturbed with the implementation of the scientific forest management programme in two community forests of the area. Lathahuwa Community Forest and Sitakunda Community Forest in the Chure region are home to some of the world’s rarest birds. DR Chaudhary, chairperson of the Bird Conservation Network in Kailali, said that the habitat...

266 new COVID-19 cases, 400 recoveries in 24 hours

In 3,508 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, 266 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2.