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.

FNJ convention slated for Feb. 16-17

The 12th Central Committee meeting of the FNJ held in Helambu of Sindhupalchwok district decided to hold the elections in all its three levels - Central, Provincial and Branches election on the same day within one month after the conclusion of the central general convention as per its statute.

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.

China's vaccine cooperation gains momentum worldwide

One million doses of Sinopharm's vaccine arrived in Serbia on Saturday and were welcomed at the Belgrade Airport by President Aleksandar Vucic, who confirmed that he will receive the vaccine himself. Meanwhile, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has approved the Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use amid rising cases of COVID-19 in the country.

One dead, five injured in tractor accident in Dadeldhura

The tractor with registration no Se 1 Ta 3813 was carrying pipes of a drinking water project when it fell off the road and stopped at a gully. All the injured have been undergoing treatment at the Dadeldhura district hospital.

Northern Lapwing spotted for the first time in Deukhuri Valley

According to conservationist Chiranjivi Khanal, Northern Lapwing was spotted for the first time in Deukhuri Valley’s Rapti riverbank.

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.

'I will pay attention to appropriate allocation of budget, increasing expenditure capacity'

Assuming office in Singha Durbar today, Dugad said that he would recommend the Prime Minister for economic prosperity by coordinating and holding discussions with different ministries and organisations.

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.

Road constructed carving rocky Ajingar Veer, locals elated (Photo Feature)

It took two years to carve the rocky steep and construct the 500-meter long road in the riskiest and difficult area of the district. Locals are elated that vehicles are plying across the Ajingir Veer (python steep) which was beyond their imagination.

Provincial Government carrying out activities as per people's expectation: CM Poudel   

Chief Minister of Bagmati province Dormani Poudel has said that Bagmati provincial government has been carrying out activities as per the people's aspirations and expectation.    

KMC starts removing algae from Ranipokhari  

Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has started removing algae from the Ranipokhari in a bid to make it clean and more beautiful.   

Kathmandu-Pokhara night tourist bus service resumes  

Tourist night bus service has resumed from Kathmandu to Pokhara. The Desh Darshan Bus Service Pvt Ltd started this service from Monday with the objective of promoting the domestic tourism as well as helping revive the tourism sector that has been affected by COVID-19.  

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.    

Identity card to farmers soon: Minister Aryal   

Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Padma Kumari Aryal has said farmers would be provided identity card showing their category. The card will help the distribution of agriculture related programmes, she believed.    

Petrol, diesel price up 

Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) increased the price of petroleum products since last night. The NOC informed that the price of petrol, diesel and kerosene was upped by Rs 2 per litre in the existing retail price.    

Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants

President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status, a massive reversal from the Trump administration’s harsh immigration policies.

Time card to tippers to minimize accidents   

The Lubmini Traffic Police has introduced time card to tippers in a bid to minimize road accidents. The time card is effective from Dovan of Palpa to Butwal, and from Butwal to Bhairahawa.         

Schools in Humla to reopen from Jan 28   

Simkot Rural Municipality of Humla district has decided to resume schools from January 18. The schools were closed for long time due to Covid-19 menace.