Kathmandu: The study committee has recommended the government to grant public leave two-day a week. The committee was formed by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) to study the issue of providing two-day leave. The committee has recommended the government to grant public holidays for two days a week to encourage the… Continue reading Study Committee’s recommendation to give two-day leave a week
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Pakistan praises Nepal’s initiative to hold SAARC summit
Kathmandu: Pakistan has welcomed Nepal’s initiative to convene the stalled South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit as soon as possible. This was stated by Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Sohail Mohammad during a meeting with Nepal’s Ambassador to Pakistan Tapas Adhikari. “The Foreign Secretary commends the role played by SAARC as the chair country in… Continue reading Pakistan praises Nepal’s initiative to hold SAARC summit
KIMFF begins; watch free movies at home
Kathmandu: The 18th edition of Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) has started. All the films of the festival, which started on Thursday, can be watched free from home. Films screened at the festival will be available on KIMFF’s website. According to KIMFF, the film will be screened at the festival for five days and… Continue reading KIMFF begins; watch free movies at home
US virus deaths hit record levels with the holidays ahead
(AP): Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening peak reached last April, and cases per day have eclipsed 200,000 on average for the first time on record, with the crisis all but certain to get worse because of the fallout from Thanksgiving, Christmas… Continue reading US virus deaths hit record levels with the holidays ahead
President-elect? GOP may wait for January to say Biden won
WASHINGTON (AP): Americans waiting for Republicans in Congress to acknowledge Joe Biden as the president-elect may have to keep waiting until January as GOP leaders stick with President Donald Trump’s litany of legal challenges and unproven claims of fraud. Tuesday’s deadline for states to certify their elections — once viewed as a pivot point for… Continue reading President-elect? GOP may wait for January to say Biden won
Cabinet approves to purchase fertilizer directly from Bangladesh through G2G
Kathmandu: The cabinet meeting has decided to give approval to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development to purchase 50,000 metric tonnes of urea fertilizer from Bangladesh through government to government process. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, it will be easier to purchase 50,000 metric tonnes of urea fertilizer through G2G… Continue reading Cabinet approves to purchase fertilizer directly from Bangladesh through G2G
Government decides to borrow Rs 14.15 billion from World Bank and ADB
Kathmandu: Nepal Government has decided to take concessional loan of around Rs 14 billion from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. According to government spokesperson and Information and Communication Technology Minister Parbat Gurung, the cabinet meeting on November 28 decided to take a concessional loan of $40 million from the Asian Development Bank for… Continue reading Government decides to borrow Rs 14.15 billion from World Bank and ADB
Nepal waiting for India’s permission to fly to Delhi
Kathmandu: In line with the air bubble concept proposed by India, the government has decided to operate one flight daily from both India and Nepal. Despite the decision of the Government of Nepal on November 25, the flight has not started yet. Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has been assigned to fly to India from Nepal.… Continue reading Nepal waiting for India’s permission to fly to Delhi
Swiss nightclub, shuttered by COVID-19, reborn as blood donation centre
LAUSANNE (Reuters): A Swiss nightclub shuttered by COVID-19 restrictions has been converted into a temporary blood donation centre, bringing new life to an empty multi-floor warehouse that previously heaved with revellers. Chandeliers that used to illumine the dance floor for thousands of party-goers at the MAD nightclub in the student town of Lausanne now light… Continue reading Swiss nightclub, shuttered by COVID-19, reborn as blood donation centre
Study calls for streamlining of global data protection rules
LONDON (Reuters): Personal data can be properly protected without forcing banks to build storage servers in every country they serve, which bumps up costs for customers and dents growth, a financial think tank said in a study on Tuesday. The London-based International Regulatory Strategy Group (IRSG) said data can be sufficiently protected without “localisation” –… Continue reading Study calls for streamlining of global data protection rules