Nepali football team to leave for Iraq on May 25 for a friendly match

File Photo National football team of Nepal. Photo Courtesy: ANFA

Kathmandu: The Nepali football team is scheduled to leave for Iraq on May 25 for a friendly match against Iraq on May 29. The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has stated that the Nepali team and officials will leave on a special flight of Qatar Airlines on May 25. International flights are currently closed due… Continue reading Nepali football team to leave for Iraq on May 25 for a friendly match

SC directs not to take taxes and fines during prohibitory order

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Kathmandu: The Supreme Court has issued an interim order in the name of the government not to levy taxes and fines during the prohibitory order. The Supreme Court has also issued an interim order in the name of the government to make necessary arrangements so that the details of value added tax and tax can… Continue reading SC directs not to take taxes and fines during prohibitory order

India reports record day of virus deaths as cases level off

File Photo A nurse attends to a patient at a free COVID-19 care center being operated by a Sikh voluntary organization in Ghaziabad, outskirts ofNew Delhi, India, Monday, May 17, 2021. Photo Courtesy: AP

NEW DELHI (AP): India’s total virus cases since the pandemic began swept past 25 million on Tuesday as the country registered more than 260,000 new cases and a record 4,329 fatalities in the past 24 hours. The numbers continue a trend of falling cases after infections dipped below 300,000 for the first time in weeks… Continue reading India reports record day of virus deaths as cases level off

Strike from Gaza kills 2 as Israel topples 6-story building

Israeli Kassadra Bodari, left, and Lilian Feciouru take shelter in Ashdod, Israel during sirens warning of incoming rockets fired from Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Photo Courtesy: AP

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP): A strike launched from Gaza killed two Thai workers in southern Israel on Tuesday, police said, hours after Israeli airstrikes toppled a six-story building in the Palestinian territory that housed bookstores and educational centers. With the war showing no sign of abating, Palestinians across the region went on a general… Continue reading Strike from Gaza kills 2 as Israel topples 6-story building

Govt allocates Rs 170 million to construct oxygen plant in 12 hospitals

Kathmandu: The Ministry of Finance has agreed to set up oxygen plants in 11 hospitals and oxygen pipelines in one hospital in different parts of the country at a cost of around Rs 170 million. The finance ministry has agreed to spend an additional Rs 168 million on the health and population ministry. At the… Continue reading Govt allocates Rs 170 million to construct oxygen plant in 12 hospitals

Tourism entrepreneurs demand to resume intl schedule flight

Kathmandu: Tourists have demanded to resume regular international flights, however in limited numbers, to curb corruption in the name of chartered flights. The government has canceled international scheduled flights to Nepal in course of preventing covid-19 infection. However, on the initiative of the embassies, chartered flights from Nepal have been re-launched to repatriate foreign nationals.… Continue reading Tourism entrepreneurs demand to resume intl schedule flight

Supreme Court orders not to charge those who do not wear masks

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Kathmandu: The Supreme Court has issued an interim order in the name of the government not to fine the citizens who do not wear masks and not to keep them in the holding center. Currently, the police have been levying fines and keeping them in the holding center for walking without wearing a mask. A… Continue reading Supreme Court orders not to charge those who do not wear masks

Further 196 deaths from corona infection, 8,203 infected

Kathmandu: Another 196 people have died of corona infection in the last 24 hours. At the same time, the number of deaths due to corona infection in Nepal has reached 5,411, according to the Ministry of Health and Population. Corona virus infection has been confirmed in 8,203 people across the country in the last 24… Continue reading Further 196 deaths from corona infection, 8,203 infected

NAC brings 975 oxygen cylinders from Beijing

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Kathmandu: Widebody aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has brought additional 975 oxygen cylinders from Beijing, China to Kathmandu today. Along with this, a total of 1,375 cylinders have come to Nepal from China. According to Dimprakash Poudel, general manager of Nepal Airlines Corporation, it was brought to Nepal by three flights. A total of… Continue reading NAC brings 975 oxygen cylinders from Beijing