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KATHMANDU: Nepal and Oman have signed an agreement on visa exemption for both Nepali and Omani diplomatic and government passport holders while visiting each other’s nation.Ambassador of Nepal to Oman, Sarmila Parajuli Dhakal, and the Secretary, Administration and Financial, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate, Mohamed bin Nasser bin Mohamed Al Wahaibi, signed the… Continue reading Nepal and Oman sign agreement on mutual visa exemption

West Coast (Yahoo News): With only two weeks left until Election Day, Joe Biden’s lead over President Trump has widened to 11 percentage points — Biden’s biggest margin among likely voters in any Yahoo News/YouGov poll to date.The survey, which was conducted from October 16 to 18, shows that a majority of likely voters (51… Continue reading The tide turns against Trump as Biden surges to his largest-ever lead among likely voters

Kathmandu: Nepal government has set a criteria for the free treatment of covid-19 infection. The Ministry of Health and Population has categorized those infected with free treatment into seven lists. According to the list made public by the Health Emergency Operations Center under the Ministry, the first priority is to provide free treatment is to… Continue reading Govt set a criteria for free corona treatment

Kathmandu: Around 20,000 Nepalese have returned home ahead of Dashain festival. Just 15 days ago, the number of Nepalese returning home from abroad after the lockdown was only 94,000. As of Sunday, the number had reached 114,018, who have returned from major labor destinations. It is estimated that the number of Nepalese returning home will… Continue reading 20,000 Nepalese returned home ahead of festivals

Irving Everest Centennial Lions Club(IECLC) conducted it’s first physical meeting on Sunday, Oct 18, 2020, with a purpose of exchanging greetings on the occassion of Nepalese big festival Dashain and Tihar 2020.The program was initiated with the Lions Club formal procedure “Call to Order” by IECLC President Saroj Sigdel. This was a first physical meeting… Continue reading Irving Everest Centennial Lions Club organises festival greeting exchange programme

Kathmandu: The cabinet meeting held on Monday has decided to deposite Dashain allowance of the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and other ministers on the Corona Prevention, Control and Treatment Fund. Speaking during a press meet today, Spokesperson for the government, Communication and Information Technology Minister Parbat Gurung stated that festive allowance of all ministers… Continue reading Dashain allowance of PM and other ministers to be deposited in the Corona Fund

Kathmandu: Even though the government has allowed foreigners to visit Nepal, several restrictions for them are still. Starting from October 17, the government has opened trekking and mountaineering sectors for tourists. However, they still cannot visit Nepal freely. Tourist villages including Ghandruk, a major destination in the Annapurna region, have decided not to open hotels… Continue reading More restrictions to visit Nepal

Kathmandu: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and the national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has signed an agreement today to cooperate in various aspects of Nepal’s tourism promotion. The agreement ensures cooperation of NTB and NAC in various areas such as joint promotional projects, introductory visits, branding, international level tourism-related programs to be organized in… Continue reading NTB signs agreement with NAC for tourism promotion

Kathmandu: Air Arabia has started regular direct flights from Abu Dhabi, UAE to Kathmandu from Saturday.The first landing towards Abu Dhabi-Kathmandu was inaugurated with a water cannon salute. The company, which currently has four flights per week, plans to operate seven flights a week very soon. Currently, Air Arabia operates seven flights a week on… Continue reading Air Arabia begins Abu Dhabi-Kathmandu flight

Kathmandu: Etihad, the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has suspended flights to Nepal due to a lack of passengers owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), Etihad airways has informed CAAN that they are not able to operate flights regularly in sort of passengers. Thus, the… Continue reading Etihad Airways suspends flight to Nepal