Friends and Satdobato drew in the opening game Kathmandu: Martyrs’ Memorial A Division League has started from today. On the opening game Satdobato Youth Club, a newcomer of A division, has drawn with Friends Club. In the inaugural match, Satdobato and Friends played a goalless draw and shared the points. Both added 1-1 points. About… Continue reading A division league begins
UK govt proposes to take 10,000 Nepali nurses for employment
Kathmandu: The UK Government has expressed its desire to employ skilled staff nurses from Nepal. Discussions have been initiated with the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security regarding the transfer of around 10,000 nurses to the UK for employment. According to the ministry, coordination is underway as the UK only wants to bring in… Continue reading UK govt proposes to take 10,000 Nepali nurses for employment
US Assistant Secretary of State urges Prachanda to take quick decision on MCC
Kathmandu: Chairman of the CPN-Maoist Center and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and visiting US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu have held a courtesy meeting. During a meeting at Singha Durbar on Friday, US Assistant Secretary of State Lu urged President Prachanda to reach an early decision on the US Grants Agreement… Continue reading US Assistant Secretary of State urges Prachanda to take quick decision on MCC
CAAN publishes international flight schedule for winter
Kathmandu: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has made public the winter flight schedule for the airlines. According to the public schedule, 18 airlines, including two from Nepal, have been allowed to connect Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, to various foreign destinations. As per the approval schedule, Qatar Airways, Himalayan Airlines and Nepal Airlines… Continue reading CAAN publishes international flight schedule for winter
Kathmandu-Bangkok flight all set to resume
Kathmandu: The Kathmandu-Bangkok flight, which was closed due to the covid-19 epidemic, will be resumed. The issue was discussed during a meeting between Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Prem Bahadur Ale and Thai Ambassador to Nepal Bhosita Bhorasaf at the ministry on Thursday. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, Nepal Airlines Corporation… Continue reading Kathmandu-Bangkok flight all set to resume
National Assembly elections scheduled for January 26
Kathmandu: Election of the National Assembly is scheduled to be held on January 26. A cabinet meeting on Thursday set the date for the election, a minister said. The term of 20 members of the National Assembly is coming to an end on March 4. One of them will be nominated by the President and… Continue reading National Assembly elections scheduled for January 26
Delhi smog: Schools and colleges shut as pollution worsens
(BBC): Authorities in the Indian capital, Delhi, have shut all schools and colleges indefinitely amid the worsening levels of air pollution. Construction work has also been banned until 21 November but an exception has been made for transport and defence-related projects. Only five of the 11 coal-based power plants in the city have been allowed… Continue reading Delhi smog: Schools and colleges shut as pollution worsens
US offering investment to boost COVID-19 vaccine capacity
WASHINGTON (AP): The Biden administration is making billions of dollars available to drugmakers to scale up domestic production of COVID-19 vaccines in the hopes of building capacity to produce an additional 1 billion shots per year to share with the world. Under the new initiative, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research… Continue reading US offering investment to boost COVID-19 vaccine capacity
E-passport distribution begins
First e-passport to culture expert Satya Mohan Joshi Kathmandu: The government has issued the first e-passport (electronic passport) to Satya Mohan Joshi. Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Narayan Khadka handed over the e-passport to Shatabdipurush Joshi at a function organized at the Passport Department in Tripureshwor on Wednesday. Dornath Aryal, director-general of the passport department,… Continue reading E-passport distribution begins
Pashupati area reopens for tourists
Kathmandu (Rashtriya Samachar Samiti): Tourist ticket counters in the Pashupati area, which have been closed for a year and a half due to the Corona epidemic, have reopened. The Pashupati Area Development Fund has stated that the counter, which had been closed since April last year due to outbreak of corona epidemic in Nepal, has… Continue reading Pashupati area reopens for tourists