Simikot (RSS): Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has resumed flight operations from and to Humla from Monday.The government-owned airline company, NAC, which has been operating regular flights to Jumla and Rukum in Karnali, has started flying to Humla from today after almost a year. Humla station in-charge Bal Bahadur Sunar informed that the flight from Nepalgunj… Continue reading NAC resumes flights to Humla
Flights between Nepal, India to resume from next week under ‘air bubble’ concept, say officials
Kathmandu (ANI): Stalled for nearly nine months, flights between Kathmandu and New Delhi are set to resume from next week under the “air bubble” concept, government officials confirmed. Flight connection between Nepal and India’s capital will resume from next week once preparations are completed, Buddhi Sagar Lamichhane, the Joint Secretary at Nepal’s Ministry of Culture,… Continue reading Flights between Nepal, India to resume from next week under ‘air bubble’ concept, say officials
Over 300 detained in Belarus during protests against leader
KYIV, Ukraine (AP): More than 300 people were detained in the Belarusian capital on Sunday, where crowds of people took to the streets for the 18th consecutive weekend, demanding the ouster of the country’s authoritarian leader who won a sixth term in office in an election widely seen as rigged. Thousands of people Sunday took… Continue reading Over 300 detained in Belarus during protests against leader
UK gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world
LONDON (AP): Final checks were taking place Sunday on the deliveries of the coronavirus vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech before its rollout to hospitals across the U.K. in super-cold containers. Around 800,000 doses of the vaccine are expected to be in place for the start of the immunization program on Tuesday,… Continue reading UK gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world
Health officials warn Americans not to let their guard down
(AP): With a COVID-19 vaccine perhaps just days away in the U.S., most of California headed into another lockdown Sunday because of the surging outbreak and top health officials warned Americans that this is no time to let their guard down. “The vaccine’s critical,” Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said on… Continue reading Health officials warn Americans not to let their guard down
President Bhandari approves two ordinances
Kathmandu: President Bidhyadevi Bhandari on Sunday has approved two ordinances. On the recommendation of the Council of Ministers, the President has approved the Ordinance to amend some acts against sexual violence, 2020 and the Social Security (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2020.A statement issued by the Office of the President states that the President has approved the… Continue reading President Bhandari approves two ordinances
The Mayadevi temple in Lumbini opened eight months later
Kathmandu: The Mayadevi temple in Lumbini, the birthplace of the Lord Buddha, which has been closed for eight months due to the Corona epidemic, has also been opened to the public. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has come to Lumbini to announced that the Mayadevi temple is open to the public.… Continue reading The Mayadevi temple in Lumbini opened eight months later
Govt to announce new height of Mt Everest on Dec 8
Kathmandu: The government is scheduled to announce the height of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, on December 8. The office of the Survey Department has organized a program to declare the new height of Mt Everest and honor it. Deputy Director General of the Department Sushil Narasimha Rajbhandari has also written a letter for… Continue reading Govt to announce new height of Mt Everest on Dec 8
Tribhuvan University preparing to reopen colleges
Kathmandu: Tribhuvan Univesrsity is preparing to resume studies in all campuses under it. After the decision of the meeting of the executive council of TU, the study which was stopped due to corona infection is about to start again. TU has stated that it will conduct the classes in physical presence. If not possible in… Continue reading Tribhuvan University preparing to reopen colleges
For the first time, Nepal issued a foreign affairs policy
Kathmandu: For the first time, the government has issued the country’s first integrated foreing affairs policy. Speaking at a press conference at on Sunday, Foreign Minister Pradip Gyawali said that the foreign policy has been formulated after a long effort and it would lead to uniformity in the conduct of bilateral and multilateral relations in… Continue reading For the first time, Nepal issued a foreign affairs policy