May 19, 2021 · as published by Nepali news portals, newest first
Kathmandu, May 19 Weeks after a rapid surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country, the government of Nepal on Tuesday confirmed there were two new variants of the coronavirus spreading ac...
(Image for Representation) KATHMANDU: A tremor has been felt in the Kathmandu Valley on early Wednesday. The minor tremor occurred at 5:44 am, sending people outdoors in panic. Details to follow….
Nepal Rastra Bank. (File Photo) KATHMANDU: The banks and financial institutions can support people suffering from COVID-19 with oxygen and other related health and medical supplies. This can be d...
The rich and powerful have one interest: to preserve the power of the few to compel the many. Back in the 1830s, Thomas Peel decided to migrate from England to the Swan River in Western Australia....
Encouraging public-private partnership in the conservation of heritage sites in Nepal. The idea of converting Rani Mahal in Palpa into a heritage hotel sparked controversy among stakeholders las...
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba. (File Photo) KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has drawn the attention of the government towards the possible third wave of Cor...
Officials aim to generate around Rs2 billion this time. The Social Welfare Council is set to request the headquarters of the international non-governmental organisations operating in Nepal for an ...
More than 200 climbers have reached Camp 2 and they are likely to begin their summit push on May 21. A 27-year-old climbing guide Pemba Tashi Sherpa died on Everest on Tuesday morning, becoming th...
Hugging your parents. Meeting your grandchild for the first time. Laughing with friends – in person! COVID-19 vaccines promise to bring us closer to our loved ones and enjoy the sort of moments we ...
Building of the Election Commission at Kantipath, Kathmandu. (File photo) KATHMANDU: The Election Commission (EC), Nepal is set to hold National Assembly by-elections in Bagmati Pradesh on Thursda...
Joanna Lumley, Michael Palin, scientists, academics, Everest climbers and Gurkhas,join the call for urgent medical aid LONDON, May 18: Leading figures including Joanna Lumley, Sir Michael Palin a...
(Image for Representation) KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has intensified the tests in more crowded areas after the graph of coronavirus infection caseload has reached at an alar...
(Image for Representation) KATHMANDU: Three people have sustained injuries in the earthquake that struck in the western region of Nepal on Wednesday morning. According to District Police Office, ...
Sri Lanka’s top court has ruled that some provisions of legislation to set up a powerful economic commission in a Chinese-built port city violate the constitution and require approval by a public r...
The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday it will offer a third shot to recipients of the Chinese state-backed Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine six months after their initial two-dose regimen. The mo...
The famed Darwin’s Arch in the Galapagos Islands has lost its top, and officials are blaming natural erosion of the stone. Ecuador’s Environment Ministry reported the collapse on its Facebook page...
KATHMANDU, May 19: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale occurred in western Nepal on Thursday morning. According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the epicente...
Tremors epicentered at Bhulbhule in Lamjung KATHMANDU: Three powerful earthquakes have struck in an interval of 164 minutes in the western region of Nepal on Wednesday morning. According to Lok B...
Representational Image DAMAULI: A girl has been found dead inside her house near Parewadanda in Byas Municipality-10 of Tanahu district. The girl identified as Manumaya Thapa, 27, was found dead ...
A 5.8 magnitude quake with epicentre at Marshyangdi Rural Municipality hit the district early Wednesday morning. A 5.8 magnitude earthquake with epicentre at Marshyangdi Rural Municipality of Lamj...
Butwal, May 19 Four persons have died when a passenger bus fell off the road at Daunne in the Nawalparadi West district along the East-West Highway on Wednesday morning. The bus (Na 5 Kha 2713), ...
Since the lockdown, although named the prohibitory order, has begun once again in most districts of Nepal, almost everyone is locked inside their home. It has affected organisations in many ways as...
Introduction The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has altered our everyday life. Each day, thousands of new cases are confirmed whereas hundreds are struggling with life in ICUs and on ventila...
A flag of Switzerland KATHMANDU: Switzerland has pledged to aid Nepal with emergency health supplies for the prevention and control of COVID-19. In a telephonic conversation with Deputy Prime Min...
Tents on Everest Base Camp. (File Photo) KATHMANDU: As Nepal has alerted mountaineers about the danger of potential massive snowfalls sparked by cyclone Tauktae, gusty winds have blown off nearly ...
PARASI, May 19: At least four people died when a passenger-ferrying bus met with an accident in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta West) this morning. The accident took place nearby Khursani Khola in Bar...
Police informed that 42 others were injured in the accident. Four people died after a passenger bus fell down a cliff along the East-West Highway at Daunne of Nawalparasi (West) on Wednesday. Dep...
ITAHARI, May 19: As of May 18 evening, the number of Covid-19 infected journalists in the second wave of the pandemic has reached 60. According to Bibek Gautam, the General Secretary of Federation ...
Nepal imported the yellow metal valued at Rs13.63 billion in the last fiscal year 2019-20. Banks have stopped importing gold because there is nowhere to sell it as the country is under lockdown, w...
BUTWAL: As many as seven persons including a journalist succumbed to COVID-19. Four died in Butwal-based Lumbini Provincial Hospital while three breathed their last in Bhairahawa-based Bhim Hospita...
Former Inspector General of Police Khadgajit Baral (File photo) KATHMANDU: Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khadgajit Baral has passed away. Ninety-three-year-old Baral passed away peacef...
The news comes as vaccine makers warn that the world will need yearly booster shots, or new vaccines, to tackle virus variants, although some scientists question if such shots are necessary. The C...
Kathmandu, May 19 Nepal is unlikely to get Covid-19 vaccines from India before the turn of the year. In February this year, Nepal had paid the Serum Institute of India Rs 930 million to purchase ...
Having spent a week in home isolation, coronavirus-positive Rima Pandey’s oxygen level dropped to below 70 on May 15. Worried, Pandey’s family started to make calls to book a bed at a hospital in K...
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