August 12, 2022 · as published by Nepali news portals, newest first
Image for Representation KARNALI: COVID-19 is on the rise in Karnali Province with 143 active cases so far. At least five infection cases on an average have been reported on a daily basis, almost...
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba/File Photo KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed his best wishes for good health, long life and progress to all Nepalis living in the country...
KATHMANDU: The festival of ‘Janai Purnima’ or ‘Rishi Tarpani’ is being celebrated across the country today. The festival is basically observed by the majority Hindus in the country. On the occasi...
The climate change conference must compel large emitters to take radical steps to cut emissions. Adopted in 2015, the Paris Agreement was the culmination of the high hopes of limiting global warmi...
Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench has been sitting on dozens of petitions relating to jurisdiction disputes between three tiers of government. The provincial governments are set to see their fi...
Only a third of Nepal’s non-governmental organisations sampled are led by women and have gender parity in senior management, new report shows. Nepal has made strong commitments to advancing gender...
The vaccine-sharing scheme has committed to provide 1.5 million doses per month from March to October but supply remains halted since March at Nepal’s request. The Ministry of Health and Populatio...
Most of the goods on the restricted list are those that sell the fastest during the shopping season, traders say. The festival season begins next month, and traders worry they may miss out on the ...
Unified Socialist Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal/File Photo. KATHMANDU: Unified Socialist Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal has tested positive for Covid-19. According to his Secretariat, a test conducted...
The former Three Star coach will lead Nepal in the international friendly match against Bangladesh on September 27 in Kathmandu. All Nepal Football Association appointed Pradip Humagain as the car...
KATHMANDU: Raksha Bandhan is observed every year on Shrawan Shukla Purnima. On the full moon day, Vedic Sanatan devotees bathe in rivers, lakes, and ponds and tie Raksha Bandhan with Guru Pandits....
It might seem reasonable to think air pollution is only a problem when the sky is thick with brown smog. But a new study is further proof the problem starts much earlier – and well below the minimu...
Who started Gaijatra (also spelt as Gai Jatra), also known as the festival of cows, in Nepal? The answer to this question is simple for many people. “It’s Pratap Malla, the 17th-century king of Ka...
As Hindu men from Brahmin and Kshetriya communities across the country get busy in their Janai Purnima rituals, some Newas of Kathmandu, in addition, prepare to worship and feed frogs as a part of ...
Every year the full moon day of Shrawan is a day to celebrate Janaipurnima or Gunlaa Punhi, which falls on Monday this year. Among several things people do on this day as a part of their family tra...
Image for Representation NEW DELHI: Witnessing a spike in Covid-19 cases, India’s capital Delhi reported 2,726 fresh cases, the highest in nearly seven months, according to health department data....
Image for Representation/wishesandquotes KATHMANDU: Nepal joins the rest of the world today in celebrating the International Youth Day. The theme of the Day this year is, “Intergenerational Solid...
Loose boulders rolling down the Yarubhir in Dharche-1 are becoming a major cause of frequent accidents. Pulsing Gurung was hit by a boulder that came rolling down Yarubhir along the Manaslu foot t...
Han Xin As high-quality network system has become the foundation of the digital economy in the Internet era, especially the 5G era, China is making great efforts to foster integrated application o...
Feng Hua, Zhang Wei China recently successfully launched a terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province. Named “Goum...
Banke, 12 August (2022) - Fifty-four schools of Raptisonari Rural Municipality in the district of Banke have implemented basic level local curriculum from this academic session. Chairman of Rural ...
Ramesh Giri Bhaktapur, 12 August (2022) - This year's Gaijatra of the 'cow festival' has kicked off in Bhaktapur district from this morning and would continue for seven days. This year's Gai Jatra...
Ministry of Industry, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu (File Photo for Representation) SARLAHI: A total of 2,187 new factories have been registered in the Cottage and Small Industries Office, Sarlahi, in ...
WASHINGTON: August is a significant month for international human rights organizations and the Uyghur diaspora, who have been anticipating a long-promised report on Xinjiang from the Office of the ...
KATHMANDU: China has stated that it will always support Nepal’s growth and prosperity. Hou Yanqi, the Chinese ambassador to Nepal, briefed the media on the situation. On Friday morning, she met wit...
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese air force pilot conducts a combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island, Aug. 7, 2022. (Photo: AP) WASHINGTON: China’s shutdown of sev...
Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. (File photo) BIRGUNJ: Sixty-three local levels across the country have yet to ensure an entry of their budget for the current fiscal year in...
KATHMANDU: An armed man clad in body armour was killed after he tried to “breach” an FBI building in Ohio, officials say. The suspect fled the scene in Cincinnati and was shot by police after an h...
Gorkha, 12 August (2022) - As part of his priority to education, Dipak Timilsena, a ward chair, donated over Rs 36,000 he has received in his salary of the first month to a local school at Pandelta...
Birat Anupam Itahari, 12 August (2022) - Thirty-four percent Province Assembly members from Province 1 have been lucky enough to be ministers. Out of 93 Province Assembly members, 32 have been ...
SOLUKHUMBU: A religious school is going to be established in Nechasalyan Rural Municipality of Solukhumbu. The Bhaktapur Technical Education and Vocational Training Council has approved the school...
KATHMANDU: Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will stop making and selling its talc-based baby powder around the world from next year. The announcement comes more than two years after the healthcare giant en...
The number of elephants in the wild has increased over two-fold since 2008, according to the study carried out by conservationist Dr Ashok Ram. The number of wild elephants in Nepal has increased ...
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Nepal on Friday recorded 781 new cases of COVID-19 along with two cases of death and 511 cases of recoveries. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health and Popula...
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