Nepal

Ministry to provide free test of non-communicable disease for month

KATHMANDU – The Ministry of Health and Population is to provide free tests for noncommunicable diseases for a month. The ...

Nepal, India agree on modality for cross-country transmission line

KATHMANDU – Nepal and India have agreed on modalities for constructing cross-border transmission lines. The secretarial level meeting between relevant ...

KMC installs Pelican crossings at 36 locations

KATHMANDU – The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has installed ‘on-demand pedestrian crossings’ (Pelican system) at 36 locations to prioritize pedestrian ...

Two of 11 people injured in Kamalpokhari fire incident die

KATHMANDU – Two of the 11 workers who sustained burn injuries in a fire at an eatery at local Kamalpokhari ...

Gurkhas decry ‘discriminatory provision’ requiring them to give up Nepali citizenship

KATHMANDU – The Gurkhas who are recruited under the terms of the Sugauli Treaty and agreement have demanded that they ...

Free cardiac health checkup provided to 3500 people in Gorkha

GORKHA – A total of 3,510 individuals have undergone checkups at a two-day free heart health camp held here. Binod ...

Image Cooperatives’ depositors get Rs 10 million back

BAGLUNG – The Image Savings and Credit Cooperatives Limited has been refunded Rs 10 million after 547 depositors of the ...

23 injured in bus accident

BHARATPUR – Twenty-three people have been injured in a road accident that took place here early this morning. The accident ...

Foreign Minister Deuba holds telephonic conversation with Iranian counterpart for Bipin Joshi’s release

KATHMANDU – Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba has held telephonic conversation with Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Minister ...

Guidelines for printing warning message, pictures on packets of tobacco products passed

KATHMANDU – The Ministry of Health and Population has passed the ‘Guidelines for printing warning message and pictures on box, ...