Court issues show cause order over Charles Sobhraj case

Published On: December 24, 2021 09:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 24: The Supreme Court has issued a show cause notice in the name of the government in response to a habeas corpus petition filed claiming that prisoner Charles Sobhraj has completed his jail term as per the ‘concessions’ entitled to senior citizens of Nepal.

JALESHWOR, Dec 23: Senior citizens, single women and differently abled people in Mahottari district are unable to get their social security allowances provided by the government due to the negligence on the part of their bank.

COVAX partners deliver over 7.7 million COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal

Published On: December 23, 2021 05:36 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 23: The COVAX facility has so far provided nearly 8 million doses of vaccines to help Nepal fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Govt preparing to hold local level polls on May 3: CEC Thapaliya

Published On: December 23, 2021 04:55 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya has said that the Election Commission (EC) is preparing to hold the local level elections on May 3, 2022 as the current five-year term of the people's representative is coming to an end.

NA peacekeepers leave for MONUSCO, CONGO

Published On: December 23, 2021 04:18 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 23: A contingent of 210 Nepal Army (NA) peacekeepers including eight women led by Major Ranjit Thapa has left for Congo to serve at the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) on Wednesday. The contingent will replace the existing NA contingent deputed there.

Light snowfall predicted in various provinces

Published On: December 23, 2021 02:07 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Weather in the hilly region of the country will remain partly cloudy today due to the influence of the westerly wind. Light snowfall has been predicted at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of Province 1, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces.

NRA's liabilities, assets, documents to be transferred

Published On: December 23, 2021 11:50 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has instructed the bodies concerned to complete the remaining works of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) on time.

Woman selling grey heroin from a tea shop arrested

Published On: December 23, 2021 10:30 AM NPT By: Amar Khadka

ITAHARI, Dec 23: As the number of drug users and smugglers are increasing, drug smuggling business is also flourishing currently. While the drug trade is booming, those involved in trafficking have resorted to various methods of smuggling and selling these drugs.

KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Nepal recorded 263 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday along with 272 recoveries and two deaths, according to the latest information provided by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

Third case of omicron variant detected in Nepal

Published On: December 22, 2021 05:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Nepal has recorded yet another case of the omicron variant. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, Sangita Kaushal Mishra reported that the third case of the new omicron variant has been detected in the country, at a press briefing on Wednesday.