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Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada presented a budget of Rs 1,474.64 billion for the Fiscal Year 2020/2021 in the joint session of the House of Representatives and National Assembly here today, with a major focus on reviving the economy following the effects of COVID-19 pandemic.The government has prioritized the health sector in the wake…

Nepal Electricity Authority(NEA) has launched an online portal for consumers making them easier to figure out their electricity bill online. NEA since April has stopped sending meter reading staff to consumers premises due to restrictions of the lockdown.This has not only increased the arrears of the customers, but Nepal Electricity…

Nepal government has released the revised political and administrative map of Nepal that incorporates Limpiyadhura, Lipu Lekh and Kalapani, the territories encroached by India.Amidst a televised press conference at the Ministry of Land Reforms and Management in Singha Durbar on Wednesday, Minister Padma Aryal unveiled the new political and…

A meeting of the Council of Ministers held today has decided to extend the lockdown by 15 days, till June 2. The current term of the restriction measure imposed to curb the spread of coronavorus transmission was maturing on May 18.A meeting of the High-Level Coordination Committee for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 held earlier…

Nepal reported the first ever death due to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country on Saturday.Issuing a press statement in the evening, the Ministry of Health and Population confirmed that a 29-year-old woman from Sindhupalchowk district had died of this deadly virus .It has been revealed that the woman who was admitted to…

District Administration Office(DAO), Kathmandu has implemented a new arrangement for distribution of vehicle passes. The office has issued a notice today to make new arrangements for the distribution of passes for the operation of businesses and industries.A meeting of the Council of Ministers held last week had decided to bring 44 types of…

The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has stated that power supply will disrupt in some places of the capital on Sunday and Monday.According to NEA, the distribution line will disrupt from the Swichatar-Swayambhu feeder for the expansion of the ring road from Kalanki to Dhungedhara and the road from Sitapaila to Ramkot which falls under…

The government has decided to implement 'time card' for driving in the Kathmandu Valley from Sunday.Chief of the Metropolitan Traffic Police, Bhim Prasad Dhakal, said that vehicles of any office or organization can be used only at the specified time.According to him, the meeting with the Chief District Officers of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur…

The national flag carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) will be flying to Australia, China and South Korea as it continues its chartered and cargo flights to international destinations during the nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection.The NAC has so far conducted chartered flights to India, Bangladesh, Japan…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang, state media said Saturday, ending an absence that had triggered global rumors that he may be seriously ill.The North’s official Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim attended the ceremony…