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Shortage of medical staff hits Nepal as third wave of COVID-19 sets in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 21 (ANI): As the third wave of COVID-19 cases is raging across Nepal, the capital city of Kathmandu is witnessing long queues of front-line workers standing in line to get tested for COVID-19.
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Positivity rate soars near 45 pc as Nepal continues to register record num
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 20 (ANI): Nepal on Thursday registered another record number of 12,338 new cases of COVID-19 as the positivity rate in the Himalayan Nation soared to about 45 per cent.
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Nepal to administer booster shots to frontline workers starting Sunday ami
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 15 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has decided to administer booster shots to all frontline workers starting from Sunday in the Himalayan nation, local media reported.
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Over 140 health workers infected with COVID-19 in Nepal
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 14 (ANI): With the third wave of COVID-19 taking a foothold in Nepal, a large number of health workers and other officials have been infected with the coronavirus in Himalayan nation, local media reported on Friday.
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Nepal: Restrictions clamped as Covid cases surge by 69 per cent in last 24
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 11 (ANI): The COVID-19 infection rate in Nepal has soared by about 69 per cent in the last 24 hours forcing authorities to clamp restrictions as the Himalayan Nation braces for the third wave of the pandemic.
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Reconstruction drive transforms lives of rural Nepali women hit by earthqu
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Gorkha [Nepal], January 6 (ANI): The devastating earthquake of 2015 with its epicentre in the mountainous Gorkha district shook the Himalayan Nation of Nepal, claiming nearly 10,000 lives, injuring thousands and displacing over half a million people.
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Nepal tight-lipped over Chinese encroachment of its territory in border ar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 3 (ANI): Kathmandu remains silent over China's expansionist designs in the Himalayan nation as several media reports indicate illegal encroachments by Beijing in bordering districts including Humla, Gorkha, Darchula, Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk.
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Western Himalayan region to receive rainfall, snowfall between Jan 4-7: IM
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): Director General of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Saturday said that under the influence of an active western disturbance approaching north-west India, there could be rainfall or snowfall at most places over the western Hima
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China supplied aircraft turns liability for Nepal: report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 23 (ANI): Chinese aircraft purchased in 2014 has turned into a liability for Nepal due to its functionality and performance, said a media report adding that the sales of this equipment are meant to benefit only Chinese companies and the Himalayan nation finds itse
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Indian companies looking towards Nepali market as economy recovers
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 23 (ANI): Indian companies are looking towards the Nepali market to expand their business as the post-COVID scenario continues to improve the economic conditions and increase developmental activities in the Himalayan Nation.
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Pentagon concerned over Chinese military-buildup near border with India
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US] December 16 (ANI): China's military buildup near the demarcation line across its Himalayan border with India has compelled Pentagon to worry but there is optimism among experts and officials that India will be able to stand its ground against the People's Liberation Army, rep
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Second round of polls begin for Nepali Congress' presidency as Deuba fails
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 14 (ANI): The polls for the election of the president of the Nepali Congress during the party's ongoing General Convention is headed for the second round as the leading candidate and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba failed to secure over 50 per cent of total v
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