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COVID disruptions a boon for Balance of Payments

Aug 25, 2020

KATHMANDU, AUGUST 24 The months-long lockdown that began in the third quarter of the last fiscal to curb the spread of coronavirus disrupted trade and life in general. This, in turn, resulted in the country’s balance of payments in the fiscal year 2019-20 to record a surplus of Rs 282.41 billion, reveals the annual macroeconomic update of fi...

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Nepal Airline Operators threaten to protest if flights not resumed from Sept 1

Aug 13, 2020

KATHMANDU, AUGUST 12 Airline Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) has threatened to protest if the government does not resume flights even on September 1. Earlier, the government had announced that domestic and international flights would be resumed from August 17. However, a Cabinet meeting on Monday decided to postpone the date of flight resumpt...

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Locals of Nayagaun face double insecurity at Nepal-India border

Aug 7, 2020

RANJHA: People in Nayagaun in Raptisonari Rural Municipality-4 of Banke district have been compelled to live with double insecurity due to border encroachment by the Indian side and because of timber and river-based aggregates smugglers. Locals complained about their problems as they interacted with a study team, led by Province Assembly member of ...

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Aviation ministry preparing protocols to resume international flights

Aug 6, 2020

KATHMANDU, AUGUST 5 As the government has announced all domestic and international flights will be resumed from August 17, all the concerned authorities are busy preparing protocols on how to manage the flights and passengers during this pandemic. Spokesperson for Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) Kamal Prasad Bhattarai said ...

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August 17 resumption of domestic flights in doubt

Aug 5, 2020

KATHMANDU, AUGUST 4 The initial excitement among domestic airline operators over resumption of flights after nearly a five-month hiatus has begun to dampen. With the number of COVID-19 cases rising, especially in areas bordering India which are among the busiest routes of domestic flight operators, it has only added to their anxiety as the resumpti...

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Transport entrepreneurs seek resumption of services

Jul 2, 2020

KATHMANDU, JULY 1 Transport entrepreneurs have said that if the government does not allow resumption of public transport services soon, they will have to take to the streets like the taxi entrepreneurs have been doing. After meeting Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Basanta Kumar Nembang today, the transport entrepreneurs also expr...

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Contraceptive use down across country

Jun 24, 2020

Kathmandu, June 23 The number of people using contraceptives has dropped nationwide since the coronavirus pandemic began in the country in January. With repeated extensions of the lockdown, the rate of contraceptive use has been falling. Family Welfare Division, Teku, Kathmandu. Photo Courtesy: fwd.gov.np Modern methods of family planning include m...

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Badminton training marks sports’ resumption

Jun 24, 2020

KATHMANDU, JUNE 23 At a time when the government has put sports and all the venues under suspension in the first phase of easing the coronavirus lockdown, Nepal Badminton Association today resumed the national team training with permission from the National Sports Council. Most of the sporting activities around the globe are resuming gradually f...

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Inspector among four booked for graft

Jun 21, 2020

Kathmandu, June 20 Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority filed a chargesheet at the Special Court against four police personnel, including an inspector, for their alleged involvement in corruption. Those indicted by the anti-graft body yesterday are Inspector Khem Prasad Nepal and head constables Ramkaji Lama, Purusottam Khatri and...

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Rapti begins to swell with the onset of monsoon, flood alerts issued

Jun 21, 2020

NEPALGUNJ: With the arrival of monsoon, Rapti River has started to swell sending signs of danger flying in and around the area. The two days of continuous rainfall led to the rising of river water above the danger level on Saturday evening, exposing various settlements to risk of flooding. Province 5 Chief Minister Shankar Pokhrel and Chief Distric...

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