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Nepse begins week on upbeat note My Republica KATHMANDU, June 28 -- Stocks climbed higher in the morning with the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index advancing more than 30 points higher. A sharp pullback dragged the index towards negative territory at mid-day. However, with buyers gaining control in the latter part of the session, Nepse saw a steady advance in the afternoon. Nepse finished Sundays trading slightly off its intraday high at 2,870.18 - down 27.17 points against the...

Valley authorities mull allowing public vehicles as restrictions stay for another week Kathmandu Post Nepal, June 28 -- The prohibitory orders in place in the three districts of Kathmandu Valley since April 29 have been extended by a week starting Monday but the ban on public vehicles is to be lifted. The chief district officers of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur are for allowing public vehicles to resume services but they are yet to decide the modality. "We have agreed to all...

COVID-19 Vaccination: Nepals status, challenges, and equity issues My Republica Nepal, June 28 -- The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is slowly receding, and hopefully, we could overcome this crisis. Our healthcare systems need to be strengthened to prepare for the future wave of COVID-19 or a similar pandemic. With the surge of the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 was an unpredictable and tough year in the history of Nepal. As Nepal was struggling with the multisectoral effects of ...

As black fungus cases rise, country faces shortage of drugs for treatment Kathmandu Post Nepal, June 28 -- The Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital on Saturday admitted two new patients-a 56-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man-with mucormycosis, a rare fungal infection commonly known as black fungus and mostly found among diabetic Covid-19 patients. © PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images FILE - A street artist paints a mural depicting Covid-19 coronavirus frontline workers...

Nepals grand old party is in transition and appears to be in a dilemma Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, June 27 -- Nepals grand old party seems to be in transition. © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images FILE - A Portrait of Nepali Congress party president Sher Bahadur Deuba giving protest speech against the House dissolution at Thimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal on Monday, December 28, 2020. As the Nepali Congress is set for holding its 14th general convention, different equations are e...

Nepal, June 27 -- Novak Djokovic arrives at Wimbledon looking to join Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal on 20 Grand Slam titles and the world number one said he has changed his calendar to ensure his focus is on peaking at the majors at this stage of his career.Djokovic has participated mainly in Grand Slams and Masters tournaments this year - winning both the Australian Open and French Open - and the 34-year-old said he was fortunate to play his...

Vital medical supplies stuck at Tatopani border point due to damaged road Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, June 27 -- The Unified Covid-19 Hospital has been waiting for the arrival of an oxygen plant from China for the last three weeks to start a new 50-bed ICU (Intensive Care Unit) facility. © AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha FILE - A COVID-19 patient receives oxygen outside an emergency ward at a government run hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 13, 2021. But the oxygen plant w...

Nepal, June 26 -- A judge sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to twenty two and half years in prison on Friday for the murder of George Floyd during an arrest in May 2020, video of which galvanized a national protest movement against racism.A jury found Chauvin, who is white, guilty on April 20 of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Floyd, a Black man. The...

Bangladesh, June 26 -- Speakers at a webinar on Friday engaged in a healthy debate on if the national budget 2021-2022 was a 'one step forward' or if it severely lacked accountability and transparency.Planning Minister M.A. Mannan MP stated that the government is on the right track in formulating the budget.He also stated that a deficit budget is necessary for growth and poverty alleviation.The planning minister said that the budget was...

Opposition alliance builds pressure on Oli, but it too faces questions galore Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, June 26 -- Of the many political events Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, also the chair of the CPN-UML, has set in motion over the past few months, one stands out. © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images FILE - Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli giving speech for the vote of confidence at Federal Parliament, Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday, May 10, 2021. In what may easily ...