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AQI for the last 24 hours measured at Phora Darbar
This Week on E-Paper
Let’s take a break from usual political shenanigans and the gloom and doom of the coronavirus crisis and relish in the arrival of the monsoon this week.
True, rivers will soon be swollen, there will be landslides, highways will be blocked, and in the Tarai there will be inundation. All this is getting more intense with the climate emergency. Timely preparedness, especially as rural Nepal combats the second wave of the pandemic is a must. Read more...
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Nepal's Covid vaccination drive resumed on Tuesday, with Kathmandu Valley residents aged 60-64 receiving their first dose of the Sinopharm VeroCell vaccine. 1 million doses of the vaccine were assured to Nepal under grant by the Chinese government in late May.
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A Turkish Airlines cargo plane brought another consignment of medical equipment from Germany under the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism to Kathmandu on Tuesday.
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Baya weavers build their nest on the outskirts of Kathmandu on Friday. Male weaver birds usually construct their nests to attract prospective mates.
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People affected by the stricter prohibitory orders in Basantapur hustle for free food even as the government unvield budgetary plans for upcoming fiscal year on Saturday.
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Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel on Saturday unveiled the 1.647 trillion budget ($14.17 billion) for the 2021-22 fiscal year with the focus on Covid-19 pandemic and economic recovery and with the target of achieving 6.5% growth rate.
