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Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is being delivered to children aged 5 to 12 across the country as of today (Thursday).At a news conference on Wednesday, Basanta Adhikari, Chief of the Kathmandu District Health Office, announced that 1300 immunisation facilities had been assigned to provide the vaccine to a total of 3.9 million children.…

In the coming fiscal year, the Kathmandu metropolitan city (KMC) plans to construct an amphitheatre in the capital city.Mayor Balen Shah said on Sunday during the presentation of the policy and program for the fiscal year 2022/23 that the Kathmandu metropolitan city will build an amphitheatre shortly ."Dabalis (platforms) in the…

Nepal Oil Corporation has increased aviation fuel by Rs 19, as a result air fare (surcharge) has risen by upto Rs 1,020.Airlines have increased air fares after the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) hiked fuel prices.According to the Association of Airlines Operators, the fare from Kathmandu to Dhangadhi will be Rs 840 more. Now, the maximum…

Along with the rise in prices of petroleum products, the fare of public transport has also gone up.The Department of Transport Management has increased the fares for inter-state passenger and freight transport from 5.3 percent to a maximum of 7.7 percent.Fares on inter-state public transport have increased by 5.30 percent.Similarly,…

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has made it mandatory to have two helicopter pilots while flying a VIP passenger specified by the Government of Nepal.After the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal chaired by the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale, the authority issued…

For the fiscal year 2022/23, the government has set a budget of Rs 1.793 trillion, which is 8.86% more than the budget for the current fiscal year.On Sunday, Finance Minister Janardan Sharma presented the budget at a joint meeting of parliament. He said that the above amount would be spent in the next fiscal year, which is Rs 146 billion…

Six months before the start of the World Cup, Qatar Airways, Qatar's flag carrier, has begun its preparations.In order to ensure that fans from all over the world can attend the World Cup in Qatar, a flight schedule has already been disclosed by the airline.The company has recently announced flight schedules for 13 different countries.…

In only 11 months, the price of petrol rose by Rs 78.Following India's decision to decrease excise duty on fuel, fuel prices in Nepal have risen by Rs 10 per litre.As of today, the price of one litre of petrol is Rs 180, and the price of one litre of diesel is Rs 163.The price of a cylinder of LP gas for cooking has gone up by Rs…

The number of customers of Nepal Telecom's 4G service has reached more than 10 million, according to the company.As per the details of Chaitra 2078, the 4G customer base has reached 14.21 million. During this period, the company's 3G customer base was 94.82 million.Overall, the company's mobile service users are 22.09 million, the…

Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and Sutlej Hydropower Corporation, a joint venture of the Central Government of India and the Government of Himachal Pradesh, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly construct the Arun-4 semi-reservoir hydropower project on the Arun River in Sankhuwasabha.In the presence of Prime Minister…