August 12, 2021 - Digital Khabar

Embassy of pakistan handed over “Made in Pakistan” medical equipment

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 Digital Khabar

12 August, KATHMANDU : Mr. Adnan Javed Khan, Charged Affairs of Pakistan to Nepal called upon Dr. Roshan Pokharel, Secretary of Ministry of Health & Population at his office. During the meeting Charge Affaires handed over “Made in Pakistan” medical equipment consisting of 30 Ventilators & 30 CPAP Breathing Equipment worth over 19 million Nepali Rupees. The gift of medical... Read More

ADB agrees to provide Rs 19.58 billion in grant to purchase anti-COVID vaccine

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 Digital Khabar

Kathmandu, Aug 11 (RSS): Nepal government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have reached an agreement, according to which, ADB is to provide Rs 19.58 billion concessional loan to Nepal to buy anti-COVID vaccines. ADB country representative Arnaud Cauchois and Finance Secretary Madhu Kumar Marasini signed the agreement amidst a function organized at Finance Ministry on Wednesday. It is hoped... Read More

Sydney to tighten COVID-19 curbs, Australian capital to enter lockdown

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SYDNEY, Aug 12 (Reuters) : Extra Australian military personnel may be called in to ensure compliance with lockdown rules in Sydney, the New South Wales state government said on Thursday, as the highly infectious Delta coronavirus variant spreads into regional areas. The move comes as Australia’s capital city, Canberra, 260 km (160 miles) southwest of Sydney, announced a snap one-week... Read More

Vaccine for students

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Kathmandu, Aug 11: The government has decided to vaccinate university students above the age of 20 against the corona virus. Minister of State for Health and Population Umesh Shrestha tweeted today stating that it has been decided to vaccinate students of the university above 20 years old on the basis of identity cards. On Monday, five student organizations handed over... Read More

RT-PCR test unavailable since eleven days

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Rajbiraj, Aug 12 (RSS): RT-PCR tests for Corona Virus remains closed at Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital in Rajbiraj for the past eleven days. At a time when the threat of a possible third wave of COVID-19 is on the rise, RT-PCR testing has been halted. Lab in-charge of the hospital, Prakash Kumar Yadav, said that the test service was stopped... Read More

Congress Central Committee meeting today

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 Digital Khabar

Kathmandu, Aug 12 (RSS): The ruling Nepali Congress has called a meeting of the party’s central working committee at 2:00 pm today. According to NC office chief secretary Krishna Prasad Poudel, the schedule of the party’s 14th general convention and election guideline will be presented at the meeting. The Congress has made public the schedule of the 14th General Convention... Read More

Speeding vehicles kill 358 wild animals in Banke National Park

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Menaka Chaudhary Banke, Aug 11 (RSS): The highway inside the park in Banke district has become like an electric trap for wildlife. Statistics of the last seven years show the number of wild animals killed after being hit by vehicles on the highways is increasing every year. A total of 358 wild animals have been killed in road accidents in... Read More

International Youth Day being celebrated today

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 Digital Khabar

Kathmandu, Aug 12 (RSS): International Youth Day is being celebrated all over the world including in Nepal today. The day is also being celebrated in Nepal under the slogan ‘Transformation in Food System: Youth Innovation for Human and Global Health’. On the occasion of the day, President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will deliver a video... Read More

UK opposition party expresses solidarity for ex-Gurkhas’ hunger strike

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 Digital Khabar

London, Aug 12 (RSS): The United Kingdom’s main opposition, Labour Party, has expressed its solidarity for the struggle waged by ex-Gurkha veterans who resorted to stage hunger strike nearby Prime Minister’s residence since last Saturday to have their demands addressed. The Labour Party told the Boris Johnson-led incumbent government that the unequal pension pay to Gurkhas – who fought together... Read More