November 2021 - Digital Khabar

Transportation of food grains to Humla

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Digital Khabar

Simkot, Nov 30 (RSS): A total of 78 quintals of food grains was transported to Limi at Namkha Rural Municipality-6 on Monday. Limi is located in the remote northern belt of Humla district. Transportation of rice began via Nepali Army helicopter since Monday, said Chief District Officer Ganesh Acharya, adding that the people in Limi were in imminent threat of... Read More

I accept election result: Leader Rawal

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Digital Khabar

Bharatpur, Nov 30 (RSS): Leader Dr Bhim Rawal, who has filed candidacy for the post of CPN UML chair in the ongoing 10th National Congress of the party, has said he would accept the election result. Leader Dr Rawal said it after casting vote in the election early this morning. “I accept election result in whatever favour it comes, but... Read More

CJ Rana admitted to hospital

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Digital Khabar

Kathmandu, Nov 30 (RSS): Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana has been admitted to hospital after he got coronavirus infection. He was admitted to the Armed Police Force Hospital, Balambu, on Monday. CJ Rana also got pneumonia. Spokesperson at Supreme Court, Baburam Dahal, informed that CJ Rana had being staying in his official residence Baluwatar for some days. He has... Read More

Nepal-India border districts discuss containment of cross-border crime

November 29, 2021November 30, 2021 Digital Desk Digital Desk

Baitadi, Nov 29 (RSS): A meeting of the Nepal-India Coordination Committee that concluded in Pithoragarh, India Sunday discussed the containment of untoward incidences cross-border crimes. District Administration Office, Baitadi information officer Khagendra Bharati said the meeting agreed to take measures against all sorts of criminal activities likely to take place on the Nepal-India local administrative border points. Controlling possible cases... Read More

7.5-magnitude earthquake shakes north Peru

November 29, 2021November 30, 2021 Digital Desk Digital Desk

LIMA, Nov 28 (AFP) : A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Peru on Sunday, destroying buildings including a church tower, injuring at least 10 people and sending shock waves across the region. The strong quake hit at 5:52 am (1052 GMT) at a depth of 131 kilometers (81 miles), according to the Geophysical Institute of Peru. Civil Defense authorities said at... Read More

Communications equipment handed to NEOC

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Digital Desk Digital Desk

Kathmandu, Nov 29 (RSS): The National Disaster Risk Reduction Centre (NDRC) has provided communications equipment to the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) under the Ministry of Home Affairs to further strengthen the centre. The communication tools amounting to over Rs 1.8 million were provided under the Asian Disasters Preparedness Centre’s (ADPC) COVID-19 project. ADPC’s representatives Man Bahadur Thapa handed the... Read More

Japan to bar new foreign arrivals over virus variant: PM

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Digital Desk Digital Desk

TOKYO, Nov 29 (AFP )- Japan will reinstate tough border measures, barring all new foreign arrivals over the Omicron Covid variant, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Monday, just weeks after a softening of strict entry rules. “We will ban the (new) entry of foreigners from around the world starting from November 30th,” Kishida told reporters. Japan’s borders have been almost... Read More

Tiger census to kick start on December 5, population estimated to increase

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Digital Desk Digital Desk

Kathmandu, Nov 29 (RSS): Tiger census will be kicking off in Nepal on coming December 5. The national event to be led by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation will be launched from the Chitwan National Park (CNP). Five parks across the country currently serve as habitats for this endangered animal. The census will cover Chitwan, Bardiya, Parsa,... Read More

Light snowfall forecast in mountainous regions

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Digital Desk Digital Desk

Kathmandu, Nov 29 (RSS): Light snowfall at one or two places of the eastern and western high mountaineous regions has been forecast today. According to Meteorological Forecasting Division, there is partly to generally cloudy in the hill areas of the country and partly cloudy in the rest of the country today. Likewise, tonight there will be cloudy throughout the country... Read More

WHO says not clear weather Omicron more transmissible, causes more severe disease

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Digital Desk Digital Desk

GENEVA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) — It is not yet clear whether the Omicron COVID-19 variant is more transmissible, or causes more severe disease compared to other variants including Delta, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. WHO said it’s not yet clear whether Omicron is more easily spread from person to person compared to other variants, even though the... Read More