With doses gradually arriving and commitment for more vaccines, the country’s inoculation campaign is gradually coming back on track.

The IMEI number is shown on the cover of the mobile set, or users can dial *#06# to find out their IMEI number and register it, if it is not already registered.

The two prevailing competing theories are that the virus jumped from animals, possibly originating with bats, to humans, or that it escaped from a virology laboratory in Wuhan, China.

The country so far has received 3,148,000 doses and used 2,397,000 doses. Those who took the first dose of China’s Sinopharm vaccine will be administered the second dose from May 16 to May 25.

Here’s what you need to know about the new rules, the kind of tests you’ll need to take, how to quarantine, and who’s exempt.

Nepal imported Rs164 billion worth of petroleum products in the last fiscal year ended mid-July.

The vaccinated need to produce proof of vaccination and need not submit negative PCR test reports from within 72 hours prior to their departure. Once in Nepal, all have to get tested for the virus.

The name is given to a variant where two mutations come together in the same virus. It, however, has not been linked to the resurgence in Covid-19 cases in India.

The decision has revived the CPN-UML and the Maoist Centre, thereby leading to a split in the Dahal-Nepal faction and opening up myriad possibilities.

Nepal will receive $5 for every tonne of carbon dioxide emission reduced as country embarks on earning up to Rs5 billion by selling 9 million tonnes of CO2 by 2025.

Police say Jhakri was arrested for interrogation for making offensive remarks against the President, but they have invoked a section that deals with crime against the state.

No. In October 2019 Boris Johnson invoked the Fixed-term Parliaments Act-2011 as per which his election motion was endorsed by more than two-thirds of Members of Parliament.

A total of 500 Nepali workers get to go to Israel to work in the caregiving sector by paying the expenses out of their own pocket.

Antibody tests can provide a perspective on the scale of transmission and help the government and public health agencies chart an effective Covid-19 strategy.

Medical experts across the world are experimenting with the therapy in moderate to critical Covid-19 patients. There has been some success, but they are yet to conclusively call it a proven and effective treatment.

The threat of one-horned rhino poaching, which was at its peak during the armed insurgency, is no more. What’s worrisome is the high number of deaths in the past few years from unspecified natural causes.

Open spaces are vitally important to the social, cultural, environmental and aesthetic life of a city but in the Kathmandu Valley, they’re fast shrinking.

Farmers are in need of various forms of support but people outside the target group are profiting due to the irregularities in the distribution of grants and subsidies.

The story of Lalita Niwas, which involves multiple administrations right from the early days of king Mahendra’s Panchayat.

The self-proclaimed Swami Balyogeshwor has been implicated in multiple fraud cases and has disappeared ever since the charges became public.

Ever since the ruling Nepal Communist Party selected Sapkota as its candidate for Speaker of the House, rights activists and conflict victims have protested the decision.

The virus, which has claimed 17 lives and infected hundreds, can be passed from person to person.

As rising temperatures expose land under snow in the mountains, the treeline is moving up. A new study reveals the alarming situation but scientists are unable to say exactly what the consequences will be.

Politicians are divided over the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s links with the US’ Indo-Pacific Strategy and provisions that say the agreement will prevail over Nepal’s laws in case of conflicts.

Given the success of past initiatives, tourism entrepreneurs have high hopes for the campaign that aims to bring in 2 million tourists.

Local residents want the project to take off, hoping economic returns. But there are also nationwide protests against the plan, mainly over the number of trees that have to be felled to create space for the airport.

Legal actions and social campaigns have failed to make people in Nepal’s remote western regions understand the urgency of abolishing the deadly tradition.

Employers are apprehensive about signing up to the programme, workers are not fully aware of the scheme, and the government has failed to convince contributors.

Although regulations are in place, political connections and influence are allowing haphazard—and illegal—extraction of sand and other riverbed materials across the country.

Kidneys can be kept healthy through physical activity and a balanced diet. Haemodialysis and transplant are available if the vital organ stops working.

Foreign direct investment is vital for accessing new technologies, business practices, and markets, especially when the country aims for the middle-income tag.

Marriages within the tribe, social stigma, lack of public awareness and cumbersome process to avail of government help are sickening mostly the Tharu community.

Weather, halt to farming activities and social interactions all make the festival a grand affair.

Speed, overload, fatigued drivers and poorly maintained vehicles lead to crashes in the festival travel rush, authorities say.

Kathmandu Valley has seen a steady rise in the number of vehicles even as effective measures of traffic management are lacking.

Cases of dengue fever have been reported from at least 56 districts across the country and experts warn it is likely to continue spreading until the end of the post-monsoon period.

Loss of lives, property, livestock, and infrastructure continues to amount to millions of rupees, but the efforts to minimise the destruction remain inadequate and inefficient.

Last year, the government introduced a new Criminal Code, a section of which criminalises abetment to suicide.

A majority of public school teachers are affiliated to political parties. This gives them a defence against possible action if they fail to perform their duties.

Although digital currency is increasing in popularity across the world, in Nepal, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are considered illegal forms of financial tender.

Even as the budget is presented six weeks before the new fiscal year, the government has failed to install measures to expedite development works and give people respite.

With 11 districts yet to achieve open defecation free status, the government is unlikely to meet its September target.

Police are nowhere close to identifying and arresting the perpetrators.

From droughts in Upper Mustang to floods in the southern plains, there are indications all around that the country is already dealing with adversities created by climate change.

The bill, which proposes controlling all public and private trusts, has outraged the Valley’s indigenous community

Nepal's biggest gold smuggling racket also exposes serious security vulnerabilities at the country’s only international airport.

Some of the provisions outlined in the government’s new Criminal Code threaten free press. However, many provisions in both the Criminal and Civil Code may come as welcome news for Nepalis.