According to reports, as of June 16, Nepal’s Covid-19 tally stands at 614,216 and the death tally has reached 8,558. There are 62,137 active cases of infection in the country while 543,521 people have made a recovery. The country recorded 2,014 new cases and 52 deaths on June 16. Even though Nepal’s daily new infection counts has steadily gone down, case positivity rate … [Read more...] about News Digest – National Security (June 10 – 16, 2021)
News Digest – Gender & Social Inclusion (June 10 – 16, 2021)
The valley authorities extend prohibitory orders for one more week with easiness in restrictions and other sectors including Visa processing are expected to open soon. The visa processing will ease the situation of foreign job market for Nepalese migrant workers. The shadow pandemic of domestic violence of different patterns are increasing all across the country as cases of … [Read more...] about News Digest – Gender & Social Inclusion (June 10 – 16, 2021)
News Digest – International Relation & Foreign Affairs (June 10 -16, 2021)
President’s efforts to secure vaccines fail Officials at the President’s office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have confirmed that they have not received any response to President’s letter from any heads of states. However, they have been verbal communication with some states and the process is on-going according to an advisor of the president. The unresponsiveness of … [Read more...] about News Digest – International Relation & Foreign Affairs (June 10 -16, 2021)
News Digest – Economy and Development (June 10 – 16, 2021)
Provincial governments unveil their annual budget- All seven provinces presented their annual budget for the next fiscal year 2078/79, with major emphasis on health care systems, vaccination drive and infrastructural development. The combined budgets of all provinces stand at NPR 262 billion, which is a smaller than the previous fiscal’s budget of NPR 264.20 billion. The … [Read more...] about News Digest – Economy and Development (June 10 – 16, 2021)
News digest – Federal Affairs (June 10-16, 2021)
Provincial budget issues On June 15, all seven provincial governments have presented a total of Rs 261 billion budget for the next fiscal year 2021/22. As per the provision the provincial government should present the next fiscal year’s budget by mid-June. Meanwhile, Bagmati Pradesh has presented the largest budget of Rs 57.72 billion while the lowest budget of Rs 33.03 … [Read more...] about News digest – Federal Affairs (June 10-16, 2021)