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24 Jul

Plane crashes in Kathmandu, all passengers dead

Banasree SarkarLatestNepal

Another plane crash in Nepal. A Surya Airlines flight met with an accident shortly after take-off from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday. The plane, which had taken off with a total of 19 people, including crew and passengers, caught fire. The plane was covered in black smoke. Airport staff and security guards rushed in. Rescue work started immediately. Airport services have been suspended for the time being. The weather was bad when the flight took off on Wednesday morning. The passenger plane caught fire shortly after takeoff. TIA spokesperson Premnath Tagore said that the accident took place…

30 Sep

Dengue cases rise in Nepal

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsHealth, InternationalDengue, Health, Nepal, Treatment

Dengue outbreak has increased in Hetouda, the headquarters of Bagmati province. As many as 112 people have been infected with the disease in the last 24 hours, and one person has died from the disease in Hetouda sub-metropolitan city. Due to overcrowding in the hospital, dengue patients are facing problems in getting treatment at Hetouda Hospital. The hospital has allocated one bed to treat two patients. As the number of dengue cases increased, patients started traveling to other places including Kathmandu and Chitwan for treatment. 1,433 men and 1,120 women have been infected with dengue in the last two months.…

24 Jun

Head & Neck cancers are amongst the top cancers in Nepal

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, Health, IndiaDr Ankur Bahl, Head & Neck cancers, Nepal, Oncologists

Leading oncologists from India and Nepal recently conducted a workshop on the fight against rising head and neck cancers (HNC) in Nepal at Radisson Hotel, Kathmandu. The agenda of the conference was to discuss issues related to head and neck cancer treatment. The workshop also focused on raising awareness for cancer amongst the public. The workshop was attended by top oncologists from Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, India: Dr A K Anand (Radiation Oncology), Dr Ankur Bahl (Medical Oncology), Dr Vedant Kabra (Surgical Oncologist ), Dr Ishita B Sen (Nuclear Medicine Physician) and Dr Neha Kakkar (Radiation Oncology) along with key oncologists from Nepal: Dr Sudhip Shrestha (Medical Oncologist) and Dr…

18 Jun

Tata Motors launches GenVoltz generators in Nepal

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaGenVoltz generators, Nepal, tata motors

India’s leading automobile company Tata Motors along with its authorised distributor Sipradi Trading Pvt Ltd launches the reliable and efficient range of GenVoltz generators in Nepal. Designed, developed and extensively tested at the world-class R&D centre in India, the generators are powered by Tata Motors’ diesel engines and are perfectly suited to power a wide variety of applications. The heavy-duty GenVoltz gensets, known for low operating cost, high durability and reliability are available from 25kVa to 125kVA configurations, in both manual and automatic modes. These will help grow Nepal’s industrialization by providing an uninterrupted power supply in varied industries. Tata…

05 May

EuroKids launches a mindful curriculum for preschoolers

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, EducationEuroKids, K.V.S Seshasai, Nepal

EuroKids Pre-School, Asia’s leading Pre-School network, has launched EUNOIA – a mindful curriculum, which aims to provide children with the right balance of learning and fun to ensure their overall development. EuroKids’ EUNOIA helps to enhance a child’s mind, body and soul and transform them into evolved and balanced human beings. The curriculum is designed to offer a Mindful Learning methodology to help enhance the Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor domain and performance-based skills in children. This curriculum through its Blended Learning, would give children multiple opportunities to interact with the other children and teachers to apply the acquired knowledge.K.V.S Seshasai,…

19 Jul

PM Modi assures Covid-19 vax supply to Nepal

editor0 CommentsCovid-19Covid-19 vaccine, Nepal, PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has informed Nepalese colleague Sher Bahadur Deuba that India will strengthen ties with the Himalayan country by supplying covid -19 vaccine. Taking to Twitter following the phone conversation, Modi said: “Spoke with Prime Minister @DeubaSherbdr to convey my congratulations and best wishes. We will work together to further enhance the wide-ranging cooperation between India and Nepal, including in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.” The Nepal Foreign Ministry said the two Prime Ministers “discussed further strengthening of bilateral relations” and Modi “assured early supply of Covid vaccines to Nepal”. Nepal is awaiting a consignment of one…