Research study to be conducted on rise of rhino deaths  

The Chitwan National Park (CNP) and National Trust for Nature Conservation are preparing to carry out a research study on the increasing scenario of natural death of rhinos in the national park.    

Offices being sealed after employees contract coronavirus infection   

The government offices in Surkhet are being sealed off one after another after an upsurge in coronavirus infection rate here. Three offices have been sealed off recently after the employees at these offices tested positive for the flu-like virus.    

     1.5 million migrant workers in South Korea deprived of salary   

More than 1.5 million migrant workers in South Korea have been deprived of salary that was mentioned in the contract they have reached with the employers beforehand, according to data with the Ministry of Labour here.    

Chandragiri Municipality reports five COVID-19 causalities and 551 cases  

The biggest municipality in the Bagmati State, Chandragiri Municipality, has recorded five deaths from COVID-19 so far while there are a total of 551 COVID-19 infected persons as of Thursday evening.    

Pokhara Int Airport attains 64 per cent of construction work progress 

According to the Pokhara Regional Airport Project Implementation Unit Chief Binesh Munamkarmi, the construction work of the Airport had been continued during the nation-wide lockdown ordered by the federal government on March 24 this year to contain the spread of Coronavirus.

     Two COVID-19 patients die in Jhapa and Saptari   

A 52-year-old man from Damak Municipality-9 in Jhapa died while undergoing treatment at Dharan-based B.P. Koirala Institute for Health Sciences (BPKIHS) died on Thursday

Five pharmacies in Nuwakot fined for selling drugs without invoice 

A joint market monitoring team here has slapped fines totaling Rs 10 million on five different pharmacies in Nuwakot district on Thursday for selling medicines without invoice.    

106 megawatt of electricity being generated from Kulekhani Hydel to be continued

The Hydel Project Office Chief Dhirendra Chaudhary shared that move was made after the instruction of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) which aims to ensure smooth supply of the electricity during the upcoming festival time.

181 ICU beds and 76 ventilators in Kathmandu Valley

Speaking at the regular press briefing held at the Ministry of Health and Population today, MoHP Spokesperson Dr Jageswar Gautam said of them 82 ICU beds and 27 ventilators were occupied with COVID-19 patients. Hence, 99 ICU beds and 49 ventilators are still available for the needy.

NEPSE decreases 11.34 points to close at 1589.63

Nepal Stock Exchange index has dipped 11.34 points to close at 1589.63 points in the last trading day on Thursday. Likewise, the sensitive index has decreased 1.65 points to stand at 314.74 points.