11 months old child defeats COVID-19  

An 11-month-old child suffering from COVID-19 has been discharged from the Mahakali Hospital here after recovery. The child, Sushank Sunar, from Shuklaphanta municipality-11 of Kanchanpur district had been kept in isolation ward of the hospital for 14 days for treatment, Hospital's officiating medical superintendent Dr Hari Kumar Shrestha said.    

State 5 CM Pokharel's best wishes on Bhume festival   

Chief Minister of State-5 Shankar Pokharel today said Bhume festival has helped identify and conserve the Kham culture of Magar people.    

NC criticises govt for failure to enforce recommendations of PERC  

The main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has condemned the government for 'failure' to implement the recommendations of the Public Expenditure Review Commission (PERC) while bringing the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, 2020/21.   

PM urges students to participate in alternative learning procedures

The government has started alternative learning through online, radio, television and other means so as to continue teaching-learning activities disrupted with the COVID-19 pandemic.    

Govt offices, BFIs and Insurance Offices reopened in two shifts from today 

The government offices, bank and financial institutions, cooperatives and insurance offices reopened in two shifts from today.    

Four bills tabled in NA meeting   

Altogether four bills have been tabled in today’s meeting of the National Assembly (NA).     NA Secretary Rajendra Phuyal presented bills such as the ‘Economic Bill-2077 BS’, the ‘Raising National Debt Bill-2077 BS’, the ‘ Loan and Guarantee (23rd amendment) Bill-2077 BS’ and the ‘Bill Related to Replace the Ordinance Brought to Retain Existing Provisions in Nepal Act by Abrogating Some Ordinances-2077 BS.’ 

FMTCL to expand online service in Kathmandu Valley

The Food Management and Trading Company Limited (FMTCL) is all set to expand its online service to other areas of the Kathmandu Valley. It has been supplying goods and essentials like rice, pulse, bean to the residents of the Valley without delivery charge amid lockdown.    

Nawalparasi's local governments close service in mourning of local representative

All seven local levels in Nawalparasi have closed their service today to mourn the demise of Pratappur rural municipality chair Raj Kumar Sharma.    

Ten-year-old killed due to lightning 

A 10-year-old girl has died after lightning struck her at Khadananda municipality-3 in north of Bhojpur. Police identified the deceased as Kritika Raut, daughter of Ramji Raut of Temkemaiyung rural municipality-1.    

Deep-boring water supply project benefits 30 thousand people 

A deep-boring water supply project has been constructed in Chandragiri municipality, benefitting a population of 30 thousand. The municipality continued the construction works even during the lockdown period for completing the project at ward no. 10 and 11 of Satungal. The project was constructed at a cost of Rs 8.67 million