Cyclone Amphan likely to cause rain for next three days   

Rain is likely across the country for the next three days due to impact of cyclone Amphan developed from the Bay of Bengal, the Meteorological Forecasting Division said.

  NA imports 18.8 tons of medical supplies

Nepal Army has brought 18.8 tons of required medical supplies from Guangzhou of China. The medical supplies procured by Nepal Army were imported via wide body A 330 of Nepal Airlines Company this morning. 

Health minister highlights need for increased investment in health

Minister for Health and Population Bhanubhakta Dhakal has emphasized the need for resilient and responsive health systems and sustained level of in-country production of medical goods and services.    

   First coronavirus case detected in Karnali State  

The first case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Karnali State on Monday. The province reported its first coronavirus infection after about four months such case was found in the country.   

Woman kills father

A woman has killed her father in Ilam district last night. Twenty five -year-old Sushma Rai of Shantidanda, Deumai municipality-3 killed her father 52-year-old Phul Bahadur Rai, the Area Police Office, Mangalbare said.    

Search for missing former British envoy to Nepal intensifies 

Search for Richard Morris, the former British ambassador to Nepal, has been intensified. Morris has gone missing for two weeks now. He went missing on May 6 while on a morning walk at a park near his home Bentley.

Over 22 thousand people undergo COVID-19 test in Sudur Paschim 

Twenty two thousand 292 people have undergone tests for COVID-19 so far in the Sudur Paschim State. The state government's Ministry of Social Development stated that 3,797 people have undergone tests for coronavirus by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and 18 thousand 754 people have undergone tests using the rapid detection test (RDT).    

  Not all local level wards have quarantines in Chitwan 

The local levels in Chitwan district had decided to set up at least one quarantine at each ward of the local level.     A meeting of the District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) had made this decision in view of the possibility of a large number of people from the district coming home from abroad, including India.    

Narainapur in Banke sealed off for indefinite time  

The local administration has sealed off the Narainapur rural municipality for an indefinite period after coronavirus infection was found in 59 persons on a single day.   

   Monsoon session of Gandaki State Assembly called for May 24  

Chief of Gandaki State, Amik Sherchan has summoned the State Assembly's budget session for May 24. A meeting of the Gandaki state government on May 17 had recommended the Chief of the State for calling the meeting of the State Assembly.