Newly-appointed general secretary of parliament secretariat pledges to discharge duty with professionalism

Speaker of the House of Representatives Agni Sapkota has administered oath of office and secrecy to newly-appointed general secretary of the federal parliament Dr Bharat Raj Gautam amidst a programme at Singhadurbar today.  

WOREC registers 176 VAW cases during COVID-19 lockdown

The Women Rehabilitation Center (WOREC) has recorded 176 cases of violence against girls and women during lockdown beginning from March 24 to May 1. 

Chitwan DAO, DPO investigating alleged theft of medical equipment from Corona hospital

According to Chief District Officer Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, investigations into the matter are going on and the findings are expected to come within the next few days.    

Scuffle between police and local businessman in Nepalgunj

A vehicle belonging to a ward police office in Nepalgunj was vandalized in the scuffle. A group of local businessmen smashed the front glass of the vehicle in course of closing the market, said police.    

Mahalaxmi Municipality to announce labour-based employment programme

Mahalaxmi Municipality in Lalitpur has decided to deploy the daily wagers in the development construction so as to arrange two square meals to the workers who are facing hardship during the ongoing lockdown order.    

PM Oli condoles Rayamajhi's demise   

Prime Minister and one of the chairs of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) KP Sharma Oli has expressed sorrow over the demise of a prominent figure of Communist movement, Buddhi Bahadur Rayamajhi.    

Karnali state faces shortage of coronavirus testing kits 

The test for coronavirus has been affected in Karnali state in lack of testing kits. The officials said that the kits to collect and processing the samples of throat swab have finished.    

Three arrested with explosives 

Ilam district In-charge and two other cadres of Netra Bikram Chand-led group have been arrested with a huge cache of explosives at Mai municipality in Ilam.  

  PABSON urges for taking internal assessment as base for SEE grade sheets 

The Private and Boarding School Organisation of Nepal (PABSON) has called on the government to recognise internal assessment as the base for the Secondary Education Examinations ( SEE) grading with the exams getting uncertain due to elongation of lockdown against COVID-19.    

One more Nepali dies due to coronavirus in Britain   

 One more Nepali has died of coronavirus infection in Britain on Monday, taking the death toll of Nepalis to 35 so far. The deceased is Narayan Konme Gurung, a philanthropist.