Farmers in Bardiya hit hard by lockdown 

Farmers in the district have been worried about their agricultural produce not finding the market due to lockdown. Watermelon in particular at Gulariya municipality has rotten in the farm.  

KUKL intensifies fixing water leakage problems   

The Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Ltd (KUKL) has intensified fixing leakage problems in the water supply system utilising the lockdown time.     

Rukum East facing shortage of COVID-19 testing kits

Rukum East, a district in State 5 is facing a problem in carrying out the COVID-19 testing due to a shortage of Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits.

Minister Bhattarai assures rehabilitation to Taplejung fire victims  

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has assured that the fire victims in Taplejung district would get rehabilitation soon.

Palanchowk Bhagwati and Chandeswari fair halted 

The historical Baisakh Poornima fair held in Palanchwok Bhagwati temple in Paanchkhal municipality-9 and in Chandeswari temple in Banepa municipality-5 have been postponed due to the lockdown imposed to stop the spread of Corona Virus in the country.  

COVID-19: NRN death toll reaches 73 with 5000 infected 

The number of non-resident Nepalis who died of Corona Virus has reached 73 as of Saturday evening. According to the Non-resident Nepalis Association (NRNA), 49 of them died in the United Kingdom. 

  CM Poudel congratulates Dr Jha and frontline medical workers 

Chief Minister of Bagmati Dormani Poudel has said that the contribution of Dr Runa Jha and other frontline medical workers will always be remembered in the nation's fight against Corona Virus.

Work on Babai Irrigation Project Resumes  

The projects that had halted due to the lockdown have resumed operation. The work on the projects was resumed after government granted permission to resume work on national priority projects by adopting the necessary health protocol.   

  Two killed in separate accident  

Two people were killed in separate accidents that took place in Kailali district on Saturday.     Keshav Pokharel,16, a resident of Bhajani municipality drowned while swimming in the local Kandra river. The body was recovered by police near the site where he had drowned. 

Swab samples of 2,410 collected in State-2   

Swab samples of suspected persons are being collected in an effort to prevent and control the spread of Corona Virus in State-2. As of Saturday, the swab samples of 2,410 people have been collected for testing Corona Virus.