Construction of Jalbire bridge continues amidst lockdown  

Construction of the Jalbire Bridge along the Narayangadh-Muglin road section in Chitwan continues amidst the nationwide lockdown against the coronavirus. 

  Medical appliances and protective gear handed, swab collection made easier

Nepal Engineers’ Association, Bagmati state and Sindhu Engineering Society jointly handed over necessary medical appliances including swab collection booth to District Disaster Management Committee to ease the collection of swab samples.    

Management needed for village returnees, Chief Minister Poudel says  

Chief Minister of Bagmati State Dormani Poudel has stressed the need for proper management of those returning home for fear of coronavirus.    

3628 people undergo test for coronavirus in State-1

hirteen people, 11 Indian nationals and 2 Nepali, who tested positive, are hospitalized at COVID-19 Hospital set up by state government on April 3. Chief Minister Sherdhan Rai said all expenses of the pandemic patients were born by the state government.

Lightning kills two people, injures 7 in Dhading

The deceased are 24-year-old Sagar Aryal and 50-year-old Sanuman Tamang. They died when being taken to Kathmandu for treatment, the District Police Office Dhading said.

Government is fully aware of Nepalis stranded abroad: Foreign Affairs Minister

"The government is fully aware and informed of the Nepalis stranded abroad. we will start the process of returning them to Nepal once the situation became favourable," Foreign Affairs Minister Gyawali said.

Some US producers, states reopening amid political pressure

Boeing and at least one other U.S. heavy-equipment manufacturer resumed production and some states rolled out aggressive reopening plans Monday, despite nationwide concerns there is not enough testing yet to keep the coronavirus from rebounding.

  Police destroy 17 thousand litres illegal liquor 

The Mahottari Police have launched a campaign of destroying the illegal liquor shops in the district after people started gathering at these places in spite of the lockdown.    

PPE support to Traffic Police 

Several organisations have provided personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD).    

Deuba urges for patience and goodwill at this hour  

Major opposition party Nepali Congress’s (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has yet again underscored the need to accelerate expansion of scope of COVID-19 tests at community level given the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country of late.