PP booth set up at Bhaktapur hospital for COVID-19 test   

 A PP (personal protection) booth has been set up at Bhaktapur Hospital Dudhpati for testing for coronavirus.     The booth has been set up outside the emergency ward of the hospital on Tuesday, Hospital's medical superintendent Dr Sumitra Gautam said.    

  A restaurant serving emergency workers amidst lockdown   

The whole country is under a lockdown amidst fears of COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the restaurants and eateries in the city are closed.    

Around 2,000 ambulances standby for COVID-19 contingency

The meeting of the High Level Coordination Committee for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 formed under the convenorship of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Ishwor Pokharel here today took the decision to this effect.

Life insurance of 5 million for frontline workers in State 1

In case of death of any such frontline worker, the next to kin will receive the insurance amount of Rs. 5 million.

Assigning security agencies to take up crucial works during crisis is usual: Home Minster Thapa

Regarding the lack of personal protective equipments to the security personnel, Minister Thapa admitted inadequacy of equipments to some extent...

New governor Adhikari takes oath, assumes office

Governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Maha Prasad Adhikari today took oath of office and secrecy before Chief Justice Cholendra Shumser JB Rana amidst a programme at the Supreme Court.

Scheduled exams of grade 11 and 12 put off 

The National Examinations Board (NEB), Sanothimi has put off the examinations of grade 11 and 12. Today's meeting of the board decided to postpone the scheduled examinations until another notice, informed NEB's member-secretary Durga Prasad Aryal.   

Rapid tests of coronavirus begin in Baglung   

Lockdown has been strictly enforced in Baglung district to prevent and control coronavirus. The local administration has urged the people to ask grocery runners to deliver daily essentials such as vegetables and milk to their home. The administration has tightened lockdown implementation after people started gathering in market areas to buy daily essentials.    

Preparation on to distribute relief packages to 45,000 poor families in Jhapa  

People’s representatives in Jhapa district have started collecting details of poor families to plan for the distribution of relief materials following the elongation of nationwide lockdown to suppress COVID-19 pandemic.  

Deuba suggests widening scope of lab tests for COVID-19   

Nepali Congress (NC) President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba drew the government's attention towards placing immediate measures for widening the scope of laboratory tests for coronavirus.