106-year-old centenarian defeats COVID-19 staying in home isolation

Saint Sukadev Saheb, who originally hails from Purniya district of India but has been living in Damak Municipality-9 of Jhapa district, had tested positive for COVID-19 on August 31.

SC issues interim order against Gautam's appointment as NA member

The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday issued an interim order to halt the enforcement of the decision to appoint Bamdev Gautam as the National Assembly member.

With seven fatalities, Nepal's COVID-19 death toll reaches 436

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Wednesday confirmed seven COVID-19 related deaths. An 86-year-old male of Jhapa, a 50-year-old male of Siraha, a 68-year-old female and a 16-year-old male of Kathmandu, a 74-year-old male of Lalitpur and two males aged 64 and 39 of Bardiya, who were infected with the SARS-CoV-2, died while receiving treatment at various health facilities across the nation.

Kathmandu Valley records 637 new cases of COVID-19

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Wednesday confirmed 637 new cases of COVID-19 in the Kathmandu Valley. Of the 637 new cases, 492 cases including 168 females and 324 males were detected in Kathmandu, 95 cases including 47 females and 48 males were found in Bhaktapur and 50 cases including 26 females and 24 males were recorded in Lalitpur.

China urges Nepal to verify issue on building construction in the border area

Responding to a query on some Indian media report that China has constructed building on the Nepali side of the Nepal-China border, spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Nepal, Wang Xiaolong said on Tuesday that the buildings were made in the Chinese side of the border.

COVID-19 update: 1,172 new cases, 1,893 recoveries, tally reaches 67,804

In 9,449 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 1,172 persons were found with the novel coronavirus infection, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

COVID-19 recovery rate on the rise in Banke, 73 recoveries in a single day

The COVID-19 recovery rate in Banke has been on the rise of late. On Wednesday itself, as many as 73 COVID-19 patients were discharged from various isolation centers after recovering from the novel coronavirus infection.

Two COVID-19 patients including ward chair die in Banke

Banke on Wednesday recorded two COVID-19 related fatalities, including the death of a ward chair of Bardiya. With this, the number of COVID-19 related deaths within Banke has reached seven.

Last rites of legendary mountaineer Ang Rita performed with state honours (Photo Feature)

The last rites of Ang Rita Sherpa aka 'Snow Leopard', who had scaled Mt. Everest for 10 times without the assistance of bottled oxygen, were performed in Kathmandu on Wednesday with state honours.

Senate GOP plans vote on Trump’s court pick before election

Votes in hand, Senate Republicans are charging ahead with plans to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat before the Nov. 3 election, launching a divisive fight over Democratic objections before a nominee is even announced.