Two dead, five others injured in a jeep accident in Tanahu

Arun Paudel, Superintendent of Police (SP) of District Police Office, Tanahu, informed that Raj Kumar Shrestha, 55, of Byas Municipality-5 and Homa Bahadur Shrestha, 32, of Myagde Rural Municipality-7, died in the accident.

With 11 fatalities, COVID-19 death toll reaches 300

11 people, four females and seven males, succumbed to the virus infection in the last 24 hours, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry, in the daily press briefing today.

     Gandaki registers 76 more COVID-19 cases today   

Seventy six coronavirus infection new cases have been found in Gandaki State this morning. With this, the COVID-19 infection tally in the State has reached 2,598, the Gandaki Province Health Directorate's director, Dr Binoj Bindu Sharma said.    

     TU professor running virtual dialogue on effects of COVID-19 on country's economy  

Dr Dangal is doing it at his own expenses. So far since lockdown was imposed over four months ago, he carried out 81 online classes and dialogues on the effects on country's economy by the infection. Noted persons including former Governor Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri, former Vice

76-year-old COVID-19 patient dies in Koshi Hospital

A 76-year-old male of Biratnagar Metropolitan City-10 succumbed to the novel coronavirus infection on Monday morning at 3:15 am while undergoing treatment at the COVID-19 Treatment Center of Koshi Hospital, Biratnagar.

Number of COVID-19 cases exceeds 1000 in Chitwan 

Number of coronavirus infection cases has exceeded 1,000 in Chitwan district. Additional 30 coronavirus infection cases were confirmed in course of the PCR tests carried out at COVID-19 laboratory of Chitwan Medical College on Sunday evening. 

    Astrologers concern over fixing inauspicious time for Rato Machhindranath chariot pulling  

Astrologers have expressed concern over inauspicious time for the chariot procession of Rato Machhindranath, which was pulled late this year due to coronavirus pandemic.   

Palpa hospital sealed off after a patient tests positive for COVID-19  

The Palpa Hospital has been sealed off after a patient undergoing treatment here was diagnosed with coronavirus infection.     Palpa Hospital chair Netra Pandey said all the services excluding emergency have been closed down since Sunday evening following confirmation

    Restriction eased and extended up to September 16 in Baitadi  

A meeting of the District COVID Crisis Management Centre and District Security Committee held at the District Administration Office Baitadi on Sunday decided to ease and extend the restriction enforcement up to September 16.  

Over 2,000 Nepal Police personnel infected with coronavirus

Police Spokesperson SSP Kuber Kadayat shared that Kathmandu Valley recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases among the security personnel. A total of 624 cases were recorded in the three districts of the Valley. Among them, 558 were undergoing treatment.

42 employees of CG Food in Bardiya test positive for COVID-19

Gokarna Giri, Chief of Bardiya District Health Officer, informed that of the 43 people found positive for COVID-19 in the PCR test carried out in the last 24 hours in the laboratory of the Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj, 42 were the staff of the CG Food Park.

Nine succumb to COVID-19, death toll reaches 289

Nine persons, two females and seven males succumbed to the virus infection in the last 24 hours, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

COVID-19 confirmed in elderly who died at Gorkha Hospital

According to the Gorkha District Hospital, the septuagenarian who passed away at 4:30 PM on Saturday tested positive for COVID-19 in the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) report of her swabs.

Jhapa's 45-year-old female succumbs to COVID-19

A 45-year-old female COVID-19 patient of Tappu, Kankai Municipality-3, Jhapa succumbed to the virus infection on Sunday afternoon.

   One infected dies in Chitwan 

A man infected with Corona Virus has died this morning while undergoing treatment at Chitwan medical college hospital. The 70-year-old was resident of ward no. 15 in Bharatpur municipality.    

Macchindranath chariot to be pulled at 3:00 pm today 

The chariot of Macchindranath, revered as the god of rain and good times, will be pulled at 3:00 pm today. It will be pulled from the current position in Pulchowk to the Sorhakhutte pati in front of Lalitpur metropolitan office.  

  Armed police increasing BOPs  

The armed police force has been increasing the number of border outposts as the infection of COVID-19 increases in State no. 2.

Parbat expedites Corona testing  

Parbat has expedited testing for Corona Virus, after the virus was found to have spread at the community level in neighbouring districts. Accordingly, in the past three weeks, testing was carried out in all the seven local levels in the districts.    

With nine fatalities, COVID-19 death toll reaches 280

Of the three females, a 43-year-old of Morang, a 52-year-old of Makwanpur and 37-year-old Nawalparasi, succumbed to the virus infection in the last 24 hours. Likewise, six males, a 75-year-old Parsa, a 78-year-old of Mahottari, three males aged 41, 59, 65 of Kathmandu and a 40-year-old of Rupandehi, who had tested positive for the virus died while receiving treatment at various health facilities across the nation.

International Vulture Awareness Day: Vultures increasing with ban of diclofenac

The International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) is being celebrated organizing various awareness programmes across the world collectively from today.