Infected woman gives birth to twins 

A woman, who had tested positive to Corona Virus, gave birth to twins at the Bharatpur hospital on Friday. A resident of Gorkha, she was admitted to the hospital on August 24. The 37-year-old was confirmed positive to Corona Virus two days later.    

No involvement in rail contract: Federation

The Federation of Contractors' Association of Nepal has refuted its involvement in the contract process involving railways. As it is the State authorities that determined the eligibility of the proposals as per the prevalent law and procurement act, the contractors have no role and involvement in it, says a statement issued by the FCAN general secretary Roshan Dahal.    

Increasing risk of COVID-19 in Kalimati Fruit and Vegetable Market

Though coronavirus was confirmed on vegetable entrepreneurs of the Market earlier, precautions have not been found adopted there. A monitoring team under the leadership of Agriculture Department of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City had reached the Kalimati Fruit and Vegetable Market this morning and found the market was operating as normal as in the past with people there not following the health safety protocols

Nearly 4,000 vehicles held for defying prohibition in Kathmandu today

Sushil Kumar Yadav, Superintendent of Police (SSP) at the Metropolitan Police Circle, said, "Vehicles of those who are found driving by defying the prohibitory order have been taken on hold."

12 succumb to COVID-19, death toll hits 195

Four females and eight males succumbed to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

DoCSCP starts monitoring vegetable stalls to check price hike

The DoCSCP has stepped up for the market monitoring after the complaints of the unnatural increment of pricing of the vegetables after the enforcement of the prohibitory order in the Kathmandu Valley.

60-year-old succumbs to COVID-19 in Butwal

A 60-year old male succumbed to the novel coronavirus infection in Butwal on Friday morning.

Obstructed Aanbukhaireni-Muglin road resumes partially

Aanbukhaireni-Muglin road under the Prithvi Highway affected by a dry landslide has resumed one-way after over an hour.     It would take around two hours for the full resumption of the road, said Inspector Bikash Thapa at the Area Police Office, Aanbukhaireni.    

  Over 1,600 security personnel test for coronavirus   

The rate of coronavirus infection is also increasing in security bodies. Security personnel deputed in the frontline at every activity at a time when the graph of coronavirus infection across the nation has risen.    

Prithvi highway obstructed due to dry landslide   

The Prithvi highway has been blocked due to the occurrence of a dry landslide at Aina Pahara of Aanbu Khaireni rural municipality-2, Tanahu district. The highway is obstructed due to the deposition of the landslide debris. The dry landslide took place at 10 am today, the District Police Office Tanahu said.    

Jhapa sees another COVID-19 related death

An 83-year-old elderly person of Kamal rural municipality-3, Kerkha in Jhapa died of coronavirus infection this morning.     He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, shared Kamal rural municipality chair Menuka Kafle.    

Private Schools Teachers In Dire Straits

“Education is not only for life, but education is life itself”. This is what John Dewey had once said about education. We can also add that a nation cannot move ahead without imparting education to all of its citizens. Almost nine million school goers have stayed at home for more than five months now. In fact, the school goers have been abruptly cut off from their life-long education essences.

Perspective On Education System

Queries about life-relevant education that should teach students the art of living strike to every human mind. This emerges at the time when any intellectual aspirant fails to resolve the riddles of life. In fact, what is education? Whom should we call a real educated person? And what kind of educa

Shortage of VTM mars swab collection in State 2

With this the total number of infected persons in the State has reached 9,945 including 1,421 women. State no 2 alone accounts for nearly 29 per cent of the total infections throughout the country. Among the infected persons in the State, 4439 have returned home after health recovery.

Eight succumb to COVID-19, death toll reaches 183

A 65-year old female of Lalitpur, a 23-year old female of Bara, 32-year-old female of Kaski, two females, aged 70, of Rupandehi and Banke, a 48-year-old male of Kathmandu, a 60-year-old male of Parsa and a 50-year-old male of Kapilvastu, who were infected with the novel coronavirus, died in the last 24 hours.

22 including 70-year-old woman recover from COVID-19 in Banke

The woman, a resident of Nepalgunj-2, was admitted to the Isolation Ward of Sushil Koirala Prakhar Hospital in Khajura. She had COVID-19 symptoms but got over the disease and returned home after the recovery, said Shrestha.

High fever claims three lives 

Three persons with the symptoms of high fever died in Mahakali Municipality, Kanchanpur.     The deceased are Puja Bogati, 13, Gambhir Bhandari, 65, and Prem Bahadur Chand, 21, according to the Municipality’s Health Section. 

Eight including a year old child test positive for COVID-19 in Baglung

Sushil Paudel, public health inspector of health section of Baglung Municipality, said that a 34-year old policeman deployed at the quarantine facility set up at Ramrokha Basic School has been found infected with the virus.

     Woman dies of COVID-19 in Pokhara today  

A 32-year-old woman of Pokhara Metropolitan City died of COVID-19 today.     The woman who was undergoing treatment at Pokhara Health Science Institute died at 8: 00 am today.    

Six doctors of state hospital contract coronavirus; OPD service shut   

According to the hospital source, the coronavirus diagnosed include two consultants and four medical officers. One additional health worker has also been confirmed with the virus infection.