Cabinet reshuffled, President Bhandari administers oath to newly appointed ministers

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CoronaVac, COVID-19 vaccine produced by China's Sinovac, approved for use in Nepal

Permission has been granted for use of CoronaVac, a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by Sinovac life sciences company limited, in Nepal. The Department of Drug Administration (DDA) granted the approval for the use of the vaccine today.

Oath taking ceremony of newly appointed ministers to be held at 8 pm

Tika Dhakal, communication expert at the office of the President, informed that the oath taking ceremony is to be held at 8 pm and that the journalists willing to cover the event were urged to come in the formal dress.

Prime Minister Oli expands Council of Ministers, oath taking ceremony at 6:30 today

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expanded the Council of Ministers. The oath-taking ceremony of new ministers is being held at 6:30 today at the President's Office in Sheetal Niwas.

Cultural transformation needed for building just, civilised, equitable society: President

In her message on the occasion of the National Day on the Elimination of Caste-based Discrimination and Untouchability today, President Bhandari extended best wishes for happiness, peace and prosperity to all Nepalis in the country and abroad.

Cabinet decisions: Sagarmatha Dialogue to be held, Nepali embassy land in Germany to be sold out

At a regular press meet held on Friday to disseminate information about the decisions of the meeting of the Council of Ministers, Minister for Communications and Information Technology Parbat Gurung said that the Cabinet also decided to sell out the land and building properties of the Nepali Embassy in Germany which is in the ownership of the Government of Nepal.

4,624 new cases of COVID-19, 8,663 recoveries, 101 fatalities in 24 hours

In 14,182 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 4,624 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population in its daily update.

Chair Oli seeks clarification from Province minister Shah

Chairperson Oli asked response from CPN (UML) central committee member Shah why he should not be expelled even from the party’s general member on the basis of the statute of Sudurpaschim Province Parliamentary Party.    

Constitutional Bench formed now on seniority basis

Following dispute over the formation of the Bench to see into the HoR dissolution case, the CJ has informed that the Constitutional Bench will be formed on seniority basis, and fixed the hearing for June 6.

Govt designates 78 hotels to quarantine air passengers

The government has listed 78 hotels as quarantine centres for all the air passengers arriving in Nepal from Turkey, Qatar and India. The government designated the hotels as quarantine after it decided to resume the international flights to and from Turkey, Qatar and India from June 1. According to a press statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the Department of Tourism has selected the hotels as quarantine centres. They include seven five-star hotels, seven...

20% discount in consumer goods from today

The government-owned enterprises-- Food Management and Trading Company (FMTC) and Salt Trading Corporation (STC) --have decided to sell various foods items and cooking gas giving 20 per cent discount from Friday.

Senior citizens happy about allowance increase

On Saturday, while presenting the budget for the coming fiscal year of 2021/22, Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel announced that the old-age allowance would be increased to Rs. 4,000 per month from the current amount of Rs. 3,000. This has made senior citizens very happy.

MoHP rules out new variant of COVID-19 in Nepal

Issuing a press statement here today, spokesperson of the Ministry Dr Krishna Prasad Poudel here today said that the Ministry’s attention had been drawn towards the misleading news regarding the detection of new variant and refuted those claims.

MoHP reports 5,825 new cases of COVID-19, 5,904 recoveries 75 fatalities

In 18,562 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 5,825 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population in its daily update.

Govt announces plan to develop five new river diversion projects

Budget of the coming Fiscal Year 2021/22 has included seven large river diversion projects to be developed in their different phases across the country for irrigation as well as water supply purposes. Large amount of budget is earmarked for Bheri-Babai, Naumure and Sunkoshi-Marin Multipurpose river diversion projects, and Tamor-Chisyang, Kaligandaki-Tinau, Madi-Dang and West Seti-Kailali river diversion projects. Five projects, except Bheri-Babai and Sunkoshi-Marin are new programmes.

France, UAE provide medical supplies

Expressing solidarity with Nepal in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the French Government has extended support of medical equipment and supplies to Nepal. Francois-Xavier Leger, Ambassador of France to Nepal, handed over a planeload of shipments containing 504,000 FFP2 masks; 20,225 antigen test kits; 12,000 protection glasses; and 14 respirators including consumables to Minister for Health and Population Hridayesh Tripathi at a brief ceremony held at the Tribhuvan International Airport...

Experts stress children’s safety from virus

Health experts fear the possibility of children being more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection if a new variant of virus emerges. During the first wave, 2 to 3 per cent children were infected and in the second wave, the infection rate in children is more than 10 per cent, said Dr. RP Bichha, Director of Kanti Children’s Hospital.

4,524 new cases of COVID-19, 7,219 cases of recovery, 101 fatalities in 24 hours

In 13,805 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 4,524 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed Dr. Krishna Prasad Poudel, spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population in the regular press briefing.

CPN-UML Standing Committee meet postponed, next meeting tomorrow

The meeting, which was scheduled to be held today will now take place at 4:00 pm on Thursday, informed Standing Committee member Chhabilal Bishwakarma.

Health Ministry directs hospitals to make public treatment fees of COVID-19 patients   

The Ministry of Health and Population has directed all hospitals to make public the expenses required for the treatment of the COVID-19 infected patients.