State Assembly endorses resolution proposal

The Sudurpaschim State Assembly has passed a resolution proposal on Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulek, the Nepali territories encroached upon by India.    

Five sent home from quarantine as they tested negative in RDT test positive in PCR

The municipality had a few days ago performed RDT of all those in the quarantine and the health and other personnel working in the front-line to check the spread of COVID-19. Except for a person, all had tested negative in the test. Shashikant Singh, coordinator of health section of the Hariban Municipality, said that report of the PCR test of 7 people who tested negative in RDT had come out to be positive for the virus. He said that out of 29 swabs sent on June 1 for the PCR test, reports of...

Immune booster medicines distributed in Pokhara   

The Marbadi Yuwa Manch, the forum of youths from Marwari community, has distributed homeopathic medicines that boost immunity power to public in Pokhara.    

Fire in Surya Binayak Cow Farm kills livestock 

At least four cows including two calves and hens of various breed died after a fire broke out at a cow farm owned by a local at Dadhikot at Suryabinayak Municipality-4 in Bhaktapur district on Tuesday night.  

472 children below five in quarantines   

As many as 472 children below five are staying in quarantines set up by all nine local levels of the district. All these children have returned home from different parts of India along with their parents and stayed in quarantines.  

All health service shut after health workers test positive for coronavirus  

All the services of the health facility at Punarbas municipality-5, Tribhuvanbasti in Kanchanpur district have been closed down following confirmation of coronavirus among health workers since Tuesday.    

Car knocks down two pedestrians 

Two pedestrians died and two other sustained critical injuries when a car knocked them in Kailali. Soniya Chaudhary, 26, of Ghodaghodi municipality-1, Janakpur and her five-year-old son Krishtan Chaudhary died on the spot when a west-bound car (Ba 4 Cha 2100) hit them at Ghodaghodi-1, Sukhad in Kailali on Tuesday evening, confirmed the Area Police Office, Sukhad.   

56 higher secondary schools to be rebuilt on India's assistance

The government of India is to assist for re-building of 56 schools based in several districts affected by the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.    

 COVID-19 confirmed in 24 more people in Gandaki state 

Coronavirus infection has been confirmed in 24 more people in Gandaki state this morning. They are from Nawalparasi, Myagdi and Baglung districts of the state.     

Five people found murdered in Tilottama 

A person is absconding after killing five people at Mainahawa village near Kanchhi Bazaar of Tilottama municipality-10 in Rupandehi district last night.    

State-2 to procure four PCR machines and 50 thousand VTMs  

The State-2 COVID-19 Crisis Management Directive Committee has decided to purchase four additional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines for expanding the coverage of tests for coronavirus.

A sexagenarian of Bajura loses job in India due to lockdown, comes home and dies in quarantine

A 65-year old male of Chhededaha Rural Municipality-7 who died on Saturday, June 6, in the quarantine set up in Masta Basic School of Khaptad Chhededaha-7 was found free of infection of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19.

Youth who attempted suicide by immolation dies while under treatment

The deceased, Siddhant Aauji, a resident of Sanphebagar Municipality-6, had spread petrol over his body and set fire on in front of the emergency ward of Bayalpata Hospital today morning.

COVID-19 stigma more scary than disease itself: journalists say after defeating the virus 

Two Kapilvastu-based journalists returned home on Sunday from the COVID-19 isolation care in Kapilvastu after a successful recovery. The news reporters who were believed to have been infected in course of news reporting had spent 17 days in isolation at Mahuri Home-based isolation and ultimately defeated the virus.  

  Ambulance left the dead body midway in Surkhet: Police  

No sooner the locals at Birendranagar Municipality-6 in Surkhet district had spotted a dead body at buspark, they brought this incident to the knowledge of police.   

Nepalgunj sub-metropolis complaints NPC   

The Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City has reminded the National Planning Commission (NPC) for providing the supplementary and special grant in the budget for fiscal year 2020/21.    

Himani Trust hands over medical goods to Dhangadhi sub-metropolis

The Himani Trust Kathmandu has provided various medical goods to the Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City. Trust members Tej Bahadur Singh and Tapa Raj Joshi handed over the goods to the sub-metropolis mayor Nripa Bahadur Od on Sunday. The Trust is run by former Crown Princess Himani Shah.    

Extensive, stringent and thorough containment measures key to success against COVID-19: China

China firmly believes that as long as all countries unite and cooperate to mount a collective response, the international community will succeed in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘Expand the scope of COVID-19 tests in Sudurpaschim State’   

State Assembly members of Sudurpaschim State have drawn the government’s attention towards effective preventive measures and watch over the COVID-19 pandemic in the State.    

Five held again after PCR test results positive   

Police have taken under control five persons from Matihani Municipality of Mahottari after their PCR tests resulted positive. They were earlier released from local quarantines.