Melamchi drinking water service to operate from upcoming year

Presenting budget for Fiscal Year 2020/21, Finance Minister Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada said, "The primary works of Melamchi Drinking Water Project has completed and the service would operate from upcoming year."

130 industrial parks to be built, Rs. 2.64 bln allocated

Presenting the annual budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020/2021, Finance Minister Dr Khatiwada said, "The government has decided to introduce this programme for replacement of import of clothes by promotion of clothes production within the country."

'Desh Darshan' programme to promote domestic tourism

Presenting the annual budget for Fiscal Year 2020/21 at the Federal Parliament today, Finance Minister Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada said, "Desh Darshan programme would be brought to promote internal tourism amongst government and private employees after the COVID-19 pandemic comes into control."

Discount in electricity tariff, concession for aviation, construction industry

"Electricity consumption up to one unit would be free of cost, discount up to 25 per cent would be provided for consumption up to 150 unit and 15 per cent discount would be provided for consumption up to 250 unit," said Dr Yubraraj Khatiwada while presenting the budget for Fiscal Year 2020/21 before the joint session at Federal Parliament today.

Remuneration fund worth Rs. 50 billion established for SME workers affected by COVID-19

Finance Minister Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada, while presenting budget for upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2020/21 said, "Loan amount at five per cent interest rate would be provided for industries affected by COVID-19 until they get back to normalcy. The amount should be used in providing wage to the workers."

Rs. 90 billion allocated for public health system

Presenting the budget for FY 2020/21 at the joint session of the Federal Parliament today, FM Dr Khatiwada said, "A total budget of Rs. 6 billion has been allocated for health equipment, medicines and health services required for prevention and treatment of COVID-19."

Budget for FY 2020/21 focused on uplifting nation's economic regime: FM Khatiwada

Stating that the budget during 2015/16 had defeated the difficulties created by earthquake in 2015, Finance Minister Khatiwada said that the budget for the upcoming year would help the country rise from the economic damages created by the pandemic.

Nepal records fifth death from COVID-19

A 56-year old male of Bungmati, Lalitpur suffering from Alcoholic Liver Disease, who breathed his last on May 27 was found to be COVID-19 positive in Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test, informed Dr Bikash Devkota, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press brief today.

156 new cases confirmed, national COVID-19 tally crosses 1000 mark, soars to 1042

156 people from Saptari, Jhapa,  Nawalparasi, Dhanusa, Mahottari, Rautahat, Sarlahi, Siraha, Dolakha, Solukhumbu, Bajhang, Shurkhet, Dailekh, Darchula, Kailali, Makwanpur, Bardiya, Banke and Rautahat were detected with COVID-19 infection, informed Dr Bikash Devkota, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press brief today.

Rukum incident: FIR filed against 20, 12 arrested

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Thaga Bahadur KC, being based on the complaints filed by the victims' families, 12 have been already arrested and remaining eight are being searched for. The arrested are Ward Chair Dambar Bahadur Malla, Dilli Malla, Bir Bahadur Malla, Prakashi Malla, Santosh Malla, Mohan Pun Magar, Ramesh Bahadur Malla, Man Bahadur Malla, Top Bahadur Malla, Tula Bahadur Malla, Prem Bahadur Thakuri and a 17-year-old girl. 

Siraha Police Chief's driver and bodyguard test COVID-19 positive

Saroj Guragain, Chief District Officer of Siraha, informed that SP Chaturvedi's driver and bodyguard had tested positive for COVID-19. Both of them have been kept in isolation at Siraha District Hospital.

Four COVID-19 patients discharged from Koshi Hospital after recovery

Three females aged 36, 40 and 64 and a 58-year old male of Triyuga-3, Bhulke were discharged after testing negative for the virus in last two consecutive COVID-19 tests, informed Gyan Bahadur Basnet, Chief, District Health Office, Morang.

A record 114 new COVID-19 cases confirmed today, national tally soars to 886

114 People from Makwanpur, Rukum, Dang, Banke, Siraha, Bara, Saptari, Rautahat, Baglung and Jhapa tested positive for COIVD-19 in RT-PCR test, informed Dr Bikash Devkota, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press brief today.

35 COVID-19 cases detected in Rautahat

Eight persons from Gaur Municipality, 16 from Ishnath Municipality, seven from Gadhimai Municipality and two persons each from Dewahi Gonahi and Kathariya Municipality tested positive for the virus, informed Basudev Ghimire, Chief District Officer of Rauthat.

17 persons in Jhapa test positive for COVID-19

In Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test done at Koshi Hospital Laboratory, 17 persons tested COVID-19 positive, informed Dr Sangita Mishra, Medical Superintendent of the Hospital.

All party meet for consensus to amend constitution

However, main opposition leader and NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba sought some time for discussion, despite sharing the party's intention to vote in favour of the amendment. The matter will be decided by the party's central committee meeting.

Coronavirus: China's plan to test everyone in Wuhan

There were about 60 centres across the city, with an overall maximum capacity of 100,000 tests a day, according to the official Hubei Daily newspaper. That would have made it impossible to reach everyone in Wuhan over 10 days. So testing capacity would have needed to be significantly boosted to meet the challenge.

Demand for parliamentary committee to probe into West Rukum death case

In the meeting of House of Representatives (HoR) today, Nepali Congress lawmaker Min Bahadur BK said that caste-based violence and murder was not tolerable to the civilized society and called for the formation of a high-level parliamentary committee to probe the truth of the case.   

Chairman of Dhurkot Rural Municipality, Gulmi tests COVID-19 positive

Bhupal Pokharel, Chairman of Dhurkot Rural Municipality, Gulmi has tested positive for COVID-19. Chair Pokharel informed that he had been identified with Coronavirus infection by issuing a press statement.   After COVID-19 infection was detected in a neighbouring village of Dhurkot RM, swab samples of local representatives, health workers, security workers and drivers were collected in Dhurkot for RT-PCR test.

National COVID-19 tally soars to 772 with 90 new cases

90 people of Mahottari, Bara, Rautahat, Dhanusha, Gulmi, Rupandehi, Kailali, Acham,  Syangja, Shurkhet, Banke, Kapilvastu and Siraha tested positive for the virus in PCR test, informed Dr Bikash Devkota, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.