Pakistan plane crashes near Karachi, all 107 killed

The aircraft crashed into a crowded neighborhood on the edge of the airport. Mayor Wasim Akhtar said at least five or six houses were destroyed in the crash. It wasn’t immediately known how many casualties were from among the residential area.

National COVID-19 tally reaches 507 with 20 new cases: MoHP

14 men from Banke, three from Kailali and one each from Dadeldhura, Morang and Baitadi tested COVID-19 positive, informed Dr Bikash Devkota, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

Constitution amendment bill registered in Federal Parliament

Law Minister Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe registered the bill in the parliament, informed Rojnath Pandey, spokesperson of the Parliament Secretariat.

Govt. to table constitution amendment bill in HoR

The meeting of the Council of Ministers held today at the Prime Minister's residence, Baluwatar, decided to table a proposal to amend the coat of arms present in schedule-3 of the constitution as per the territory of Nepal, informed Dr Yuvaraj Khatiwada, spokesperson of the government.

Banke's 21 COVID-19 patients discharged after recovery

Nine women and 12 men, receiving treatment at Sushil Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Khajura were discharged today. They were admitted to the hospital two weeks ago after being detected with COVID-19 infection.

Health Ministry confirms 30 COVID-19 cases, national tally soars to 487

30 people from Nawalparasi, Chitwan, Kapilvastu and Sarlahi tested positive for the virus in Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test done at National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL), Kathmandu and Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan, informed the ministry by issuing a press statement today.

MoHP confirms three more COVID-19 cases, national tally hits 457

32-year old male of Narainapur-3 and 42-year old female of Khajura-3 of Banke district and 19-year old male of Suddhodhan Rural Municipality, Kapilvastu tested COVID-19 positive today, informed the health ministry by issuing a press statement.

National tally reaches 453 with 9 new COVID-19 cases

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) confirmed 9 new cases of COVID-19 today. 

Bridge across the border opened, Tinker, Chhangru locals return home

As the bridge over a river at the Nepal-India border was opened on Thursday, Sauka Community people who had descended to district headquarters to escape biting cold in winter up in their home village were able to return to Kuncha, along with their children and cattle.

Seal off all entry points to Kathmandu: Home Ministry issues circular to local levels

TThe Ministry of Home Affairs issued a circular today to all local levels of the valley to seal off all the entry points to the valley.The meeting held at the Home Ministry under chairmanship of Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa decided to seal off all the entry points to the Kathmandu Valley.

Nepal reports third COVID-19 death

A 41-year COVID-19 patient of Gulmi breathed his last at Crimson Hospital, Rupandehi today morning, said Dr Umashankar Chaudhary, Chief of Health Division of State 5 Ministry of Social Development.

COVID-19 tally hits 19 in Kathmandu Valley, two places sealed off

The Kalimati area has been sealed off from Wednesday morning after a police constable and sub inspector of Metropolitan Police Circle, Kalimati tested positive for COVID-19. Likewise, after a person was detected to be infected by COVID-19, Maitidevi area has also been sealed off.

Health Ministry confirms 25 COVID-19 cases, national tally hits 427

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) confirmed 25 more COVID-19 cases today. 25 persons including 18 male and seven female were detected with COVID-19 infection today, informed Dr Bikash Devkota, Spokesperson for the ministry during the daily press brief today.

Eight COVID-19 patients discharged from Koshi Hospital after recovery

Eight COVID-19 patients who were receiving treatment at Koshi Hospital, Biratnagar have been discharged after recovery. Three residents of Bhulke area of Udayapur and five Indian nationals of Bhulke Masjid were discharged today after recovering from Coronavirus.

Nepal's updated political map that includes Kalapani, Lipu Lekh and Limpiyadhura made public

The government has officially unveiled the new updated political map of Nepal that includes previously missing places such as Kalapani, Lipu Lekh and Limpiyadhura in the west-northern part of the country.

Metropolitan Police Circle, Kalimati in Kathmandu sealed off after two policemen tested COVID-19 positive

The Metropolitan Police Circle, Kalimati, in the capital city has been sealed off today after two police personnel working there tested positive for COVID-19 on May 19.

78 people of Barhabise, Tokha who had come in contact with first COVID-19 deceased test negative

As many as 54 people, who had come in contact with Nepal's first COVID-19 deceased; a 29-year old postpartum woman, have tested negative for the virus in PCR test. By tracing those who had come in direct contact with the deceased, swab samples of 197 people were collected on Sunday and Monday.

Itahari seals off two wards, COVID-19 patient's tally jumps to 54 in state-1

The youth reportedly came in contact with a COVID-19 patient while taking part in a marriage procession in Dharan, shared Harka Bahadur Magar, the chairperson of Itahari Ward Number 2. Magar said the youth came from Khotang some six months ago and was here preparing for recruitment as a British Gurkha solider.  

Federal Parliament passes Policy and Programme for FY 2020/21

The policy and programme for Fiscal Year 2020/2021 has been passed with majority from both the houses of federal parliament. The policy and programme was passed by the majority votes from the ruling party.

Jhapa's 9 COVID-19 patients had come home from Mumbai, sneaking through corn field across border

After COVID-19 infection was detected in a person on Monday, contact tracing was performed where, nine more persons who had come in contact with the patient tested positive for the virus, informed the Ministry of Social Development. With this, the COVID-19 tally in Jhapa itself has reached 12 including a case of recovery.